Post by caressa on Oct 28, 2010 16:14:06 GMT -5
Hour To Hour - Book - Quote
Even when we consciously don't think we want to get high, our disease of addiction works through our subconscious and calls, 'what do they know; just one won't hurt; well, if they're going to be like that!' Our subconscious pops silly excuses for using into our minds. We must learn to recognize and neutralize these thoughts.
May my subconscious 'arguments' that subtly tell me to use, have no power to influence my true goal of staying clean and clear.
Today's reading, made me think of the saying, "It isn't the caboose that kills you when you get run over my a train."
We shake our hands and blame that last one, never realizing it is the first one that we picked up that was the problem. It spoke to us and said, "I want and need more." When I get needy, I get greedy.
It doesn't matter what the substance is, whether it is a drug, or something we don't even associate with using, like attention, love and a place that takes me away from all of my worries, fears and low self-image.
As I have said many times, "A grateful addict will never had a reason to pick up" but what he/she may have is a lot of excuses.
Even when we consciously don't think we want to get high, our disease of addiction works through our subconscious and calls, 'what do they know; just one won't hurt; well, if they're going to be like that!' Our subconscious pops silly excuses for using into our minds. We must learn to recognize and neutralize these thoughts.
May my subconscious 'arguments' that subtly tell me to use, have no power to influence my true goal of staying clean and clear.
Today's reading, made me think of the saying, "It isn't the caboose that kills you when you get run over my a train."
We shake our hands and blame that last one, never realizing it is the first one that we picked up that was the problem. It spoke to us and said, "I want and need more." When I get needy, I get greedy.
It doesn't matter what the substance is, whether it is a drug, or something we don't even associate with using, like attention, love and a place that takes me away from all of my worries, fears and low self-image.
As I have said many times, "A grateful addict will never had a reason to pick up" but what he/she may have is a lot of excuses.
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.