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Leave yourself alone!
Zen teacher Barry Magid describes the practice of just sitting. Imagine sitting down in front of a mirror. Your face automatically appears. There is no effort required; the mirror is doing all the work. You can’t do it right or wrong. The Zen Buddhist practice of “just sitting” is like that. When we sit, our mind automatically…
Stress/Anxiety
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another”. – William James My drinking and drug use was pinned to how stressed or anxious I was. I felt it would lessen the affect it had on me or carry me away to a land of don’t give a fuck at…
Craving
Conditioned by contact, feeling arises. Conditioned by feeling, craving arises. Conditioned by craving, grasping arises. Conditioned by grasping, becoming arises. This cycle can apply to all of our struggles in recovery and with unwise actions in general. We are constantly surrounded by the media and people who glorify our problem substances. It’s part of our…
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Community
A lot of us were alone in our addiction. Isolation was a way to hide the full scope of our use, to reduce the perceived stigma so that loved ones and others close to us wouldn’t notice. I have very bad anxiety, and being around people is stressful for me. When I was drinking and…
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