Episode 243 - Substance Abuse

 

In this episode, we talk about what it means to surrender your freedom to some substance. Most often, we think of chemical substances like drugs of one kind or another, tobacco, alcohol, or some other self-administered poison when talking of substance abuse. But I think it is much larger. Whatever substance, idea, focus, or obsession that captures your heart and your will to a point where you lose control is a substance you are abusing. Almost always, we do this because we can’t deal with the life we have created on its own terms. We want an escape. 

Kellan has shared today his battle with substance abuse and the journey through addiction centers and self-hatred, self-loathing, and resentment. He talks about how meditation and spirituality help him disconnect from the present to picture the larger life. He says pain is what we choose it to be and that in order to get out of it, you need to only make a motivating move. Your life is yours alone. The only person that has control over you and depends on you is you. So wouldn’t you rather take the effort and energy that you invest in such substances to do something that creates happiness? 

What can you do, right now, to identify patterns in your life or “escaping” reality which prevents you from living “Your Ultimate Life?” When you do that, you’ll see investments become assets that remain with you. Make the change this week and see how it affects you and helps you get closer to Your Ultimate Life! 

 

Key Takeaways: 

• “I can not drink because I have become so used to it.”
• “I was putting off something that I needed to deal with, that I needed to think about. I was running away from something uncomfortable.”
• “I’m abusing the opportunities in my life. I am actively and intentionally abusing those.”
• “I wasn’t really living who I was.”
• “I decide and go then through the work it took to change.”
• “The pain of the change is smaller than the pain of staying the same.”

 

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