This is so insightful Justice. Thank you for sharing this. It has been helpful to think about places in my own life where I trend toward operating from an addictive place. Some of it is pretty taboo! I also especially love what you said about addiction essentially being a life force that covers up a human need. Hope all is well ❤️ Blaney
Hello lovely, thank you for your thoughtful comment. Addictions can easily be considered 'taboo', it's one of the ways that we keep the shame shroud around them. If we embrace our idiosyncrasies it's much harder for the to take hold of us.
I chose my addiction in the wee hours this very morning. I fell asleep early and woke at 1 AM. I thought about meditating. Then I thought about the quirky activities of cats captured by YouTube shorts. In addition to kitties there were dogs, bitch dogs with puppies, a hot weight-lifter with a pet duck, einsteinian Elephants, and lots of stories about the gods, goddesses and demons of Bharatiya (aka India). Also a sprinkling of Joe Rogan and one warning from the ever-affable Tucker Carlson, Fox News's most famous cancelee.
When the time rolled around to 5:50, I shut it 📴 climbed into bed and went straight to sleep.
After the Sun rose high enough to wake me up, I decided the results were fairly close to meditation. I've had a productive day full of gratitude. My little technofaery only rules my life when I allow it.
This is so insightful Justice. Thank you for sharing this. It has been helpful to think about places in my own life where I trend toward operating from an addictive place. Some of it is pretty taboo! I also especially love what you said about addiction essentially being a life force that covers up a human need. Hope all is well ❤️ Blaney
Hello lovely, thank you for your thoughtful comment. Addictions can easily be considered 'taboo', it's one of the ways that we keep the shame shroud around them. If we embrace our idiosyncrasies it's much harder for the to take hold of us.
I chose my addiction in the wee hours this very morning. I fell asleep early and woke at 1 AM. I thought about meditating. Then I thought about the quirky activities of cats captured by YouTube shorts. In addition to kitties there were dogs, bitch dogs with puppies, a hot weight-lifter with a pet duck, einsteinian Elephants, and lots of stories about the gods, goddesses and demons of Bharatiya (aka India). Also a sprinkling of Joe Rogan and one warning from the ever-affable Tucker Carlson, Fox News's most famous cancelee.
When the time rolled around to 5:50, I shut it 📴 climbed into bed and went straight to sleep.
After the Sun rose high enough to wake me up, I decided the results were fairly close to meditation. I've had a productive day full of gratitude. My little technofaery only rules my life when I allow it.
Choosing is certainly part of the process of becoming conscious of it.
Great topic Justice and one that I have been writing about openly for a few months.
Thank you. I think we need to speak about it with honesty and compassion.
So true