If you ever take a moment to stop and reflect on the phases and stages of your life, you will most likely be able to accompany a strong feeling with what was going on at that point in time. While feelings can change from day to day and hour to hour, most often, there is one general feeling that resides within us for lengthy periods of time. This is the one that we choose to hold onto. This often becomes our feeling of addiction.
Some people are addicted to the rush that their own anger gives them, so they remain angry all of their lives......never stopping to realize that they are shooting themselves in the foot with their actions and their moods to significant degrees. They only respond with programed statements such as "I don't care. or "Who gives a ****!" Once you become an addict, statements like these become as second nature as waking up and reaching for your pack of cigarettes or cup of coffee. Maybe you already know this.....maybe you don't give a (insert swear word of choice here)!
Don't just think that I'm picking on all of you angry people out there today. Some of you comedians who are addicted to laughter are often masking a word of pain as well. You are hooked on the high that comedy and humorous social interaction gives you. You seek laughs at all times, whether appropriate or not.
Oh, and workaholics......to be hooked on the high of productivity can be wonderful thing can't it? That is until you get so focused and blinded by success that you lose everything else important in your life. Wake up already! Your wife is about to leave and your kids have no idea who their own dad is. Is your pencil pushing job such an adrenaline rush that you're willing to throw your family away? What's it going to feel like when your boss decides he wants an adrenaline rush of his own and he hands you a small cardboard box to put your things in? So now you have no job.......and no family. Good luck out there buddy!
So what was the purpose of this post? Was it to bash everyone for the way they are living? Was it to make myself look all-knowing or important? Was it to belittle those with life issues and addictions? No, no and no. This post was a wake up call. I have been the man in all three scenarios(minus the kids). I have had to learn to balance out strong emotions that have been both positive and negative. I have found that there is no real place for addiction in this world.....not even in our minds. We need to have balance to see things clearly and to act accordingly. Get your emotions in check and overcome your addictions before the best(or last) years of your life slip away. Take care everyone!
See you next time!!!
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What a great article, And it is so true about people and there way of thinking and how they can loose themselves in something.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ron! We all get caught up in life sometimes. It's all about knowing whether we're merely immersed in something......or if were drowning. Take care!
ReplyDeleteAnd you credentials are ...?
ReplyDeletePop psychology opinions may be fun to express, but they can harm vulnerable people looking for direction.
I love the end of your post. "We need to have balance to see things clearly and to act accordingly" This concept is something that most people deny. "Was it to bash everyone for the way they are living? Was it to make myself look all-knowing or important? Was it to belittle those with life issues and addictions? No, no and no." Adam, people take what they want from good advice. There are so few of us that speak our convictions, and the rest of the world finds something or someone to blame. Keep on Keeping on! Kimmy
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post...everything in moderation!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCheers
And my credentials are.....? Absolutely none. Just as I have made perfectly clear to all readers in previous posts. I have also made clear that I am not hear to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose anyone. My writing is purely for entertainment and enjoyment.
ReplyDeleteOh.....and you are quite right. Pop psychology opinions are fun to express. While occasionally they can lead people in wrong directions, oftentimes they lead people on better paths in their lives. Haven't you ever had a friend in your life that gave you wonderful advice that wasn't a shrink? I have! Also.....I have known several people who have received absolutely horrible advice from certified professionals with PhD's who now swear by self help books by life coaches and motivational speakers. Thanks for your comment.
Thank you Azure!
ReplyDeleteHey Kimmy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your wonderful comment. I really like what you had to say as well: " ....people take what they want from good advice. There are so few of us that speak our convictions, and the rest of the world finds something or someone to blame." That is so true! People really do hear what they want to hear.....and deafen themselves to the rest. Then when all goes wrong because of there own actions.....a finger must be pointed at the person closest in proximity. Have a good one Kimmy!