Fascinating.....because I'm intrigued by the mind. The human brain is capable of so much, and yet when we become addicted to a substance, we alter it's functioning...sometimes forever. Depressing...because life is so beautiful and such a gift, and so many try to escape it instead of living it.
People lose their jobs, their education, their homes, their families, their mind, their freedom...to try and escape instead of learning how to cope with pain. If you're like me, you see addiction all around you. Smoking, drinking, drug usage, perscription pills, gambling, sex, shopping, eating, you name it....if it can give a brain a surge of neurotransmitter, it can probably make the list.
We all know what smoking can do to the body, the skin, the teeth....what it ultimately does to the blood vessels, the heart, the lungs...yet so many still choose to do it. We all know what prolonged heavy drinking does to one's liver, their hydration levels, and their sleep....it affects their homelife, their job, their energy levels, their pocketbook....yet it's the most accepted form of escape.
As we move through the year 2011, marijuana is being grown and distributed legally for medicinal purposes. While many adhere to doctor's orders, a much greater population doesn't use this substance as prescribed. Their memory and appetite is affected....many have a sense of arrested development. It can take years of productivity away from someone, the "Rip-Van-Winkle effect" as one physician described to me.
I challenge you to examine any addictions you may have, seeking help to work through them where necessary. It is possible to learn to live without an escape.
That's where living begins.
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