05/17/2022
Addiction is the deepest form of habit.
Once we are physically clear of drugs and alcohol, the habits that rule us in recovery (and life in general) are dictated by our thoughts and our thinking. If we are to change, our destructive, egoic thinking patterns must change first. Detach yourself from these ego thoughts, see them for what they are and know they are not you. They can only control you and keep you sick if you are not aware or conscious of them.
To say it is tricky to manage the ego is a colossal understatement – if we’re not constantly vigilant and present with our thoughts, it will sneak right up behind us when we least expect it. Before we know it, we’re acting in ways that we know deep down are not for our best benefit, and this realization usually comes after we’ve taken “wrong action”.
The Ego is your “false self”. It is the story you have concocted about that which/who you think you are. It is simply an illusion of yourself that you have come to believe as true. What is true, though, is that it has nothing to do with Who You Really Are!
Ego makes you think you are:
🔸 what you have
🔸 what you do/accomplish
🔸 only what others think of you
🔸 the labels you use to describe yourself
🔸 not good enough
Truth is - you can have the life you want. Simple - but not easy, that's granted. The sooner you let go of these ego lies, the sooner and more likely you’ll meet your goals and dreams even as you recognize them as the moving targets they actually are.
The ultimate goal in recovery beyond a liberated body is a liberated mind. Free your mind from your ego, and you free your Self.
