In a world of sleepwalkers, many lack the faith that their efforts will be recognised or that they can even pursue their hearts’ desires.
Being awake is not easy. It’s intense.
It’s been over six months since I drunk any alcohol, so I hyper aware of everything I’m doing, I’m grateful, again, it’s intense.
The biggest advantage of being awake is that you will see things that others don’t. You will be able to make connections that others don’t. That’s how I’ve always seen intelligence.
One has to have the cognitive ability and also the awareness.
We all know that harmful addictions mask our true nature.
We all also know that addictions are very, very, very tempting.
The first lesson is to start acting in your own best interest. This is what we can call being kind to yourself (and not the fake lefty sort of ‘kindness’ – seeing everyone as exactly the same, childish belief). You can’t be kind to yourself when you’re poisoning yourself.
This first lesson requires you be honest – admitting how you’re treating yourself will take off the mental and emotional burden of being shitty to yourself.
Desperation. There’s a lot of it. Don’t fuel the fire by hiding behind behaviours that distract you from what’s troubling you.
It’s only then you can take the time and space you need to ask yourself what you want, how you can live better and, ultimately, go and do it. This is when the connections come as there’s ‘room at the inn’ for them to healthily occupy your mind.
Trust me on this.
Trust yourself more.
Believe in yourself more.
Be kinder to yourself more.