Peace Is Every Step: Inpiration from a Film Trailer

As I was looking at You Tube today (one place i look for inspiration to write these blog-articles), I came upon a trailer for a new Film: "Peace Is Every Step: Meditation in Action"...and in the trailer a man says "each of us has a War waging within our hearts."

This is powerful! Doesn't it underscore how we are Powerless over our addiction? Once a war starts in this physical realm, like Iraq...there is no winner! The war only begins to end when we can admit, we are powerless.

For us, as individuals, the war waging in our heart will always be lurking in the shadows, even after we have declared a Cease-Fire. For as soon as our tempting addiction object comes into view, an inner battle begins to brew.

Learn to be still. Learn to "do nothing" Practice meditation. Notice and Recognize the temptation...and let it stay just that...a temptation outside ourselves...that has no stronghold over us.

We have declared a cease-fire...and we are cultivating peace in our own hearts.

We admit that we are powerless over our addiction...

The message is simple.  Stop living in your own denial.  Admit that you are powerless over your own addiction--emotions--desires--wants.  Addiction comes in many, many forms...but whatever you struggle with has weighed you down and made your life unmanageable.  Rest assurred, even if you are sober...your addiction is trying to weigh you down.  Admitting you are powerless... actually takes away some of the PULL that the addiction has to weigh you down... It can make you "lighter".. and relieve just a little of the weight you feel on your shoulders.

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