When we’re stuck in a rut…
…any pattern, habit, or addiction…
One way to break out of it is to change our thinking - because…
“You can’t solve a problem using the same kind of thinking that created it” - Einstein
One way to do this is to pull a 180 on our Western, logical, A + B = C thinking by way of a paradox.
In addiction, I use this one:
Addiction is predictable
You are unique
What this means is that:
You will have to do recovery like everyone else. There is no way around it. Period. It’s totally predictable. Laws of the Universe kind of thing.
And….
You will not do your recovery like anyone else.
Both are true at the same time.
That’s a paradox.
It’s not, “So, which one is right? They are opposites, so it has to be either the first or the second.” That’s the thinking that perpetuates a cycle.
Instead, consider, embrace, and investigate, “Hmmm. How can both be right?”
This causes a crack in the cement of thinking that sealed the pattern into place. The light of truth shines in - and in a way we couldn’t have even thought of before.
That’s where we can begin. And then pry that crack wider & wider until the cycle falls apart.
This works for any place of stuckness, on any subject or situation, whether or not we call it “addiction.”
Give it a try. I’d love to know your thoughts ; )
When you change your perception of medicine…
…the Medicine of Perception changes you.