Category: Thought For The Day

Today’s quotes surround the demon of addiction and are some great ones I found after writing yesterday’s article about addicts saying “I’ve Got This!” and then falling into yet another hopeless relapse…

“More than once I’ve thought “I’ve Got This!” “I know everything there is to know about recovery and addiction.” I’ve dealt with all my issues…I don’t really need to do any more work on myself.” Yep that usually happens right before I fall flat on my arse.” (Anonymous sober individual)

“Addiction is a monster. It lives inside and feeds off you, takes from you, controls you, and destroys you. “It’s a beast that tears you apart, rips out your soul, and laughs at your weakness. It is a stone wall that stands to keep you in and the rest out. It is a shadow that always lurks behind you, waiting to strike. Addiction lives in everyone’s ind, sitting, staring, waiting….a prisoner in your body!” (Anonymous sober individual)

“At every stage, addiction is driven by one of the most powerful, mysterious, and vital forces of human existence. What drives addiction is longing—a longing not just of brain, belly, or loins, but finally of the heart.” (Cornelius Platinga)

“At first, addiction is maintained by pleasure, but the intensity of this pleasure gradually diminishes and the addiction is then maintained by the avoidance of pain.” (Frank Tallis)

“Addiction begins with the hope that something “out there” can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.” (Jean Kilbourne)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Today’s quotes focus on the subject of suffering and might help to bring some comfort to those who presently are going through deep trials and tribulations…

“Now that I’m suffering, I feel closer to people who suffer more than I ever did before. The other night, on TV, I saw people in Bosnia running across the street, getting fired upon, killed, innocent victims…and I just started to cry. I feel their anguish as if it were my own. I don’t know any of these people. But – how can I put this? I’m almost…drawn to them.” (Morrie Schwartz)

“The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.” (C.S. Lewis)

“The worst thing in the world is watching someone you love suffer in pain when there is nothing you can do to stop it.” (Vanessa Wilhoit)

“Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise.” (Ram Dass)

“If you have suffered more than your fair share of difficulties in life, perhaps you are being prepared to serve some greater purpose that will require you to be equipped with the wisdom you have acquired through your trials.” (Robin S. Sharma)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Today’s quotes all deal with the subject of projecting one’s anger and frustrations of life onto another…

“I can feel pretty critical of people, and I understand that sort of feeling of when you’re going through something that’s painful, taking it out on the world and projecting onto other people, finding faults with other people, because it’s harder to find faults in yourself.” (Noah Baumbach)

“Those who habitually point out other people’s faults make the least desirable partners.” (Dr. Greg Kushnick)

“The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the project of our shadow onto others.” (Carl Jung)

“If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others and you will find the answer.” (Seth)

“Living in a box means being convinced that other people and our circumstances are responsible for our feelings and our helplessness to overcome them. What we can’t see when we’re in the box is that the way the world appears to us is a projection, and that we are making this projection to justify ourselves in self-betrayal. We cannot see that it’s not others’ actions but our accusation that result in our feeling offended.” (C. Terry Warner)

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson