DRUGS AND PAIN

TOO EXHAUSTED TO SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE

It is not the weak or dropout, but the ignorant that fall and are drawn into the darkness. It is often the gentle, naive and timid that are pushed into places of darkness. We don't have to be strong or bold to gain knowledge. We all basically know right from wrong, but to fight it all the time, lure after lure, temptation after temptation, causes us to become isolated and pushed aside, when we refuse to go with the crowd we are rejected and treated like aliens and the combination of isolation, rejection and exhaustion often lead to giving in and becoming part of it.... the old saying "if you can't beat them, join them". So....it has very little to do with being weak or becoming a dropout, but all to do with not knowing how to rise above the flood. Then we are drawn into doing what is undesirable, drugs are offered to make us feel better, to cope, to put us on a high and enable us to live with it. UNFORTUNATELY DRUGS CAN'T CLEAR OUR CONSCIENCE AND IS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO A FAR DEEPER PROBLEM, ONCE IT WEARS OFF THE BAD FEELINGS RETURN AND WE NEED SOMETHING STRONGER  AND SO WE GO DOWN THE DRAIN. WHEN WE LEARN THE ART OF LIFE, WHICH IS TO USE ALL EXPERIENCES TO GROW WITH, EVEN THE BAD SITUATIONS BECOME BENEFICIAL. Instead of hiding and grovelling in the bad feelings, we face them head on and explore them.....why do we feel bad? What makes us feel bad about it? What does that bad feeling feel like? What can we learn from it? We turn it into an exploration of emotions to learn more about ourselves and life. THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE......WE EITHER GROVEL IN IT OR WE OPEN IT UP TO SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND. Instead of trying to kill it with drugs, which does not work, WE EXPLORE IT WITH KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION.......... where does it come from, what or who is behind it, why is this happening, who is benefiting from our destruction? Instead of the pain, suffering, shame and torment that destroys us, it becomes an adventure of discovery, we reach into its depths and uncover everything we can find and it will reveal and open up like a story book. It is not about what happens to us, but about the way we deal with it. WHEN WE MASTER THIS, we can go anywhere and always land on our feet. When we look at all events as depths to uncover and bring to the surface, knowing there is something to find, we will overcome and conquer each and every situation  in life, without killing ourselves with exhaustion , because it becomes a very interesting 'exercise' and DARKNESS WILL NOT BE SO EAGER TO COME AND COLLECT US OUT OF FEAR OF BEING EXPOSED....©

Tomorrow....recreational drugs......