RECREATIONAL DRUGS

JUST FOR THE FUN

Youngsters and adults, for that matter, may easily fall under the power of drugs for recreational purposes - it is not always because of pain, often it is to be part of the "chic, in crowd" and simply for the sake of the experience. I have been in a number of situations where drugs are openly and freely available - at no financial charge - it is laid on the table and it's a self help buffet of all sorts, once we become hooked to the highs, the money starts talking. In the meantime we pay with our morals, with shame, with cover ups, with lies ....not a good path to follow. It is in the homes of the poor and the rich. Parties where drugs are at the door, a full selection to choose from and when on a high people do things they would never do had they not been goofed, bringing regrets, shame and embarrassment leading to more drugs to pacify the conscience. We are also enticed with lures of seeing great visions - flying free - so out of curiosity people partake for the fun of it and to experience these "highs" soon become hooked leading to disaster. Relationships, work, responsibilities become neglected to feed this hunger as lives become uncontrollable. The introduction is normal for free, not realizing the devastation that follows. Some parents take their children to rehab centres and prisons TO SHOW THEM WHERE THIS LEADS and hopefully they can deter the child before they become involved in it. Any drugs should be used with great care as it interferes with the bodies natural abilities to heal itself and produce anti bodies to disease, that is why herbs in daily intake is so useful. It builds the bodies strength and resistance over time as a preventative measure to illnesses and disorders. Like honey, with it natural antibacterial and anti inflammatory properties, taken daily it lines our cells building up a natural resistance. So too other herbs. 

We are so quick to judge others, but how many people take pain killers, headache pills, etc. ...which are as much a drug as any other. We should help each other and find ways to overcome this type of abuse if the body. 

It is far better to thrive on mental and emotional "highs" through the right attitude to life, than to invite substance "highs" into the game. When we take an interest in all life's activity and situations and explore them to their full potential, we will find all the "highs" we ever need, there is so much to have an adrenaline rush when we get on with it......©

Tomorrow........Being judgemental.....

HITTING A BLANK

GETTING HIGH

It's such fun getting high with the crowd,

getting goofed becoming roudy and loud,

we hit a blank and can't remember a thing,

wandering what happened and who will sing.

A cloud of embarrassment obstructs our view,

we're not too sure which paths to pursue,
we wanted to feel what it's all about,
not knowing it will give us such a clout.

We start becoming hooked on the rush it brings,
convincing ourselves it's only light little stings,
soon we start neglecting our daily chore,
as a graving builds that wants even more.

We venture onto paths so obscure,
becoming defensive and very unsure,
unless it's checked it leads to disaster,
bringing regrets that steal our laughter.

Monica Maartens © 13/10/2017

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......

DRUGS WEAR OFF

UNTAMED PAIN

Heartache and sorrow leads to dark isolation,

as we hang onto life in desperation,

drugs are offered to ease the pain,

leading to paths where there is no gain.

When the drug wears off the pain is still there,

leaving us drowning in horrendous despair,

it's not always wise to join the crowds,

as it takes us to darkness where evil abounds.

To be sucked into life doesn't mean that we're weak,

it's ignorance that we need to defeat,

knowledge and wisdom we need to seek,

finding the mysteries that are ours to keep.

We open all windows and doors we can find,

expose the depths where the knowledge does hide,

when we're busy exploring the truth,

darkness cannot steal away our youth.

Monica Maartens © 12/10/2017

AGAINST THE TIDE

WHEN TO HOLD ON AND STAND AND WHEN TO STEP ASIDE AND LET GO.....

Some experiences hold on to us and so we go with it unwrapping the events piece by piece. Others we step aside, get out of the way and let it flow past, because we can see more clearly from the side than in the midst of the storm. Very many of the paths we land on are NOT OUT OF CHOICE. We weren't even asked to choose, we are not even aware of the paths we are on, once there we can only see what is directly in front of us and not the bigger picture. We are swept up in the tide and simply get dragged along. At times we land in groups simply because we want to be part of something. We want to feel we "belong", so we go along for the comrade, the companionship, not intentionally " deciding" or "choosing" to walk on these paths. This is often how gangs are formed, we feel left out, isolated, alone and afraid and are sucked in and once in do we only see what is going on. Then we need to prove our "loyalty" to the group or gang by doing something bad, that stays within the group. Then due to ridicule and mockery, we take the dare, so we are not pushed away and rejected again, not realizing and possibly not caring that it is going to get worse. We will have to continue "proving" ourselves by doing even worse and then we don't know how to escape when it gets really bad.....we are now going to be in trouble with parents, teachers and possibly even the law. So we become trapped in a life we never intended. It is very hard to continually swim against the tide of wrong and evil. It is extremely exhausting and we become so tired that we give up and go with the flow only to bring heartache and tears later on. All this because we don't know how to swim with the tide, slowly moving to the side until we find a gap out. Sometimes the tide is just too strong to swim against and the only difference between those who stay on the surface and those who sink into the darkness, is the way we swim. While swimming with the tide, we can uncover and learn all about it, gaining valuable knowledge and experience which becomes the solid ground that starts building up under our feet, lifting us right out of the water. We swim with the tide, all the time moving out of it onto dry ground. As we gain knowledge and insight, we loosen ourselves from the main stream, keep our heads above water while building the new foundation and then get a full view as we rise up. The ones that sink are those that shut down, simply float along and fall to drugs as the solution to the problem and the drugs are like cement blocks on their feet dragging them even deeper. They do not gain from the experience, not willing to become aware and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, NOT WILLING TO LOOK AND SEE, NOT WANTING TO SEE, PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO BROKEN AND EXHAUSTED.....NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE WEAK, DROP OUTS, BAD OR EVIL..... SIMPLY JUST BROKEN.....THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN BY THE  HAND FOR A WHILE........©

Tomorrow.....falling away into drugs......

TAKE THE RIDE AT TIMES

AGAINST THE TIDE

We can't always swim against the tide,

it's far too strong so we go for the ride,

as it takes us along we move to the side,

until we find a safe place to reside.

Life does not always ask us to choose,

there are times where we find our neck in a noose,

we don't know what hides behind a door,

as we blindly enter in to explore.

It's not about the places we wander,

that pluck at our lives and pull it asunder,

it is all about the skills and abilities,

to rise above life's many trivialities.

We develop a healthy sense of curiosity,

opening doors to every possibility,

awaken the private detective inside,

revealing the knowledge that it does hide.

With this in mind we continue to grow,

we will know when to swim or go with the flow,

life becomes a continuous adventure,

exposing all its secrets and treasure.

Monica Maartens © 11/10/2017

READY AND ABLE

ENTERING LIFE

Life is enormous and there is no way to prepare for every event that will come our way. From young we can be taught manners, etiquette, virtues, values and how to "fit into society". Regardless how well we are " prepared" for life, which sadly most of us aren't really, it is going to take far more than mere "preparation", because life is going to throw us curve balls taking us completely by surprise and out of our comfort zones. What happens now ? Where do we go to for real help, especially when it is out of legal jurisdiction. Lawyers hands are tied by the law, not always justice, police have their hands tied by trying to protect their families, doctors have to abide by their " ethics" and preachers tell us it's "the sins of the fathers". All of them protecting themselves and each other first.  Where shall mans help come from when we find ourselves in no mans land ? IT IS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FEELING SO TOTALLY ALONE AND HELPLESS IN THE FACE OF TROUBLE AND DARKNESS. Very few of us have been taught how to row a boat in the midst of a storm while staying afloat. Very few have a safety net outside of material preparation. Very few have a spiritual connection to the emotional storms and upheavals we face. Very few know how to lift themselves above the storm to where it is clear and calm and where we can see exactly what is going on. We are told " always expect the unexpected", but not what to do when it hits us, which it does. We go into a state of shock and panic, run around in circles and do a lot of things "wrong" by following the path of "the least of the two evils" which follows us like a shadow for the rest of our lives, popping up ever now and then to torment and harass us. We're in this vacuum of confusion, fear and depression and cannot possibly think straight to do the right thing. In my experience, we remain in this "darkness" until we switch on a light. The only light I could find, after exhausting the "human channels", was reconnecting to God through Jesus Christ and obtaining the Holy Spirit. Suddenly the fear is all gone, suddenly we're no longer alone which is an enormous relief, suddenly doors open that we never noticed before as understanding floods our minds, suddenly we see the purpose, meaning and reasons. We realize all events are for training, equipping and developing mental and emotional skills and immediately we find direction and guidance. A spiritual awakening happens inside us  and we start finding all the answers we need. We realize our journey on earth is to equip ourselves with the knowledge and skills we need to overcome and conquer all situations, changing our entire outlook on life. It would be such a remarkable gift to receive young in life.......©

Tomorrow.....when to hold on and when to let go.....

PREPARED FOR LIFE

BIG, BIG WORLD

A big, big world awaits the young,

when they leave the home for their first freedom fun,

we can't always plan for our every day,

the unexpected jumps into our way.

We run in circles as doors slam in our faces,

darkness descends with shames and disgraces,

suddenly we're alone with trouble and torment,

storms lash round us as we drown in regret.

All human help floods down the river,

we toss and turn in sweat and quiver,

we need to find a way through the fear,

knowledge and understanding that makes it clear.

All events are for training our minds,

developing emotional skills of all kinds,

for this we need a spiritual awakening,

taking control of all that is happening.

Monica Maartens © 10/10/2017

RIGHTS PRIVILEGE AND FREEDOM

TRULY FREE

True freedom does not mean I can do as I please. All actions and words have consequences and unless we take ownership and accountability for it, it WILL TAKE US INTO BONDAGE UNTIL IT IS RECTIFIED. True freedom means having a guilt free life, a clear conscience, a pure heart, an honest mind and good intentions. From birth we write a book of life and it follows us like a shadow, so whatever we write in this book of life with our actions and words we must be willing and prepared to accept back. When we use this as a guide, we will be far more careful not to tread on others toes, to stay clear of dishonesty, to show mercy and kindness, to tread lightly upon this earth, not only for ourselves, but to all involved in our lives through all situations and stages of life. We take into consideration the consequences of our actions and are much more aware of life and the responsibility to live in a decent, pure, moral manner. Freedom doesn't mean THE STRONGEST SURVIVES BECAUSE WRONGDOING, EVIL AND SIN TAKE US TO DEATH - WHICH IS CAPTIVITY. THE PERSON THAT LIVES ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF THOU SHALT NOT CAUSE HARM IS THE SURVIVOR - THE ONE WHO RETAINS HIS FREEDOM. When we can look all in the eye WITHOUT FEAR OR GUILT, WE ARE FREE. When we live in such a way as to have nothing hanging over our heads - then we are free. There are no come backs, nothing stolen that we need to return, nothing spoken that we need to apologize for. When we deal with each day as a complete unit and tie up all the loose ends, we can manage to do this. When we always try and be fair and just, we don't have little tails following us around. ONE OF OUR MISSIONS IN LIFE IS TO PASS THROUGH THIS JOURNEY AND REMAIN FREE OF BONDAGE, OF OWING ANYONE ANYTHING. Fortunately we have the privilege of divine guidance to help us hold on to this freedom....©

Tomorrow.....entering life.....

RIGHT PATHS

FREE LIKE A BIRD

I carry no guilt that binds me in chains,

holding me captive with bondage and pains,

I accept the consequences of my deeds,

learn from the wisdom that brings good seeds.

My conscience is clear, I hold all things dear,

I deal with all matters as they appear,

use my experience to gain understanding,

reach for the wisdom that brings a safe landing.

My heart is pure with genuine love,

as I stand away from the push and shove,

I use the philosophy of doing good,

taking the virtues and morals as food.

My mind I guide to knowledge that's pure,

selecting the wisdom that's proved to be sure,

mercy and kindness is dealt by my hand,

taking good care of the earth and land.

I need to live free without shackles and chains,

destroying my works and bringing me pains,

awaken awareness of any emotional issue,

trying to be fair on all paths I pursue.

Monica Maartens © 09/10/2017