Corking the Bottle

[First published June 16, 2018] Longing to return to my past was a major factor that led me to abuse the bottle. A resource I find helpful, loaned to me by Leslie of Better Alternative Counseling in Louisville, is  The Power of Now  by Eckhart Tolle. She loaned me a boxed variety of 50 inspirational cards. ( https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-power-of-now-50-inspiration-cards-eckhart-tolle/1117656841?st=SEM&sid=BNB_DRS_DSA+-+Catch+All_00000000&2sid=Google_b&sourceId=SEGoS210&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8fCt7MTZ2wIVDgFpCh1qYAbtEAAYBSAAEgLlR_D_BwE ) Here are a few samples: "How to stop creating time? Realize deeply the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life." "Acceptance of what is immediately frees you from mind identification and thus reconnects you with Being. Resistance is the mind." "Enlightenment means choosing to dwell in the state of presence rather than in time. It means saying yes to what is....

[First published on May 14, 2018] One of my character defects that led me to become addicted to alcohol was my longing for the past. I had a great life that eventually soured. I lost most of what I had lived for. Or so it seemed to me. I learned in group at Better Alternative Counseling ( https://www.facebook.com/Better-Alternative-Counseling-117661414962309/ ) that I needed to live in the moment. I couldn't return to the past, and I couldn't plan my way into someday getting back all I had "lost." Live in the moment! Here is a video that explains why living in the  moment is a healthy way of being. It lasts 4:16.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci4Wg6MFcT4 I rounded up a few quotes ( https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/live-in-the-moment ) you may find inspirational: “What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favorite day," said Pooh.”  ―  A.A. Milne “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find you...

Longing to return to my past was a major factor that led me to abuse the bottle. A resource I find helpful, loaned to me by Leslie of Better Alternative Counseling in Louisville, is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. She loaned me a boxed variety of 50 inspirational cards. ( https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-power-of-now-50-inspiration-cards-eckhart-tolle/1117656841?st=SEM&sid=BNB_DRS_DSA+-+Catch+All_00000000&2sid=Google_b&sourceId=SEGoS210&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8fCt7MTZ2wIVDgFpCh1qYAbtEAAYBSAAEgLlR_D_BwE ) Here are a few samples: "How to stop creating time? Realize deeply the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life." "Acceptance of what is immediately frees you from mind identification and thus reconnects you with Being. Resistance is the mind." "Enlightenment means choosing to dwell in the state of presence rather than in time. It means saying yes to what is." "Observe how the mind...

One of my character defects that led me to become addicted to alcohol was my longing for the past. As I outlined in yesterday's post, I had a great life that eventually soured. I lost most of what I had lived for. Or so it seemed to me. I learned in group at Better Alternative Counseling (https://www.facebook.com/Better-Alternative-Counseling-117661414962309/) that I needed to live in the moment. I couldn't return to the past, and I couldn't plan my way into someday getting back all I had "lost." Live in the moment! Here is a video that explains why living in the  moment is a healthy way of being. It lasts 4:16.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci4Wg6MFcT4 I rounded up a few quotes (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/live-in-the-moment) you may find inspirational: “What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favorite day," said Pooh.”  ―  A.A. Milne “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your ete...