I want to improve my life, and develop into a public speaker. The things that are holding me back are addictions. Becoming addiction free is the goal I’m focusing on because it will pay the largest dividend. As a smoker, I can expect to gain another decade of lifespan if I quit now. I’ve smoked for 5 years since the beginning of the pandemic. I’ve also consumed coffee like a drug addict. The secret to overcoming both of those addictions is to be able to endure pain. Short term pain is going to be the reality for people who want to overcome addictions. The gambling addiction is also a very hard thing to stop. Being able to be patient with savings goals and just save and invest is boring, but pain is rewarded. If I’m just willing to endure a bit of boredom and withdrawal, I can become addiction free.
The payoffs for not smoking, gambling and having coffee are a better state of mind. My anxiety will be far better without use of uppers. Going to the gym is an activity that will pay dividends. The emotionally difficult stuff is what has the biggest payoff. The pain is a sign you are making progress. Today I only have a few ciggs left. So when I run out I can avoid buying more. There’s a gap between the urge and the ability to act on it. I want to be in a good financial situation as well. The money saved on smokes and coffees along with no gambling losses will give me more peace of mind. From April until September, I didn’t gamble. It was easy a month into recovery to stay in that space. The pains that I’m trying to escape from are boredom and feeling alone. I also have a lot of stress in my life right now. Currently I have about 2 grand to my name. The high point a month ago was having a ten thousand dollar gambling win. The recovering addict needs to prepare for pain and not giving in to the desire to escape that pain.
Being with your pain is what allows you to understand it. Embrace pain, it’s a great teacher. All the withdrawal pains of not having that morning coffee or a smoke is the ticket to a life of greater joy and peace. The hundreds a month I will save will be worth it. I also think that you are far more powerful than you think. Creating a new identity and using visualizations and affirmations to reprogram your brain can help with ridding the old patterns. Identity is the driving force behind everything. For years I have admitted I’m an addict. But in that honest admission, I inadvertently created an identity that would result in more of the same. So I need to assume higher consciousness and decide what my dream character is going to do. Life is a dream. This is no different from the dreams you have at night. You can control your character from the perspective that your conscious mind has the final say as to what your character does. I can re-define myself and decide that things are now different. I’m the creator operating the body, I can command the ego and the body to do or not do anything I want. When manifesting, you must command, you don’t ask, you simply command. With the command mindset, your manifestations will have far more power. You can define yourself anew by the power of your word. Re-programming your mind is possible. The subconscious will try to keep the status quo, but you can tell it to do whatever you want.
Freedom from doubt will allow your intention to have far more power. Every word in your mind is a command, use the power of your word to command how things are going to be. Requesting is giving your power away. Be fully decisive about your plan. You can become free of addiction by no longer identifying with those patters. That’s taking care of the bigger things. Fundamentally you can choose your identity and live according to the script that you so desire.
To your success,
Angus