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It might be a good idea to reach for peace of mind sooner than later.
The Big Book says addiction leads only to three places: insanity, institutionalization or death.
I have seen 17 people kill themselves in the last 33 years.
Two hangings, one with a shotgun, a wrists slit in a tub, and helium in a bag around the head, but more commonly just pills and alcohol.
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In the swankiest gym in San Francisco, Equinox Downtown, there are the most luxurious private workout rooms called the Mind/Body Connection rooms.
These people know that there is a connection.
If that is true, now that I am not acting out in any addiction, one of the most obvious things I can do to effect my mind positively is to work out with cardio, strength, endurance and flexibility.
It doesn’t take a $500/month executive club membership to figure that out…
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One of the things he gives me peace of mind is counting my breaths…While I’m washing my wife’s dirty dishes.
She is teaching herself to cook, and at this stage requires 200 pots and pans for every new recipe she launches into.
…so there is plenty of opportunity for peace of mind.
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The Canadian side of Niagara Falls is actually, since April 15, 1992, been named Sri Chinmoy Falls.
Now, nobody has ever named a waterfall after me…so maybe I should listen to this guy.
He says, “Silence is the eloquent expression of the inexpressible…In the spiritual world, next to meditation is music, the breath of music.”
Sri Chinmoy
As I search for my Higher Power, through peace of mind, Sri says that music is second only to meditation.
That makes common sense.
It’s the endless series of words, rattling aimlessly through my head, that causes me to be distracted from my soul.
The tones of music take the place of the words in my head, and my body and mind relax.
If I am not Coltrane, Beethoven or Hendrix does not matter a whit…
I am closer to God, listening to the music I play, if Sri is correct, and he is.
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Thanks God that I can even think the thought “Peace of mind”.
I came to you for one simple thing…to heal me from being deathly hungover every single day.
And now look what you’ve let me do…
Wow…thank you.