PoM 186
“To spend too much time on any one situation is to deny some other alcoholic an opportunity to live and be happy”.
Big Book p96
At a certain point, if someone will not follow suggestions…you just have to let ‘em go.
PoM 187
“The old man laughed loud and joyously, shook up the details of his anatomy from head to foot, and ended by saying that such a laugh was money in a-man’s pocket, because it cut down the doctor’s bill like everything.”
Pudd’nhead Wilson
Mark Twain
Just another guy saying another way, “Don’t take yourself too damn seriously”.
PoM 188
According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day
Further, in a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube.
Celine Dion (Alona’s favorite singer) collect shoes
Johnny Depp plays with dolls
Warren Buffet plays the ukulele
Susan Sarondon (my favorites actor) plays ping pong
In Workaholics Anonymous we have an expression: Time that you enjoy wasting…is not wasted time.
PoM 189
The word virtue has declined in usage in America 85% since 1800.
Virtue comes from the Latin word Virtus which means manly.
When I am in addiction I feel depressed and afraid.
I feel afraid because I am running from life through addiction.
I feel depression because I am angry with myself for doing this to myself.
On the other hand…I love kicking addictions.
It makes me feel manly.
It makes me feel virtuous .
Turns out…they are the same thing.
PoM 190
Eight years, ago in 2013, the United States Postal Service paid a “Futurist” named“ Faith Popcorn” over a half a million to predict the future viability of stamps.
This is a very conservative organization gambling on a very high-profile, high-risk person.
But there was something that she predicted that was much more interesting. She foretold that there be a future for a new group called “brain coaches”.
People that would help you get your brain to work better through a whole host of inter-related activities like : Mentoring, community, exercise, reading, feelings, service…starting to sound familiar?
The Peace of Mind offices are not designed to stop addiction. They are designed to discover what you do after you stop addiction…
When you are just left with a sober brain…that needs to be trained.