033: Addiction

Spiritual Awakening - Expanding Times Fireside Chats

When I asked today's invited guest, Sahaja Coventry what qualifies her to talk so knowledgeably about, and work so intimately with, addictions, she said without hesitation "My addictive personality!" Go figure! Well at least she's honest...I think we all have an addictive personality in some way, shape or form if we're truthful, and it can get quite obstreperous if most of us are not vigilant, discipled and hyper aware of why we're doing what we are doing and what feelings our addictions to even seemingly innocent pursuits, such as reading, shopping or maybe even gossiping are trying to cover up. And that's without mentioning recreational drugs, alcohol, food, relationships and a whole heap more!Addiction has long been understood to mean an uncontrollable habit of using alcohol or other drugs. Because of the physical effects of these substances on the body, and particularly the brain, people have often thought that “real” addictions only happen when people regularly use these substances in large amounts.

However more recently we have come to realize that people can also develop addictions to behaviors, such as gambling, shopping, reading, TV and even quite ordinary and necessary activities such as exercise and eating. What these activities have in common is that the person doing them finds them pleasurable in some way yet they mask feelings and unmet emotions that the individual would rather not confront and feel as they may be distressing.In today's call, Sahaja and I discuss the value to our long term health of getting 'down and dirty' with the core of what's really going on underneath the behaviour, agreeing that whatever is not LOVE is up for inspection and review these days. We are being invited more and more to get real and vulnerable and delve deep into our souls. And many awakeners have come to earth at this time to help us do that with the minimum of suffering. I recently recorded a podcast about The EmMatrix in which I am very well versed and which you might like to listen to. I use it all the time in my coaching/healing work to help people get unstuck from pernicious patterns and addictions or The Journey work of which Sahaja is an accomplished practitioner is another amazing tool she loves to share with people who are really ready to dive deep and come home. Listen NOW to find out more!