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Ego vs Acceptance (Gary)

            Mark and I walked on Friday.  That finishes my exercise for the week.  I talked about my frustration and pain in dealing with recent clients’ addictions.  I don't usually get worked up over such conundrums, but the ego involvement was so pronounced.

            One man is a survivor from Vietnam.  He is a boat person whose ego helped him survive, and now he is a multimillionaire who looks very successful, with multiple symbols of success, and multiple addictions that are leading to the end of his marriage.  My other client relapsed, and had to go through a hospital detox because his ego didn't know what to do without the sustenance of alcohol.

            Often, people without their addictive substance end up anxious and relapsing because they don't know how to survive without it.  They have to be taught acceptance.  I know this fires me up because I am still learning self-acceptance, and I can say that because I have become quiet enough to get the ego out of the way.  When the ego is quiet life can be pretty sweet.  That is why I walk The Hill with my brother, continuing to collect more evidence for further change in my own psyche.

Hoka Hay (Gary)

I am sitting in the sun

in my beautiful back yard

with my dog,

looking at my thriving plants’ colors.

It is Fall..

Hoka Hay:

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