Episode 243 - Substance Abuse

In this episode, we talk about what it means to surrender your freedom to some substance. Most often, we think of chemical substances in this context like drugs of one kind or another, tobacco, alcohol, or some other self-administered poison. I think it is much larger. Whatever substance, idea, focus, or obsession that captures your heart and your will to a point where you lose control is a substance you are abusing. Almost always, we do this because we can’t deal with the life we have created on its own terms. We want an escape. What can you do, right now, to identify patterns in your life or “escaping” reality which prevents you from living “Your Ultimate Life?”