Awakening

 What is a spiritual awakening?  It is realizing that a solution is not physical or mental, or physiological.  It is spiritual.  Physically, an alcoholic stops drinking/drugging.  They mentally know that they cannot drink/drug because they are addicted, physically, and mentally with their craving obsession.  They have information.  More information can come from mental health people.  But even with all this they go back out to the addiction.  Why?  Because the solution is spiritual.  They need a Power not their own and they get into a deep enough contact with that Power, through prayer and meditation.  Now the problem of addiction is still there, but is overruled by contact with their God or Higher Power.  I cannot be a good priest just by wanting to or knowing what I need to do.  Gotta go now and meditate!