False Unity

 One of the reasons that people tend to imbibe alcohol is to feel a sense of camaraderie, a feeling of unity with those around them.  But what it often does is cover over our attention to the fact that we are drinking too much.  Such people often wake up with a sense of “how did that happen?” The feeling of having drunk too much the day before or a few hours before comes too late to prevent the hangover.  Feeling normal in a room of people at a social event can be a task, so I try to feel normal within myself earlier in the day through some spiritual tools such as meditation or reading some spiritual pointers.  Drinking does not do much for the heart.