Missing Out

Using addiction as an excuse misses out on a lot of good stuff.  If you say, “Oh, I cannot help myself. I am an addict,” then you shrug your shoulders, or maybe climb into remorse for a spell, but you don’t get to enjoy unconditional love, or mercy, or forgiveness beyond your wildest dreams.  The word, “Help” does not enter your mind or vocabulary.  Addiction isolates us until we admit we are hopeless, helpless and not a very good person.  Then we might say, “help.”  Don’t bother to exercise your weary and weird mind about who, or what is going to help you.  In a sinking ship of despair, theology is of no use.  Speculation about heavenly help won’t solve your present dilemma.  Excuses for behavior are no bouys for saving a drowning life.  I have never experienced unconditional love, mercy and forgiveness until I first said, “Help!”  The word help devoid of any sense of my own power to change, is the doorway to all kinds of good things and a better life one day at a time.  If your first prayer or word when you wake up is “help” then you have a pretty good chance of staying out of your own mess.  Even if you don’t think you are an addict to anything.  You “non-Addicts” might be the most delusional.