{"id":168,"date":"2011-12-12T05:40:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T05:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/amomentofchange\/?p=168"},"modified":"2011-12-12T05:59:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T05:59:39","slug":"unhealthy-attachments-to-things-in-our-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/amomentofchange\/2011\/12\/unhealthy-attachments-to-things-in-our-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Unhealthy Attachments To Things In Our Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sherry Gaba LCSW, Psychotherapist, Life & Recovery Coach is featured Celebrity Rehab on VH1. Sherry is the author of \u201cThe Law of Sobriety\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which uses the law of attraction to recover from any addiction. Please download your copy of \u201cManifest Holistic Health<\/a>\u201d from Sherry\u2019s Enrich Your Life Series. Contact Sherry at\u00a0sherry@sgabatherapy.com<\/a>\u00a0for webinars, teleseminars, coaching packages and speaking engagements. Listen to Sherry on\u00a0\u201cA Moment of Change with Sherry Gaba\u201d<\/a>on CBS Radio.<\/p>\n

Have you ever noticed how important things are in our lives? These things may be positive and happy but they may also be draining us emotionally, financially and spiritually. In my book “The Law of Sobriety” I encourage those in recovery to carefully examine those must have things in their life to decide if simply having these attachments to things is actually part of the problem.<\/p>\n

Think of the things that you own that seem like they a defining part of you. Is it that brand new car that has a huge monthly lease payment, or is it that membership to the country club or that job that you dislike so much? Do the things that you own define you as a person or is it your internal being that makes you the unique person that you are? For people in recovery or those that are in denial of their addiction that outward appearance that is obtained by the “things” in life is the persona that they want to display to the world. Keeping up that image, making those payments or buying the latest, greatest thing adds stress, unhappiness and pressure that creates a viscous cycle.<\/p>\n

Getting rid of the things that own you, the unhealthy attachments in life, is a major step in letting go of the false image you are struggling to maintain and accepting the beautiful person inside. This is not an easy task but you can learn to let go and be at peace. In the book I outline a simple exercise that I would like you to try right now. Just follow these simple steps to mentally and physically riding yourself of those draining false images.<\/p>\n