{"id":734,"date":"2006-10-30T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2006\/10\/can-you-love-your-addictions.html"},"modified":"2006-10-30T11:42:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-30T11:42:00","slug":"can-you-love-your-addictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/10\/can-you-love-your-addictions.html","title":{"rendered":"Can You Love Your Addictions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>“If it\u2019s food, love it. If it\u2019s cocaine, love it. If it\u2019s painkillers, love them. If it\u2019s cigarettes, love them. These are some of your greatest teachers. They\u2019ve taught you through direct experience what it is that you no longer wish to be. They\u2019ve taken you to the depths for some reason. This is an intelligent system you\u2019re a part of. There are no accidents in a Universe supported by omniscience and omnipotence. Be grateful for these teachers. <\/p>\n

“If you hate them, curse them, and attempt to fight these addictions, you tip the balance toward hatred and fighting. You then continue to chase after what you don\u2019t want because you\u2019re in a weakened state. Fighting weakens; love empowers. <\/p>\n

“So tip the scale toward love. Be grateful for the addictions that have taught you so much. Send them a silent blessing. By doing so, you shift toward the love that you are.”<\/p>\n

–from Wayne W. Dyer’s<\/a> new book “Being In Balance: 9 Principles for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires,”<\/a> quoted in the latest issue of Hay House’s “Present Moment” newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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