Happy Holidays from “The Gift of Addiction” !!!  During the holiday season we may become especially vulnerable to dark, fear-based energies, mainly due to our memories and expectations.  In other words, memories of the “good and bad” holidays, and expectations for certain behaviors to occur, or not to occur during this holiday season. This focus on the past and on the future keeps us from enjoying the present moment. Sound familiar? So,…from The Gift of Addiction, pages 147 – 149…..

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When we are ready to CHANGE God gives us: * A Teacher/ Teaching * Situations/ People who bring out the BEST in us * Situations/ People who bring out the WORST in us * Afflictions/ Infirmities * Sweet Intuitive Messages * Scary Tests and Challenges * Temptations and Triggers * Unexpected Opportunities * Multiple Tasks and Responsibilities * Unmistakable Guidance * Profound Wisdom * Failures * Opportunities for Amends * Losses * Heartbreaks * Mind-blowing Insights * Incredible Gifts *…..

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Regarding Duality. . . We experience as we believe. The world in which we live, with the positive as well as the negative, is a product of what we hold to be true.  As long as we are seeking the light, there will be shadows trying to create fear and doubt.  Only until we discover that the shadows are our own creation, and exist only to block our light, will we needlessly remain in fear and confusion.   We are beings…..

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…”tests arrive unannounced to drive out some spiritual weakness that is standing between me and God”. @The Gift of Addiction Page 141 As we gain the ability to become “detached observers”, we notice similar themes repeating themselves in our lives with different situations and circumstances and a variety of players offering to us once again, the opportunity to “get it right”.   As a “purification process”, addiction illuminates those wounded places within us to provide an opportunity for healing. Through our…..

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I have been using drugs and alcohol for 13 years and have lost hope of ever being able to find longstanding recovery.  I have lost 2 jobs, my marriage, and now my health is suffering.  Because I can’t tolerate the reality of my situation, I continue to eradicate my feelings with my permanent companion – ALCOHOL.  Day in and day out…., just waiting for the next shoe to drop, anticipating the worst.  What will the end of the line look…..

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 PHASE 1: On the beginning of our path, within our Family of Origin, we may have found ourselves in the midst of chaos, unpredictability, and a general lack of physical order. Growing up in this energy, we probably developed feelings of fear, anger, shame and blame. If this did not occur during our early years, it most likely developed somewhere along the way between the years of 5-25. If not in response to addiction within our Family of Origin, we…..

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Welcome. My name is Sherry Burditt, RN, HN-BC, author of The Gift of Addiction. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog to interact with you about The Gift of Addiction, expanding on some of the topics in it and blogging on some of the ideas related to…..

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