Shame Is The Root Of All Addictions.

The Spiritual Quest Is Not Some Added Benefit To Our Life, Something You Embark On If You Have The Time And Inclination. We Are Spiritual Beings On An Earthly Journey. Our Spirituality Makes Up Our Beingness.

You Can Find More Traditional Shakespeare Than We Do. But What We Want To Bring To These Works Is Energy, Passion, Freshness.

Our Sadness Is An Energy We Discharge In Order To Heal. …sadness Is Painful. We Try To Avoid It. Actually Discharging Sadness Releases The Energy Involved In Our Emotional Pain. To Hold It In Is To Freeze The Pain Within Us. The Therapeutic Slogan Is That Grieving Is The ‘healing Feeling.’

The Drivenness In Any Addiction Is About The Ruptured Self, The Belief That One Is Flawed As A Person. The Content Of The Addiction, Whether It Is Alcoholism Or Work, Is An Attempt At An Intimate Relationship. The Workaholic With Her Work Or The Alcoholic With His Booze Are Having A Love Affair. Each Alters Mood To Avoid The Feeling Of Loneliness And Hurt In The Underbelly Of Shame.

Children Need Parents Who Model Self-discipline Rather Than Preach It. They Learn From What Their Parents Are Actually Willing To Do; Not From What They Say They Do.