Spirituality Malaysia : Paralyzing Effects Of Addictions

Paralyzing Effects Of Addictions
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Shamala Tan on 29 November, 2008 04:42:00
 
I think we live in a world of addictions. While I had addictions that were
pretty obvious such as drinking and smoking, there are also many people in the
world who are addicted to negative thinking, feelings, behaviour and words.
These addictions are acceptable in society because everyone does it! But if we
were honest with ourselves we can see quite clearly how our own addictive
negative thoughts can be so destructive to ourselves and to others around us.
How many times have you had a negative thought about yourself, about others or
about situations today? How often have you been paralyzed by your own
negativity?
According to Dr Joshua Stone, the author of Soul Psychology, he said we live in
a world of hypnosis. And in order to become Masters of our lives, we need to
move out of this hypnosis by working on improving our psychological immune
system. As many of you may know, Dr Stone was one of my heroes. He taught me
through his books and through his personal emails the importance of moving out
of mass hypnosis.
Every day, it is a new day to seek out areas in my own mind and life to observe
how much I am still operating from mass hypnosis. Exercising discipline so as
not to get caught in mass thinking/behaviour is something that must be practiced
daily.
Even though I have stopped my destructive habits, my focus is still on moving
out of the addiction of mass hypnosis.
© 2008 Shamala Tan