Step 1: Denial, Question 6

Have I been thinking that I have enough information about addiction and recovery to get my behavior under control before it gets out of hand?

02/23/10 1:29 PM

I have what I need for right now. I use the tools I have to do what I need to do regardless of whether I like it or not. I try not to get cocky thinking I have all the answers and I realize I have a lot of self-examination to do so that I can recognize my weaknesses of character. I’m recognizing flaws in my thinking and character that are preventing me from becoming the person I want or am meant to be. Awareness of these flaws are of key importance because there’s no way I can work on them if I am unaware of their existence or pretend that they don’t exist.

 

Another thought provoking blog OD.
Fritz Perls suggested that most adults are so adept at deflecting their attention from the intensity of the present experience that they need to relearn how to be aware.

‘As long as I’m not dead or asleep or in a catatonic stupor, surely I am conscious, aware’.

Awareness is real presence, being totally absorbed at that very moment in time.