Escape From Reality...

     From the time we are young, most of us seek out some sort of 'altered-state'; this, evident in children, who will spin around, and around, and, around, til, so dizzy that they fall down. Who of us didn't do that, after all? As adults, most of us wish to 'feel better', or, to escape our 'reality', every so often; hence we drink and we drug. I do not bash either, activity, if participated in, in a low-key, recreational, fashion. Naturally, addiction is another situation, altogether, and one which, I, do not, take lightly. Any and all who know me and my personal, family, history, will know this. Most of us know how to seek this, type, 'escapism', utilizing substances to 'take us away'; however, if, instead, we chose to seek our own, true, selves, through modalities, such as meditation, and prayer, we would soon, discover, a 'place' where we can go, whenever we need turn away from the difficulties of our lives. Since I have been invested in my journey toward Spirit, and, practice meditation, on a daily basis, I have come to know joy, peace, and, a pleasure, unlike anything a chemical-composition can offer me. We live in a crazy, zany, world, where, today, it's more vital, than ever, to 'turn off the noise', every, once in awhile. When one turns inward, and, through meditative practices,'tunes-in' to him or herself, one enters a place of perfect-peace, experiences equanimity; life in the moment, and, give one's self the 'perfect-present'; and, this without any, negative, side-effects! Nuthin' but, a 'Self-Love-Hangover'... Just Sayin'...