When an anonymous alcoholic goes to an AA meeting, he greets everyone, introduces himself and utters the phrase "I am an alcoholic, I have not been drinking for x amount of time". The assembled group can only take his word for it that this 'x amount of time' is true, blindly believing in themselves that they too will succeed. Reality, however, is sometimes more brutal. Only people who truly believe in themselves can recover from addiction.
Some people drink, others smoke cigarettes, others take drugs. They are all addicts. Their habits are bad and their lifestyles unworthy of praise. However, the population focuses its attention on those habits I have mentioned. We don't pay attention to the details that can perhaps make a positive difference to our lives through addiction.
I am an addict. Not drinking, not smoking not taking I am. I have other addictions. I cannot live without interacting with friends. The world would be downright boring and sad without them. I can't drive a car without listening to music. I don't like ordinary tea any more, I spice it up with different specialities. Ginger, cinnamon or cloves. I buy new shoes once a month, treating it as a big ceremony. I enter the shop and immediately locate myself at the appropriate rack spending at least an hour there in contemplation.
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I won't buy shoes that don't match my handbag. Then I analyse the state of my wardrobe, because everything has to match. Then, my second addiction reveals itself - handbags, which must form a perfect unity with shoes. With new aspirations every month, after buying the shoes I head to the next shop to pick up a handbag. Fortunately, I only focus on a few colours. I can't hide the fact that this kind of addiction makes me very happy. My wallet suffers, but my soul is enriched. We women know how shopping positively affects our lives.
"We are looking for something more, we are often looking for the intangible, the unnameable, even a weakness that can become a strength."
The Northern Way
