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[REBLOG] Whitney Houston, Drug Addiction & Yoga

I feel everyone should read this. If you’re a girl you may be able to relate more than a guy, but it would be good for you no matter who you are, what your current situation in life is, etc.

This touches upon the greater purpose of life and I’d have to agree with most of what was said — not all — but most. My grandpa was a chain smoker and an alcoholic. His five children and his wife all stuck around, but at a huge cost. They didn’t have happy lives. When I say “stuck around” I don’t mean his children didn’t try to leave as soon as they could, some did — although my grandma always stayed with him.

When I was three he made the sacrifice and choice to quite all things addicting. This drastically changed his life and I would forever have amazing memories as a grandchild that my dad, aunts and uncles never experienced while living at home. I truly value those times. And although he didn’t completely change his spirit (he could still be grumpy and irrational) he did change a lot… for us grandchildren.

Some times in life it’s hard to let go of these natural addictions no matter what they are and no matter what our excuse is for them, but eventually they will destroy our life, our spirit and everyone around us — not just those who love us or who are close, but everyone we come in contact with.

These are just some thoughts. I might post some more that come to me later. Thanks for reading and be sure to check out Dashama’s blog!  

dashama:

Last night the entire world was stunned and saddened by the news that Whitney Houston, one of the most beautiful and talented artists of all time, was found dead in her Beverly Hills Hotel room.

For me, it was much more saddening to see how the media was talking about her life, with great emphasis upon her addictions and her negative habits that had destroyed her career and caused her so much pain and suffering. This was the same response as when Michael Jackson was found dead and countless other celebrities whose lives ended due to drugs & alcohol.

The sad fact is, this is not a rare or uncommon concern in our world today.

Even my own mother, so similar to Whitney in many ways, had been lead down a path of self destruction and addiction to drugs, which eventually lead to her demise.

The newscasters mentioned it must be genetic, since this type of story was not limited to any one class of people. Addiction affects both poor and rich people, young and old, talented and average people alike.

It’s so common amongst celebrities these days, and I can honestly understand why. Hollywood and the media puts so much pressure upon celebrities to be perfect, look perfect and live in a fish bowl for everyone to see each detail of their private lives. This is very damaging to one’s psyche.

Imagine never being able to be human, live a normal life, walk down the street without cameras, tabloids or TMZ following your every move. That would certainly wear upon the spirit and mind eventually, leading one to seek out solutions for an immediate fix. Drugs are so often that ‘answer’ for people in this world.

I could really agree with what one NBC reporter said, “drugs are the one problem that feels like a solution when you are down and out or in pain.” This is all too true and a sad fact in our world.

The point I disagree with is that they say its genetic, but they didn’t mention that it can be cured. In fact, falsely, they stated that it is an incurable disease that plagues millions of people.

And that is simply not true.

I know first hand, since I am much like Whitney’s daughter, also a survivor of a deceased mother who at one time, myself had a whole slew of addictions and bad habits.

The difference is, I was saved. And I healed my life with the power of love, yoga, meditation, healthy diet, replacing negative habits with positive ones and finding my true purpose in life at the service of others.

This is the difference.

It must be quite difficult to grow to such fame that one no longer has to work for anything and thus begins to find no purpose or meaning in life.

This is often what leads to depression and what causes us to attract abusive negative relationships like she had with Bobbie Brown.

I also had this tendency, for many years. Because of a deep inner pain that I couldn’t understand back then, I attempted to ‘find happiness’ in drugs (mostly marijuana) and alcohol, for many years.

The men I attracted were always abusive ‘bad boy’ types who couldn’t even love themselves, so it made perfect sense they couldn’t love me properly.

My mother had been the same, so I felt natural and comfortable in the pain and lack of real connection for many years.

Then one day, I was saved. I have to admit, it was by the Christian church initially, that brought me to my knees and took me out of my illusion (maya in yogic terms). It happens differently for everyone. It was clear that Whitney (and my mother for that matter) had been raised in a church community, so they rebelled against it, which is also a common path for many people.

Finally I had woken up - or so I thought.

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