In the Moment and Addiction

Addiction is the escape from the present moment.  It is the survival mechanism for not facing and experiencing the full experience of right now.  It is an attempt to run from what is.  The paradox is that it separates us from life itself.  All sin is that which separates us from ourself, life, and others.  It is the retreat from life.  Thus all sin moves us into separation from self and others leading, therefore, to death.

Letting go of addictions is the necessary step into life.  Not trading one addiction for another, but the willingness to face life's on life's terms and step into life with self-will.