My answer to that would be – No, thank you. I don’t drink alcohol. Why? Because I don’t want to distract from myself.
Most people are afraid to feel uncomfortable, to feel things deeply. They are used to numbing themselves. Weather its alcohol, weed, pharmaceuticals or food addictions, it’s the same thing, it’s a way to distract from the truth within. But the greatest power in to own our feelings and our truth, to feel everything with depth and intensity. As soon as we step on a path of healing ourselves we realize - we don’t need to to distract and to escape from ourselves.
I don’t want to mask what I am feeling, even when it’s uncomfortable. Pain is only a guidance mechanism to show us what in our lives is out of alignment.
To feel is to heal.
People often say, I just want to go out, have a drink to feel free and have fun. But is it truly your freedom? It is not. It is often escapism. Is this trully fun? I personally can think of so many countless way to have actual fun.
Many people are concerned of how it would affect their social life by not consuming alcohol. I don’t feel any social pressure to consume alcohol. Most of my friends are fairly conscious and would totally understand. Many who still are caught up in the matrix and wouldn’t understand my choice, they wouldn’t even notice after their second drink :)
What matters to me in my alignment with my true self not opinions or pressure from others.
Once upon a time...
These days... Fell free to offer me a coconut anytime ;) Or a cup of tea
I would rather have a real deep conversation with somebody over a beautiful dinner then have a meaningless talk over the alcohol.
I am not having ‘black and white’ kind of attitude with alcohol. In fact, if I truly feel like it I would have a glass of organic wine extremely rarely. But I have a totally different relationship with alcohol now than many years ago.
I love to make conscious choices for my highest good and I love to be present with myself fully, with this life, with others. I choose to feel things deeply. Good and bad. Beautiful and ugly. Cheers to truth and authenticity! Ilze xox
