What's Your Poison?

The other day, I tweeted this question,

I’d just finished a drive and I was thinking about my history with bagels. It’s been a while, but I used to eat a lot of them. 

That tweet got hundreds of replies. Most of them fell into one of these categories:

Food - People are eating a lot of pizza and foods with added sugar. One person even said bagels so I am not alone. lol. 

Alcohol - Got a load of whiskey, beer, and wine replies. 

Relationships - “My wife”, “my kids”, “women”, and “men” were all popular responses.

Speculation - The market has been tanking lately so anxiety is running high.

Many of us are wrestling with or have wrestled with things that are bad for us. And when prompted, we know what these things are. We are conscious of our poisons.

Jung was a genius but he overestimated the influence of consciousness raising. Sometimes, we know exactly what the problem is but we still can’t do anything about it. This adds a layer of frustration.

To this day, change experts overemphasize whatever it is they’re experts in. I dub this the Everything’s A Nail Bias, lol.

Anyway…

Anyway, and this is the good thing, there are many entry points to healthy change:

Sometimes, it is awareness. 

Sometimes, it's a life-changing event. 

Sometimes, it’s a good plan.

Sometimes, it’s a relationship or mentorship or stumbling on a role model. 

Sometimes, it’s a kick in the ass or a fall on the head.

Sometimes, it’s test results.

Sometimes, it’s being abused or bullied.

Sometimes, it’s just maturing. 

Sometimes, there’s no reason. 

Sometimes, it’s perfectly intentional.

Sometimes, it’s a good look in the mirror or even a glance. 

Sometimes, it’s people we love.

Sometimes, it’s hitting rock bottom. 

Sometimes, it’s all timing.

Sometimes, it’s inexplicable weeping.

Sometimes, it’s a sudden change in circumstances.

Sometimes, we just wake up one morning. 

Sometimes, it’s a book. 

Sometimes, it’s an opportunity. 

Sometimes, we’re just tired of it.

Sometimes, it’s a melody or a lyric. 

It may be any of these things or something else entirely.