Later in the film Morpheus reminds Neo “I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. Morpheus versus Neo in The matrix fight scene. Remember: All I’m offering is the truth, nothing more.” You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. You have to see it for your self.” Morpheus then offers Neo two options: “You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. Unfortunately no one can be told what the matrix is. Born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. Like everyone else you were born into bondage. Morpheus replies “That you are a slave Neo. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.” Morpheus asks “Do you want to know what it is?. 77 percent of people experience burnout in our society. There is a dearth of compassionate leadership. Our current culture fuels your workaholism, until you crash, get sacked, and they employ someone else. You know where it ends if you don’t take it. It will find you if you want it to.” You know that road. Trinity says to Neo “The answer is out there Neo. Yung Pueblo wrote “I was never addicted to one thing, I was addicted to filling a void within myself with things other than my own self love.”įinding meaning in your life means finding your path Addiction is rooted in childhood trauma, often from an unvalidated childhood without unconditional love, resulting in unbearable emotions such as toxic shame. What if you didn’t receive love unconditionally as a child? The causes, consequences, and recovery processes of the various types of addiction are all the same. Work successes have the same neurological effects as a shot of heroin - they envelop you in an ill perceived ‘blanket of love’. Dennis Prager, author said “People can become addicted to fame, money, and attention as deeply as they become addicted to drugs.” Perhaps all addiction is an addiction to validation. Shannon Mullen, anthropologist, wrote “In a way, we’re all addicts by nature.” Addiction may be behavioural (for example work, food, gambling, internet use, shopping, extreme sports, sex, and love) or to substances. How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction, by Dr. It is not why the addiction it is why the pain? The more egotistic and successful we become the less happy we become.” Gabor Maté says “ 90 percent of people are addicts. Viktor Frankl said “When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” Addiction is an epidemic. This emptiness, or existential angst, is filled with addiction. That is why not finding your true purpose in life leaves you feeling joyless, unfulfilled and empty. The choice is: Speak your truth and live in the sunlight, or hide your truth and live a lie. Openness graces you with the courage to tell your truth. Lying is the language of addiction, but honesty is the language of recovery. More than just finding your purpose, it’s about recovery “Friedrich Nietzsche wrote “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” Let’s find your truth, let’s find your why! I have written a blog about this: “The Wrong Tower Phenomenon”: Workaholism, Burnout, Resilience & Rebirth with Coaching. You become alienated from your self, fractured, dis-integrated, and you will feel unfulfilled. If you are simply after making more and more money as your primary goal in life you will never cultivate your true purpose. In the end, discovering the truth of who you are within is so important so that you can devote yourself to something that brings you a deep sense of fulfilment. You can better navigate the storms at sea when you have that internal compass to guide you. In this day and age of lost minds, having a purpose is crucial. Happiness in life is all about having direction. The truth: It’s about finding your true purpose in life What does taking the red pill mean? What do we mean by finding your truth?
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