“I learned that our deepest need is to overcome our aloneness and our separateness. We seek to escape from separateness in various ways. We seek conformity, mistaking it for union. This is a soul-crushing way to exist. Or we seek union through orgiastic states - drugs, alcoholism, overwork - or through creative activities. But the ultimate escape from separateness is through interpersonal union.” WayNeedsSoulStatesMotivationalCreativeDrugActivityUltimateOvercomingUnionsVariousCrushConformityAlcoholismSeparatenessOverworkInterpersonal Book:Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership Source: Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership
“I firmly believe that contemporary spiritual use of entheogenic drugs is one of humankind's brightest hopes for overcoming the ecological crisis from which we threaten the biosphere and jeopardize our own survival, for Homo sapiens is close to the head of the list of endangered species.” BelieveUseSpiritualDrugSurvivalOvercomingCrisisSpeciesListsContemporaryHumankindHomo SapiensEcologicalBiosphereEndangered SpeciesJeopardizeEcological Crisis Author:Jonathan Ott
“Mexico's a great place to overcome a drug addiction.” DrugOvercomingAddictionMexicoDrug AddictionDrug Addict Author:Chelsea Handler
“I feel very blessed that at a young age I was able to navigate my battle with drug and alcohol addiction, and through recovery live a sober life. There is such a stigma attached to addiction and it was hard for me to both confront and overcome it. I am very proud and grateful that with the support of family and friends, I was able to do so.” FeelsHardAgeAbleYoungSupportProudBattleDrugOvercomingBlessedGratefulAddictionAlcoholRecoverySoberFamily And FriendsYoung AgeStigmaNavigateDrugs And AlcoholAlcohol Addiction Author:Cara Santana
“I placed myself in amongst the animal kingdom so that I would be able to confront myself actually. It did not start out as the intention to serve and protect the lives of the innocent within the animal kingdom. I wanted to test myself, to see if I was able to overcome the dire situation that I was headed toward. By this of course I mention the fact that I was an alcoholic and drug addict before I left to live in the wild.” IfsFactsWould BeAbleWantedCoursesLeftAnimalSituationDrugProtectTestsOvercomingIntentionKingdomsInnocentAddictAlcoholicsDrug AddictAnimal Kingdom Author:Timothy Treadwell
“I do not believe that marijuana is a gateway drug, and having been a mayor trying to keep my community safe, if there was any drug that was driving violence, more than marijuana, it was alcohol which is legal. And so I just don't think this is a gateway drug. And by the way, if you regulate it you're actually going to overcome a lot of problems with people having to go to the streets to buy their drug. You don't know how dangerous that is.” PeopleThinkingTryingBelieveProblemCommunityViolenceDangerousDrugOvercomingAlcoholDrivingMarijuana Author:Cory Booker
“Substance abuse is a disease which doesn't go away overnight. I'm working hard to overcome it. I did fail my recent drug test. I'm prepared to face the consequences.” HardFacesWorkFailingDrugDiseaseConsequenceTestsOvercomingAbusePreparedSubstanceGoing AwaySubstance Abuse Author:Lindsay Lohan
“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” DrugOvercomingSpeedFasterRacingRidingThrillBikeFear Of DeathMotorcycleSimple LivingRace CarBikersBikingMotor RacingCar RacingAuto RacingFunny RacingFunny Car RacingNascar Racing Author:Hunter S. Thompson