Inside the Minds Eye

Inside the Minds Eye

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    There's Nobody Doing Anything, and Yet I'm Responsible (Marriage, Addiction & Control)

    Recorded the day before I left to get married. I talk about the paradox at the center of non-duality: thoughts, feelings, and actions arise on their own, yet the consequences of my choices are still mine. I also talk about using drugs to control how I felt, building a sober life around needing no one, and my eventual collapse at seven years sober. In this episode: - The paradox: no one is doing anything, and I'm responsible - Why "what happens behind my eyes" is my territory - Why I never understood marriage and what changed - Addiction, recovery, and the need to control how I feel - The fear of loss, impermanence, and saying goodbye - The serenity prayer finally making sense www.InsideTheMindsEye.com 00:00 There's nobody doing anything, and yet I'm responsible 02:06 My territory: what happens behind my eyes 02:32 Leaving to get married tomorrow 04:07 Why I never understood marriage 06:06 Would you love her if she never changed? 07:14 Never planning a life with people 08:00 Addiction: using so I'd be okay with or without anyone 08:41 Getting sober and building a life that needs no one 11:02 The bottom falls out at seven years sober 12:22 What scares me: loving people I can't control 13:30 Learning to accept that people come and go 15:16 Growing comfortable with things as they are 17:01 Your life is your business 17:39 The serenity prayer finally makes sense 18:55 Pulling up to work, headed to the wedding

    There's Nobody Doing Anything, and Yet I'm Responsible (Marriage, Addiction & Control)

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