ADDICTION
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STRONGER THEN SUPERMAN
SMARTER THEN ALBERT EINSTEIN
TRICKIER THEN DAVID COPPERFIELD

IF YOU HAVE IT
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
IF YOU DON'T
GIVE THANKS

THOSE WHO HAVE IT
DIDN'T ASK FOR IT
IT JUST HAPPENED
FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT BIRTH
IT WAS PASSED ALONG, THINK ABOUT IT...

DO YOU REALLY THINK IT IS WANTED?

DO YOU REALLY THINK PEOPLE
ANT TO BE OUT OF CONTROL?

DO YOU REALLY THINK SOMEONE
WOULD ASK FOR SUCH A DESTRUCTIVE FORCE?

DO YOU REALLY THINK SOMEONE WOULD
WANT TO TREAT THEMSELVES & OTHERS
WITH TOTAL DISREGARD?

THE ADDICT IS LIKE A VICTIM BECAUSE
ADDICTION STEALS
SOMEONE'S ABILITY TO MATTER...
TO LIVE LIKE THEY MATTER

ADDICTION IS A DISEASE
AND JUST LIKE ANY INCURABLE DISEASE
THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO
TO GET RID OF THE DISEASE OF
ADDICTION

BUT THERE IS SO MUCH AN ADDICT CAN DO
TO STOP BEING VICTIMIZED BY THIS DISEASE
UNDERSTANDING IS KEY
PLACING BLAME MAKES IT WORSE

IF IT IS YOU WITH THE ADDICTION
UNDERSTAND YOU ARE SEDUCED
YOU GET SUCKED INTO A TRANCE
DON'T BLAME YOURSELF
DON'T BLAME ANYONE OR ANYTHING
IT IS NOT YOU, IT'S THE ADDICTION
YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME
YOU STILL MATTER
YOU STILL COUNT
YOU STILL MEAN SOMETHING
YOU CAN STILL HAVE FREEDOM
YOU CAN STILL LIVE IN THE FREEZONE

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE
OF SOMEONE WHO IS ADDICTED
DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONAL
THEY DON'T MEAN TO DO IT
THEY'RE ON A RUNAWAY TRAIN
ONLY GETTING MORE MATTERS

JUST GET OUT OF THE WAY
PROTECT YOURSELF
PROTECT YOUR SELF-ESTEEM
PROTECT YOUR LIFE

LOVE FROM A DISTANCE
SUPPORT FROM A DISTANCE
WAIT WITH UNDERSTANDING
UNDERSTAND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND...
AND TRY TO BE UNDERSTANDING
FOR YOU AND FOR THEM, TRY NOT TO RESENT

THE ADDICT IS HURTING...BUT
THE ADDICT MUST REACH A BOTTOM
THEY MUST GET SICK AND TIRED
OF BEING SICK AND TIRED
LET THEM GET THERE!
WHEN THIS HAPPENS
RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE

UNDERSTANDING IS ALWAYS THE KEY
WHAT'S DONE IS DONE
AND CAN NEVER BE CHANGED
REMEMBER THEY WISH IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TOO
BUT WITH AN UNDERSTANDING TONE
AN UNDERSTANDING GAME PLAN
SUPPORT A CHANGE OF LIFE STYLE

THE ONLY CHANGE IS EDUCATION
EDUCATION ON ADDICTION
RE-EDUCATION ON THE THOUGHTS THEY HAVE
ABOUT THEMSELVES, OTHERS, AND LIFE
THE ADDICT MUST START LEARNING
WHAT THEY MISSED BECAUSE
LEARNING STOP WHEN ACTIVE ADDICTION STARTS

THEY MUST LEARN HOW TO LIVE
AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
THIS CAN BE DONE AND IS DONE EVERY DAY...
THERE IS HOPE
FROM THE EXPERTS
12 STEPS
12 STEPS

STOP FIGHTING SOMETHING YOU CAN'T WIN
GIVE UP THE FIGHT TO WIN THE BATTLE
THE FIGHT YOU CAN'T WIN IS YOUR ADDICTION
THE BATTLE YOU CAN WIN IS YOUR LIFE

YOU CAN STILL GET YOUR LIFE BACK
YOU CAN STILL LIVE NORMAL WITHOUT DISHARMONY
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THINGS WERE OKAY
THAT MEANS IT CAN BE OKAY AGAIN
YOU DESERVE TO HAVE PERSONAL FREEDOM
PROVE TO YOURSELF...
YOU MATTER, YOUR LIFE MATTERS
AND YOUR DREAMS MATTER
YOU CAN GAIN TRUST BACK WITH YOUR ACTIONS

SPEAK THE TRUTH:
WHAT YOU'VE DONE, WHAT YOU THINK
AND HOW YOU FEEL
SO SOMEONE WILL BE ABLE TO SUGGEST A BETTER WAY
RECEIVE A NEW LIFE PLAN:
HOW TO THINK, HOW TO ACT, HOW TO LIVE
USE THE RE-EDUCATION TO BETTER EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE
TO BETTER THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, AND YOUR FUTURE
CREATE NEW HISTORY FOR YOURSELF

EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU
HAS MADE YOU THE PERSON YOU ARE
ALL THE EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE HAD
WILL HELP YOU IN LIFE
AND CAN HELP OTHERS WITH THEIR ADDICTION
YOU WILL SEE HOW YOUR EXPERIENCES
WILL HELP GUIDE OTHERS TO FREEDOM

IN TIME THE BLESSING S OF ADDICTION WILL SHOW
NOT THE CURSE IT SEEMS LIKE NOW
PROVE YOU MATTER...BECAUSE YOU DO!!!!

START THE PROCESS WITHOUT GUILT & SHAME
IT IS THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH
AND PUT AN END TO ACTIVE...
ADDICTION

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COLOR BLIND
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SEE ME
SEE YOU
SEE US
AS WE ARE
AS YOU ARE
PEOPLE
HUMANS
WITH FEELINGS
WITH WANTS
WITH DESIRES
WITH NEEDS
WE DESERVE TO BE LOVED
WE DESERVE TO BE ALLOWED
WE DESERVE TO BE NURTURED
WE DESERVE COMPASSION
WE DESERVE SUPPORT
WE DESERVE CONSIDERATION
WE DESERVE YOU, THE FREE YOU
NO JUDGEMENTS, NO CONTROL
WE NEED TO BE WHO WE REALLY ARE
WHAT WE REALLY ARE
WE’RE BEAUTIFUL
WE CAN TEACH
WE CAN GUIDE
WE CAN LEARN
LIKE YOU
YOU MATTER
WE MATTER
EVERYONE MATTERS
SEE THAT
SEE THE TRUTH
NOT THE COLOR
NOT THE SHAPE
NOT THE SIZE
NOT THE CLASS
NOT WHO SOMEONE SLEEPS WITH
NOT THE JOB
NOT THE MONEY
NOT THE BIG TOYS
NOT THE SUCCESS
NOT BY OLD SCHOOL WAYS
NOT BY SOCIETY’S LIES
ONLY THE TRUTH
WHAT YOU WANT, WE WANT
PRACTICE THIS AND
YOU WILL BE…COLOR BLIND

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FACING YOURSELF
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TO LOOK AT SOMETHING
TO NOTICE SOMETHING
TO BE AWARE OF SOMETHING
TO LEARN SOMETHING

TO CHANGE SOMETHING
TO BECOME SOMETHING
TO WANT SOMETHING
TO BE HONEST ABOUT SOMETHING
IS PART OF FACING SOMETHING

THE BEST THING I EVER FACED WAS MYSELF...
THE BEST THING YOU CAN EVER FACE IS YOURSELF

WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT
WHAT YOU BELIEVE
WHAT YOU FEAR
WHAT YOU JUDGE

YOUR VIEWS
YOUR INSECURITIES
YOUR PATTERNS

THE MISTAKES YOU’VE MADE
THE EXPECTATIONS YOU HAVE
THE SECRETES YOU KEEP
THE PERSONAL DEMONS YOU LIVE WITH

ALL THESE THINGS KEEP YOU IN THE FEARZONE
AND KEEP YOU OUT OF THE FREEZONE

THE AMAZING THING IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS WANT TO MATTER
WANT IS THE KEY WORD
IF YOU WANT
YOU HAVE THE DESIRE
THAT GIVES YOU THE UNLIMITED POWER AND MOTIVATION

TO DECIDE
TO MAKE A DECISION
TO MAKE A COMMITMENT
TO TAKE ACTION
TO JUMP OVER THE INVISIBLE LINE
TO START THE PROCESS

IT’S LIKE CLEANING YOUR HOME
YOU CAN MAKE A LIST
YOU CAN SPEAK TO A THERAPIST
YOU CAN TALK TO A FRIEND YOU ADMIRE AND TRUST
BUT DO YOUR CLEANING
GET RID OF THE DIRT
SO YOU CAN BE CLEAN AND CLEAR

CLEAR TO GET A NEW VIEW
THE TRUE VIEW
THE I MATTER VIEW
THE VIEW THAT GIVES YOU FREEDOM
THAT WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO THE FREEZONE

EVERYONE HAS CLEANING TO DO
IT’S CALLED BEING HUMAN

IT MAY SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL
IT MAY BE SCARY TO YOU
BUT IT IS SO WORTH IT
YOUR VIEWS WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
YOUR OUTLOOK WILL CHANGE FOR THE BEST
YOU WILL BUILD THE MOST AMAZING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF
YOU’LL HAVE FREEDOM
YOU WILL LIVE IN THE FREEZONE
WHEN YOU OPEN UP AND START…FACING YOURSELF

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CHILDHOOD
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MY CHILDHOOD
YOUR CHILDHOOD
EVERYONE’S CHILDHOOD

BEING A CHILD
IS LIKE BEING A DRY SPONGE
YOU SOAK EVERYTHING UP
THE GOOD
THE BAD
THE TRUTH
THE LIES

YOUNG MINDS
ARE IMMATURE MINDS
IMMATURE MINDS
LIKE A BLANK COMPUTER CHIP
ARE WAITING TO BE PROGRAMMED…
CHILDHOOD IS THE PROGRAMMING CENTER

THE ENVIRONMENT-
HOW WE LIVED
THE PEOPLE-
WHO WE LIVED WITH
THE EXPERIENCES-
WHAT WE WENT THROUGH…
WERE THE PROGRAMMERS

AS CHILDREN WE WERE PROGRAMMED
WE NEEDED SOMETHING TO BELIEVE
SO WE DID
THERE WAS NO CHOICE
LIKE AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER
IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER
WE TOOK A HARD HIT

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMEONE ELSE
OR IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN OUR YOUNG, IMMATURE PERCEPTION
BUT WE DOWNLOADED THE WRONG INFORMATION
WE TOOK EVERYTHING PERSONAL

EVERY WORD WE HEARD
EVERY TONE WE FELT
EVERY ACTION WE SAW
PROGRAMMED A BELIEF IN OUR MIND
THAT GAVE BIRTH TO FEELINGS WE HAD
WHAT WE THOUGHT AND FELT
WAS WHO AND WHAT WE BECAME

ONCE THE PROGRAM WAS ENTERED
WE LIVED WITH IT
NOT KNOWING ANY BETTER
WE WERE KIDS
THAT’S TO BE EXPECTED
THAT’S UNDERSTANDABLE
BUT, NOW WE’RE ADULTS
WITH MATURE MINDS
AND SOME LEVEL OF AWARENESS
WE HAVE THE POWER OF CHOICE
IT’S TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENT
CHOICE OF LIVING AND THINKING

PLACING BLAME IS USELESS
WHAT’S DONE IS DONE
YOU CAN’T CHANGE THE PAST
WHAT’S IMPORTANT NOW, IS NOW

TO UNDERSTAND THE PAST
BE UNDERSTANDING TO IT
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
PATTERNS ARE REPEATED
EVERYONE IS AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER
EVERYONE HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED
THEY DIDN’T MEAN TO BE CRUEL
SOMEBODY HURT THEM TOO

LET GO OF THE RESENTMENTS AND ANGER
AND OPEN THE DOOR TO THE FREEZONE

BE LIKE A BLANK COMPUTER CHIP AGAIN
PROVE YOU REALLY MATTER
AND UNLEARN WHAT YOU LEARNED
MAKE A DECISION TO REPROGRAM YOUR MATURE MIND
IT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS AN ADULT
TO SAVE THE GOOD AND DELETE THE BAD
YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, TRUST IT

PRACTICE LIKE A SPORT
OR LIKE A NEW SUBJECT IN SCHOOL
YOU CAN DO IT, IF YOU WANT TO
DO YOU MATTER
YES, YOU MOST CERTAINLY DO!

YOU WANT TO BUILD YOUR SELF ESTEEM
DO ESTEEMABLE THINGS
THINK ESTEEMABLE THOUGHTS
ACT LIKE YOU MATTER
THINK LIKE YOU MATTER

TREAT YOURSELF LIKE YOU MATTER…
AND YOU WILL LIVE LIKE YOU MATTER
THAT’S SIMPLE CAUSE AND EFFECT

START SLOW, CHANGE LITTLE THINGS
BE NICE TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS
TEST IT OUT, GET YOUR PROOF
MATTERING WORKS WONDERS
DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING
THINK THE NEXT RIGHT THOUGHT
AND YOU WILL LIVE IN THE FREEZONE
NOT YOUR …CHILDHOOD

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