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Remember Mindfulness \u2013 enjoy the moment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Opium is mentioned in Homer\u2019s Odyssey, in An interest in art, philosophy or literature feeds into View VIDEO on Facebook https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120 Follow on TikTok Videos at Tiktok.com\/@recoverydays Remember Mindfulness \u2013 enjoy the moment Openness to new ideas Opium is mentioned in Homer\u2019s Odyssey, inVergil\u2019s Aeneid, by Chaucer and by Shakespeare.Many poets and other artists have been addicted.The Club … Continue reading
Openness to new ideas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vergil\u2019s Aeneid, by Chaucer and by Shakespeare.
Many poets and other artists have been addicted.
The Club des Hashischins in nineteenth century
Paris embraced almost every literary figure of the
time: Victor Hugo, Zola, Dumas, Baudelaire and
Gautier were all members. Drugs and creativity
seem to go hand in hand. They must have been in
the mind of the great philosopher Friedrich
Nietzsche when he wrote: We all need some chaos in
our lives, to give birth to a dancing star. It was only
relatively recently however, that people began
using creativity in recovery from addiction.
Painting and poetry can help self-discovery,
expressing feelings and confidence. They can be a
new interest too. Am I open to ideas of creativity?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
our imagination and helps find answers that we
could not obtain from the scientific or pragmatic
world. It also helps us to keep an open mind.
Discovering new topics of interest is part of the joy
and excitement of recovery, for which I am grateful.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"