Have you ever been sucked into a situation only to find yourself, days, weeks or months later, out of it and in a completely different state of mind? If so, did you stop and ask, what the heck was I thinking (perhaps with a cruder vernacular)? It is as if you were zombiefied, turned into someone or something other than you. Have you ever wondered why this happens?

I am a proponent of the notion that we always get what we want. But, not always do we want what we get. As stated in previous blogs, we are addicted to certain things and situations, this is part of our journey as a human (to overcome and understand why). When that raw instinct to acquire kicks in, that pure drive to posses, a mechanism takes hold of you and lives through you. The balance I find (and this is speaking solely for the core root of the issue) is in knowing. When I know that I am not that drive, that the addictive drive is only a process within, I know I am in control. Knowing this is powerful and allows for me to remain in power (of myself that is). No longer am I the slave of my emotions and no longer can others manipulate me through manipulating me through my emotions.