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A lever won’t work without a fulcrum.

The best fulcrum is composed of something solid, holds up well under pressure, has a non-slippery surface, and broad base that resists sinking into the surface it is placed upon.

Everyone Should Have One

               In the physical world a large block of hardwood is the fulcrum of choice.

These same characteristics are required to create a fulcrum of Purpose when one is confronted with a debilitating psychological mass that needs moving. The extreme density of the negative emotions created by addictive behavior is such a mass, and its resistance to change is most often too large a load for the average psyche.

This Purpose you create must be deep, broad, non-slippery, and hold up under the pressure that will be applied to it by people and circumstance.

Addictive behavior is slippery, it sinks into your psyche, and it reacts negatively to pressure.  Because of those characteristics, it is essential that the intention of being free from your addiction is only a byproduct of your purpose, not the purpose itself.

Your Purpose should be bigger than just wanting to be free from addiction, but a purpose that is as large as the rest of your life. The kind of Purpose that requires a full stop in the addiction cycle in order for it to be fulfilled, for that is the only kind that will work as a fulcrum on which you can place a lever strong enough to move the internal mass that throws a shadow across your world.

For some thoughts on Purpose, see the Purpose page: bottom link on the left

The third element needed for the functioning of the internal lever is force, or energy. Your normal sources of energy have been depleted by the

on-off nature of the addictive process, and you’ll need to find an ‘outside’ source of added energy if you seek success at moving the stone.

I’ll Need Help with This

This energy you’ll need; you won’t be able to buy it, or borrow it, steal it, or even rent it.

You can however, using the process of the Projected Word, locate, concentrate, and direct energy towards getting out from under the heavy shadow of the psychological mass of negativity.

The start of the Projected Word process involves establishing a location for the reception of psychic energy.

For a 5-minute period a day sit completely alone, without obvious distractions like, music, video, and telephone.

Speak quietly to yourself the word, “I”. Pause for approximately 10-secounds, (approx. 3 breaths), and then repeat the word, again quietly out loud, “I”.

Repeat this step for 5-minutes, daily for 5 days.

The word must be said out loud, not rushed, as if you are a homing beacon broadcasting a location from a boat lost out on the ocean.

(This statement establishes location in space)

 On day 6 add the word “am”, so that you are saying, quietly out loud, “I am”. Pause for approximately 10-secounds, (approx. 3 breaths), and then repeat the words again, “I am”.

Repeat this step for 5-minutes, daily for 5 days.

The words are said in a matter of fact manner, and as a complete sentence. Resist the temptation to add any descriptive words in your thoughts after the statement “I am”. (I am tired, I am fat, I am stupid, I am…anything)

(This statement establishes location in time)

 On day 11 add the word “ energetic”, so that you are saying, quietly out loud, “I am energetic”. Pause for approximately 10-secounds, (approx 3 breaths), and then repeat the words again, “I am energetic”.

Repeat this step for 5-minutes, daily for 5 days.

(This statement concentrates energy)

On day 16 add a second sentence after the first, speaking the words, “ I am forgiving, resilient, and free from negativity.” Pause for approximately 10-secounds, (approx. 3 breaths), and then repeat the two short sentences again, “I am energetic. I am forgiving, resilient, and free from negativity.”

Repeat this step for 5-minutes, daily for 5 days.

(This second statement directs energy)

If you have created a solid Purpose with a broad enough base, you can then use it to brace your lever. One end of the lever must be jammed under/into the mass that you are trying to move. The lever then lies across the fulcrum; its upper end will be where force is applied to shift the mass.

Remember, the mass you are trying to move out of your way is basically invisible, only existing inside you alone, as a psychological barrier composed of intertwined thoughts, feelings, impulses, and habits relating to your addiction.

The lever you use to move it will be made also of invisible  ‘stuff’, and perfect for the task for that reason. This lever is formed from Practice.

What is a Practice?

Anything that will take time to master, an activity or skill that one must work at regularly, with focus, in order to improve or maintain proficiency. It could come from one of these:

Musical instrument

Writing

Gardening

Dance

Cooking

Drawing and Painting

Photography

Martial Arts

A Field of Study

The best idea would be to pick something that has always interested you in some sense, find a teacher, and begin. The teacher can be a book, online, at a school or university, or a club.  It does not matter, how you are taught, or where.  What matters is why.

The Practice must include the intention to improve, to get better at your chosen activity.

It will be the interplay between of your intention to improve in your Practice with the psychological mass of your addiction that will allow your Practice to work as a lever.

See the common stages of Practice here: