Then I imagined a black cloud rises up out of it and gathering above it. I inhaled this cloud as deeply as I could and held my breath for a few seconds as I witnessed it being consumed and transformed in the warm light of my heart. When I exhaled the light, I, myself, became lighter. A weight lifted off of me. The more I repeated this process, the lighter and freer I felt.
As I carefully examine my progress over the past year, the impact of daily meditation is profound. Its influence has seeped into every corner of my life.
I’ve been questioning the increasingly slippery slope of my use disorder and considering a path toward sobriety for years now.
I almost titled this post: Dominic’s Very Very Quite Dry and Incredibly Boring January – Part 1, but I thought that would sound whiny and complainy, so Dominic’s Very Dry January Part 1 it is.
Purveyors of Ponzi Schemes and other scams rely on FOMO to reel in the constant flow of new investors. These new investors don’t want to miss out. We see FOMO manifest in markets of all kinds. From stocks to commodities to real estate, misled investors chase illusory gains.