Everything successful needs help. I believe everyone can benefit from a mentor in their life. For the longest time, I took advice from those who were equally as screwed up as I was. Needless to say, the results were nil. In fact, I would seek others who would tell me what I wanted to hear. We call this the easier and softer way.If I wanted to know how to run a successful business, I would get the advice of an accomplished person in this area. When faced with the dilemma of addiction, I had to take the same approach. This was not about knowledge. A doctor could not relate to what I had been through. Even seeking help from a psychiatrist proved to be of no avail. Since my symptom was primarily drugs over alcohol, I needed to find a recovered addict.\n\nI tried to go through the process with a few whose primary symptom was alcohol and it proved to be insufficient. Somehow, in these instances, I ended up feelingeven more sorry for myself and misunderstood. After all, the spiritual malady is feeling different and apart from others. Therefore, I sought out the counsel of someone who had overcome addiction.\n\nThe second requirement was that they were recovered from the hopeless state of mind and body. Did Iwant what this person had? If their life was still dysfunctional, then I was sure to achieve the same results. After all, we can not transmit something that we do not have.\n\nI was also told to look into the eyes. They are the windows of the soul. If they had a light that danced intensely, thanit was clear proof of joy. Once I found this person, I was willing to do what they said based on the evidence that I could see in their life.\n\nThese are facts of my own experience. addiction, alcohol, getting, help, hope, hopeless, hopeshow, inspiration, journey, mentor, process, recovered, recovery