A Natural High

During my earlier life I drank Alcohol. That’s the way life was. There were hotels on almost every street corner.
No one knew any different. An interesting aspect was the Hotel Bar was for men only.
We all know the bad side effects of feeling good following a false or unnatural procedure: don’t we!

The years have flown by and recently my brother passed away. I have been free of alcohol for many years yet at his “wake” while remembering the good times we had together as we grew up, I slowly consumed 2 schooners (large glasses) of really nice tasting beers.

When leaving the venue, it suddenly dawned on me that the alcohol I drank had no effect on my brain. I was feeling like how I always feel. Since pondering this I came to the following conclusions.

Alcohol was shutting down or deadening that part of my brain concerned with memory and or emotions. It falsely created a sense of feeling so good that I just had to have more.
Conversely, me being more left brained and now more easily adaptable to deep meditation, the doors of those parts of my brain opened naturally and negative emotions and anything not necessary for me to be happy in the present moment were dissolved.

I am on a permanent natural High which opens the door for healing and miracles as opposed to pain and suffering and possibly an early death.
The essence of Mother Nature is in everything only to be noticed. You only need to bring it to the forefront of living.
If you relax your body, close your eyes, notice your breath your journey inwards has commenced.

We notice Life experiences ; Can we notice the Real meaning of Life?

Alan.