Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Live Life. Love Life.


“Fear, y’know, will drive you to, at times, in desperation, will allow you to do incredible things in the name of survival. At times… I was just- everything had- y’know, just… I created an environment for myself and a way of living for myself that on the outside seemed incredibly gregarious and vivacious and I was just… I mean, I don’t have any- I don’t believe I have any chemical predisposition towards suppression, but… let’s just call it a- I was suffering from a spiritual malady, I suppose, for years. And I just indulged that and it was sweet. Cos at times, to be in pain, if it’s self perpetuated, at times, can be sweet. You can feel very alive when you’re in pain and I also know that from another perspective. Like when somebody who I love in my life has passed away, there is something incredibly… yeah internally vivacious about feeling pain or mourning. And even if it is as ego-centric or self indulgent as mourning for yourself or pitying for yourself and all that kinda stuff…
So I’m glad I’m out of that cycle of my life and, y’know… I’m very lucky.”

Colin Farrell on getting sober (in every sense of the word, he did SO much crap in his life)
And it’s a brilliant message, such a brilliant speech from him, I felt like sharing it.
That’s all I have to say.



Strangely enough, this image sprang to mind when regarding the subject of this post. By living and loving, I can fully remember how everything felt. On that beach, on that holiday, and with my family. And that is what life’s truly about. Never allow anything to alter the very senses that keep you alive.   
It’s always better to face the problems head on, rather than delving deeper into the ‘void’. Although pain can be satisfying, it also leads one down a terrible road… and unfortunately, the pain and suffering caused through intoxication and abuse of those substances is a road not many people return from.

So… stay healthy and beautiful, people xxxx

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