The following program
discusses sensitive issues
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related to addictive behavior.
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Parents are
cautioned that some material
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may be too candid
for younger children.
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Well, when I talk to a
group of kids like this,
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I think about a lot of times
that we look at addictions,
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chemical and non-chemical
as, you know, drugs, alcohol,
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workaholism, sex
stuff, all that kind of thing.
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But some of us start
with all of this dysfunction
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from the time we were little.
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And all of a
sudden something works.
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Whether it's our
anger, whether it's drinking,
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whether it's
whatever, but we learn
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really young
that we have to cope.
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And Cody talked about cutting
and all that kinds of stuff.
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And so I wanted to
say is that for some of us
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what kicks off
our pleasure centers,
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what kicks off or
highjack's us is our sadness,
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our abandonment
issues, and our anger.
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What I think is incredible is,
God is bigger than all of that.
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And recovery really
encompasses all of that
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and places like
Miracles Meadows looks at that.
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But if you don't
have a place to look,
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take it to God,
surrender to God.
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Say out loud as
I'm tired of being sad,
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I'm tired of being angry,
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I'm tired of
dealing with all this
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and let Him help
you. Join a group.
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You don't have to be like
this forever and with these kids
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I'm so proud that
they're not stuck in this stuff
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and that they will
find freedom and a life.
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See you next week.
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Always remember that God is
crazy about you and me, too.
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God bless.
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