- Hi, there, this is Nick from Skylight, and today I wanted to talk to you about addiction. I've struggled with addiction at different points in my life and trying to understand what's at the root of it, what's at the core of it, what am I running from? It's so important. And so I found this book, "The Power of Now." It has been incredibly helpful for me, so I wanted to share this passage with you. "Every addiction arises from an unconscious refusal to face and move through your own pain. Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain. Whatever the substance you are addicted to: alcohol, food, legal or illegal drugs, or a person, you are using something or somebody to cover up your pain. That is why after the initial euphoria has passed, there is so much unhappiness, so much pain in intimate relationships. They do not cause pain and unhappiness. They bring out the pain and unhappiness that is already in you. Every addiction does that. Every addiction reaches a point where it does not work for you anymore and then you feel pain more intensely than ever." So many of our addictions come from running from things from the past or scared of things of the future, and this book was so great at enlightening me to the idea of life is in the present moment. I don't need to be thinking about those things of the past. I don't need to be worrying about those things of the future. God has me, and God has you, and it's a process, but you can do it, I believe in you. Have a great day.