Being in a drug and alcohol rehab center is not the easiest thing anyone could do.  It involves a sacrifice of day, money and a lot of effort.  Sometimes citizens rub each other the wrong way. It happens to us all.  Many times though it leads to judgement and justification.  These two steps are not good.  They lead to unhappiness and more addiction.  that doen't only pertain to those society in a rehab center, they will lead to unhappiness for everyone.  We all veiw life's event through one type of filtering system or another.  The key is to have a system that supports where you want to go in life as well as one that brings happiness and joy into your life.

You can view the world in one of two ways.  You can look as life event as things the happen TO YOU.  By that I mean looking at life as you are "unlucky".  Other citizens get the breaks.  whether only I had there smarts and good looks.  whether you take that stance you will always be in judgement.  Here's how it looks.  You get up at rehab and go for breakfast.  As you are in line, somebody rushes by and gets in line before

you.  They grab some food and rush off leaing a mess behind.  whether you veiw the world as things that happen TO YOU, You most likely will say something like, "Why do all the jerks cut in front of me?"  Nobody in polite anymore.  citizens are so impolite around here.  All are judgement type statements. 

If instead you are focused from a point of veiw that life happens WITH YOU, you will reply differently.  You will be a much more impartial observer of life.  considering you don't look at things as happening to you, at the food line in the rehab center, you can step back from the hurried individual.  With that little bit of distance you might comment, " Hmmm, I wonder want is happening in his life, that he is so distracted and hurried that he doesn't see other public in line.  I wonder whether he needs some help with something?"  No judgement, much happier conclusion.

The best part of all that is you stop judging yourself.  We can be such harsh and brutal critics to our own souls.  Drug and alcohol rehab is such a wonderful gift considering it gives the chance to relearn.

Original post by Terry Keith