I'm more familiar with the marijuana culture than the coffee culture in terms of direct experience. I've never been drawn to stimulants as a lack of energy hasn't been a problem for me. However, I've witnessed a great deal of "coffee culture mentality" and would like to make some observations about it.
Recently I read a study that said that coffee drinkers are no more energetic than non-coffee drinkers. It stated that coffee drinkers are simply traying to prevent the effects of withdrawl by continuing to drink coffee regularly. Because coffee addiction is so common, it is not generally perceived as drug abuse. When the majority of people in a society use a drug, it becomes more of a sacrament than a problem. However, as a non-coffee-drinker, I am able to look at it from the outside without the subjective influence that comes from being addicted to a drug.
In marijuana culture (by the way, I no longer drink or use drugs of any kind, including caffeine) people turn the drug into an object of fetish. They get good feelings when they hear about it, and they tell themselves it doesn't cause any problems in their life because they feel they need it to feel good. Similarly, coffee users will talk a lot about how good it feels to just sit and drink their cup of coffee, how peaceful their relationship with coffee is. However, it appears that the "peace" they feel is actually the prevention of an addict's withdrawl. The relationship with a cup of coffee has been romanticized so that it's not seen as a problematic drug, but it's actually similar to someone injecting heroin to calm down after not having access to the drug for awhile. I haven't witnessed withdrawl amongst marijuana users that is nearly as powerful as coffee withdrawl.
Marijuana users like to joke about their use, laugh about getting high. Coffee drinkers like to make jokes like, "Don't talk to me until I've had my first cup!" Using humor in association with an addiction helps to enable the addiction. People will be less likely to challenge usage of something if it's considered funny.
I've noticed in my process of online dating that when there are lists such as "Things You Can't Live Without", coffee is often listed. This is a turn off to me because I don't want to date someone that's addicted to something. However, people probably often list coffee without any idea that they're being perceived as an addict. They know they love coffee...and the thought of not having it in their life induces anxiety...so of course they list it.
In most cases, people who are addicted to a stimulant have problems generating enough energy to get through their day. Often times they don't enjoy their work, and their coffee use is a way to get through the day by using a socially acceptable drug. I believe that by powering through your resistance, you may miss out on your body's message that you would be better off changing your life. In other words, if you need a drug to get through your workday, perhaps your body is telling you that this is not the work that fulfills your soul. People can change, but it takes effort. It takes little effort to take a stimulant, and thus so many people remain stuck and frustrated.
I believe that when our life is alligned with our true purpose, we naturally have enough energy to move us through our day. I feel that having energy is the natural result of living congruently. If you don't want to get out of bed to go to work in the morning, you could use cocaine, speed, nicotine or coffee...and many people do. But on the level of our deepest purpose, we are not here just to "get through the day" or "live for the weekend" or "look forward to vacations." If you are willing to listen to your inner voice, and change your life so that it is alligned with your highest guidance, you will feel better. However, if you continue to use stimulants you will suffocate the voice of spirit. You have to be courageous enough to drop your crutches if you wish for your inner guidance to be clear. It's challenging, but any great change towards personal evolution takes courage and commitment.
Drop your addictions. It may hurt for a little while, but in the long run you won't regret it.
Peace,
Chris
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Recently I read a study that said that coffee drinkers are no more energetic than non-coffee drinkers. It stated that coffee drinkers are simply traying to prevent the effects of withdrawl by continuing to drink coffee regularly. Because coffee addiction is so common, it is not generally perceived as drug abuse. When the majority of people in a society use a drug, it becomes more of a sacrament than a problem. However, as a non-coffee-drinker, I am able to look at it from the outside without the subjective influence that comes from being addicted to a drug.
In marijuana culture (by the way, I no longer drink or use drugs of any kind, including caffeine) people turn the drug into an object of fetish. They get good feelings when they hear about it, and they tell themselves it doesn't cause any problems in their life because they feel they need it to feel good. Similarly, coffee users will talk a lot about how good it feels to just sit and drink their cup of coffee, how peaceful their relationship with coffee is. However, it appears that the "peace" they feel is actually the prevention of an addict's withdrawl. The relationship with a cup of coffee has been romanticized so that it's not seen as a problematic drug, but it's actually similar to someone injecting heroin to calm down after not having access to the drug for awhile. I haven't witnessed withdrawl amongst marijuana users that is nearly as powerful as coffee withdrawl.
Marijuana users like to joke about their use, laugh about getting high. Coffee drinkers like to make jokes like, "Don't talk to me until I've had my first cup!" Using humor in association with an addiction helps to enable the addiction. People will be less likely to challenge usage of something if it's considered funny.
I've noticed in my process of online dating that when there are lists such as "Things You Can't Live Without", coffee is often listed. This is a turn off to me because I don't want to date someone that's addicted to something. However, people probably often list coffee without any idea that they're being perceived as an addict. They know they love coffee...and the thought of not having it in their life induces anxiety...so of course they list it.
In most cases, people who are addicted to a stimulant have problems generating enough energy to get through their day. Often times they don't enjoy their work, and their coffee use is a way to get through the day by using a socially acceptable drug. I believe that by powering through your resistance, you may miss out on your body's message that you would be better off changing your life. In other words, if you need a drug to get through your workday, perhaps your body is telling you that this is not the work that fulfills your soul. People can change, but it takes effort. It takes little effort to take a stimulant, and thus so many people remain stuck and frustrated.
I believe that when our life is alligned with our true purpose, we naturally have enough energy to move us through our day. I feel that having energy is the natural result of living congruently. If you don't want to get out of bed to go to work in the morning, you could use cocaine, speed, nicotine or coffee...and many people do. But on the level of our deepest purpose, we are not here just to "get through the day" or "live for the weekend" or "look forward to vacations." If you are willing to listen to your inner voice, and change your life so that it is alligned with your highest guidance, you will feel better. However, if you continue to use stimulants you will suffocate the voice of spirit. You have to be courageous enough to drop your crutches if you wish for your inner guidance to be clear. It's challenging, but any great change towards personal evolution takes courage and commitment.
Drop your addictions. It may hurt for a little while, but in the long run you won't regret it.
Peace,
Chris
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