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CURIOSITY SAVED THE CAT

CURIOSITY SAVED THE CAT

30 Nov 2022

The biggest step you will ever make in the alcohol-free living journey is the first step – the step fuelled by the intention of sober curiosity.

There’s a saying that ‘curiosity killed the cat’. Essentially, it’s telling you be wary of being curious. If you are curious, it could cost you your life. It’s saying, keep in line and don’t ask too many questions. It’s one of those sayings that was passed down to me as a child, even though I’m not sure where I heard it. But this belief was hanging around somewhere in my subconscious mind. It is an incredibly powerful belief and one that I had carried around with me all my life.

One of the changes I made was to get rid of my limiting beliefs and this one had to go. I prefer now ‘curiosity saved the cat’ – that way you get to question things with a more open mind without the fear of death or something bad hanging over you.

Put very simply, I got curious about booze.

The Zen teaching on the ‘Power of Intention’ says that our entire life arises out of the spirit of intention. From intention springs the deed. From deeds spring the habits. From the habits grow the character. From the character develops the destiny. So, what we intend to do shapes who we are. Getting curious will change your life.

My book Walking Back To Happiness The Secret To Alcohol-free Living & Well-being shows you how I got curious about alcohol and how you can to. Here are some steps you can take.

STEP 1 – WHAT ARE YOUR EXISTING BELIEFS ABOUT ALCOHOL?

Create a table with two columns. In column one, write down your existing beliefs about alcohol. For example, they may all be positive: it’s fun; the amount I drink won’t hurt me; it helps me sleep; it helps me relax.

STEP 2 – GET CURIOUS

Get curious about alcohol. Read as much alcohol ‘Quit Lit’ as possible and see both sides of the argument. Find out what others are saying. Don’t believe that the drinks industry, which spends billions annually promoting the ‘benefits’ of alcohol, is telling you the truth! Start seeing alcohol for what it really is. Alcohol Change UK has some great facts and figures and is a great start point.

Return to the table you created in STEP 1 and write down in column two your beliefs about alcohol now you have become curious.

Is it time to change your beliefs about alcohol? Only you can make this decision.

ARE YOU SOBER CURIOUS?

December is the month when drinking becomes ‘completely’ normalised. It’s okay to drink to excess, let your hair down, celebrate… You’re expected to go out and drink with your clients, go to boozy lunches, invite friends around, or go around to them, for drinks. Alcohol is all around us all the time, we are doused in its marketing. But in December, if we’re not careful, we could get submerged.

If you are thinking of taking a break from alcohol in December and January – then why not book a coaching Discovery Call with me. Book a Coaching Discovery Call https://calendly.com/9kmby9am/30minchemistrysession

© Copyright Nigel Jones 2022. The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved.

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