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This week – Alcohol.

Alcohol has been part of human lives for millenia. It’s almost as old as we are. It’s our relaxant, our social supporter, and our reward all in one. But, it’s not all play. Alcohol has a darker side and many lives have been ruined by it. This week SuperMind Saturday takes a look at the substance.

1. The vast majority of us like a drink. It quells our stress and boosts our feel good levels. But, the amount we drink to achieve this has been going up year upon year with more people than ever drinking more than ever. Why do we need alcohol so much as our go-to solution to life and will that ever change?
2. Alcohol used to be consigned to pubs at certain times of the day and for special occasions like weddings and Christmas. Then along came supermarkets open all day and longer opening times for bars. Alcohol is now on tap permanently. Because it’s now available all the time, have we got too used to alcohol as a norm and what is that creating?
3. Alcohol acts as a short term answer. Feeling low or unhappy or any despondency about life we often choose to reach for a good drink to ease our mood even though it will never solve the reason we needed it in the first place. Why do we choose to mask our issues like this so we never deal with them?
4. Alcohol will probably never be banned. Or unlikely to be seriously limited in what we buy or consume. Let’s say it was though. Let’s say it was phased out. What would us people of planet Earth use to feel the same way (something legal and not dangerous)? Could we find a new source of calming pleasure that’s less addicitve?
5. International footballer, George Best, famously said, ‘In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol – it was the worst 20 minutes of my life’. He died in his 50’s from the effects of alcohol. Should we just accept that this is what happens to some people, that’s it’s the price to pay for overindulging in such fun? After all it’s a major pastime for most of us.

Ok SuperMinds there you have it. I could ask many more questions about alcohol. It’s THAT popular as a topic.

And that wraps up another SuperMind Saturday. Thank you for being here for the SuperMind time. Keep thinking about these through the week to open up more of your mind and its potential. Consider more, generate ideas more, think on bigger possibilities more, activate your connection to your personal higher mind. Employ your SuperMInd and Super Think!

See you next time for more super thinking.

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