Can you mix spirituality and spirits? (Drinking alcohol)

 I personally don't enjoy too much the articles that are phrased this way, but alas is the most human way to look for answers, asking if one can. So here it is, I have seen many people who are spiritual moving away from alcohol, some say the spirits literally make one lose oneself so much that "something" takes over, if you believe not only us humans, and the other animals who dwell the earth exist, but that there are aliens, nature spirits, beings of other realms and what not...This might sound worrisome, I personally witnessed a girl getting pretty damn weird when super drunk, some people seem almost possessed, that I have seen.

Is this what people talk about? Maybe, maybe we just repress SO many things, SO hard that when we get "loose" things just come up violently. Perhaps it is a combination of both things.

For me the alcohol drinking dilemma is more about a personal approach, as with most things, I had this big revelation a few years ago, I twisted my ankle badly and I got influenza, what a month that was... I was in a very unfulfilling relationship and my life wasn't anywhere near I wanted.

Having the time to think, since I couldn't walk ( our body is pretty damn good making us stop and calm down when we refuse to ), I came to realize I only drank as much, of this cheap, light beer I can't even look at now, because it made it "easier" for me to be with people, to socialize. I didn't even want to be with those people, I didn't want to stay up that late. From there I cut down my consumption greatly, I am saying I could drink 15 beers or more, that amount, yes.

Then time passed and things were...well, cool. I met someone, she drank a lot, something in me compelled me to drink as much, why? Now that I have had time to think about it... I couldn't get to connect to her, or for her to connect and open up to me without some drinks involved. It was more likely she'd be affectionate when in that state.

Yes, as you can see, my past with drinking was to make things BEARABLE, so that can't turn out good. 

After that ended, this year, I've had the chance and gift to be renewed, I literally got rid of many things, songs, images, ideas, language, I did a massive cleansing and cleaning and now I am retaking meditation and it's time for another round.

I like craft beer, I enjoy the taste and the texture some styles have, I appreciate the innovation. But the difference now is, that when I do decide to drink, it is because I want to enjoy an earthly pleasure, just as someone would enjoy a delicious slice of cake. 

But, I can now recognize when my auto-pilot program goes off "have another one, they are right there", so I stop, think, and ask myself "do I actually want another beer, or is this the force of habit?", most often it is the latter, so I had one beer yesterday and I tried one that mom had. That's it.

Why am I writing this down? Because,for me, when you reach a certain "degree" of awareness, you don't "need" more and more to be satisfied. I put my intention in my food, water, beer, whatever I ingest, I consume it mindfully (not staring at it four hours, that's a bit too much for me hehe) so that I completely absorb it.

That way I don't replace quality with quantity. I am now eating the right amount for me, at the right times, and whenever I feel like having a drink or eating something sweet (this is very rare), I just do it, if I feel my stomach going "I had enough,thanks",then I stop.

I remember when I used to log everything I ate and drank. Man that was tiring, it helped me to understand things, of course, but I think I've made my peace with food and drinks.

So, in short, can you be spiritual and drink? Damn right, you can be ANYTHING you want, if you choose not to, that's fantastic, if you choose to now and then have some beers or some wine, that's equally as fantastic.

Whatever is it that you believe in, if you do, does not judge us, we are the ones giving us a hard time. Let us be kind to ourselves and others, to our bodies, they do a lot to keep us alive.

Thanks for reading and hope this has shed some light on something. 

That was a delicious beer and a vegan burger I had the other day.