The Thirst for Self-transcendence, Connection & Wholeness

     "In a lot of ways, for a lot of people including myself, the thirst of alcoholism is really about a thirst for something else - a thirst for a way of getting over yourself, or through yourself, or outside yourself; a thirst for some kind of connection and wholeness; a misguided effort to do that, certainly in my case.

     (Aldous) Huxley showed me a way to really break through the wall of cynicism ... And breaking through that cynicism, is really the first step towards cultivating some kind of compassion and connection." Don Lattin, author of "Distilled Spirits: Getting High, Then Sober, with a Famous Writer, a Forgotten Philosopher, and a Hopeless Drunk."

above from Mary Hynes' interview on CBC Radio's Tapestry:
http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2324922023

Fall by Kristiina Lehtonen   http://www.kristiinalehtonen.fi/index_en.php