Dis-ease

Yesterday I was thinking about the reality that each and every person on this planet has dis-ease. Even the one's we look at and think "not them" -- yes them. It's (usually fairly) easy to put on a brave face and functional front at work, church, family or social gatherings. But what about after hours, behind closed doors?

I am not saying that most of us are not pretty darn functional for the most part. However, most of us also have to work pretty hard at functioning at a level that the world around us demands.

If we weren't all afflicted with some dis-ease -- then maladies like substance dependence, alcohol use, cigarette smoking and over eating would not be such a pervasive part of the world around us. We are all trying to numb, escape, outrun, relieve or feed something inside us.

One more thing for this post, everyone I have ever talked with has wished they didn't have their particular disease. It also seems common for people to believe that their disease is "the worst" -- as if some afflictions are easier to manage than others. Not easier, just different.

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