One's act of desire will never cease. It shouldn't and therefore you shouldn't hold yourself to the expecation that one day you will cease desiring harmful indulgences; it will only serve to stifle the natural abilities you posess to combat those harmful desires. Begin indulging... searching... reach out...
Skip rocks, skip down the street, dance like no one's watching, jump into your loved ones arms, sit in someone's lap, run your hands or a stick along a fence, scream "THANK YOU!" to the Heavens, tell a stranger how beautiful they are, hug your boss (or maybe not), smile to a frown, say "yes" with your body language, sleep in, stay up all night, build a fort, have a pajama party, listen to music, listen to a symphony, make a snow angel, splash in puddles, lie in the grass, go for walk, sip your favorite drink with your eyes closed, lie in a hammock, smell your grandmother's perfume, hug your pillow; scream into it, fall in love for a day, fall in love for the rest of your life, smell the rain, listen for the crash of the waves, walk barefoot and wiggle your toes, search for nostalgia, eat something you've never tasted before, drive to a place you've never been, explore.
Explore every area of yourself that you've forced dorment in fear. Fear of rejection, fear of reality, fear of what others may think, fear of the unknown. Dare to be you, dare to be uncomfortable, free yourself from fear. Pour light into each corner left in darkness. Decide for yourself whether or not you like brussel sprouts, Metal, red wine, cats, dogs, badgers, iPhones, email, Democrats, leather, high heels, being barefoot, the smell of gasoline, or broke and balding older men. Don't allow fear to make any choice.
Open your hands, arms and subsequently your heart follows.
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