“Yeah, I have a problem with the absolutism of that. “I’m an alcoholic, I’ll never be cured.” I said, “Wait a minute, there’s something called willpower.” I don’t buy into the higher-power thing. The closest thing I have to religion is music. I worship at the altar of Beethoven.” - Billy Joel in a NY Times interview published today
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I think it is willpower too- but more than that it is a matter of looking at reality. Replacing that which we 'think' we need, with something that is better. Booze, or drugs cost a lot of money, which for many, makes life hard. Any tranquility is short lived. Call overeating, "gluttony" and think about how it makes a person look.
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