Tag SelfControl

Desire and Dopamine Addiction

Desire was never designed to be hijacked, but it has become the order of the day in this dispensation. What used to move us toward meaningful goals now gets redirected toward instant stimulation.

The Dangerous Exception

If you’ve ever been in the position to choose discipline over a desire or a temptation, you know that the bait most used is to try ‘just this once.’ This phrase as harmless as it appears seduces the mind into believing that a single exception won’t matter...

Burning with Desire

Burning With Desire

Desire hides inside us, pulling strings we do not always see. Sometimes they are gentle desires, and other times they almost seem uncontrollable. We eat because hunger calls. We seek affection because intimacy calls. We work, we hustle, we dream,…