"[[Alcoholics Anonymous]], meanwhile, urges its adherents to memorise **the acronym ‘halt’, for ‘never too hungry, never too angry, never too lonely, never too tired’, as a caution against the minor, everyday factors that can lead to dark moods**, and thence to full-blown relapse. "‘**Life is a train of moods like a string of beads**,’ wrote [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], ‘**and as we pass through them they prove to be many coloured lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus**.’ "The implications of all this, if you think too hard about it, grow dizzying: **how many wars have been started, rather than averted at the last minute, because someone was underslept?** How many marriage proposals accepted because it was sunny, or because the view from the observation deck was so dramatic? How many momentous decisions taken, how many life-courses altered, for want of a tuna sandwich?" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[bad-habits]], [[self-control]], [[emotions]], [[addiction]], [[alcohol]], [[character]], [[self-reflection]], [[mindfulness]], **Source** -- [[20241114100017 - B - Help!]]