# temptation Feeling tempted is normal. [[notice impermanence]]. [[this is the dying step]]. Avoiding tempation just requires being okay sitting there. [[stillness]]. [[see where discomfort leads]] [[there is something sweet in this]] ## Examples of coping with temptation - Ellie's parents bring delicious food, its late and I'm trying to avoid certain foods, I avoid it. - - ## What to do when tempted? - [[turn towards]] - remember [[patience is a super power]] - [[I can do hard things]] and [[life is easy if you do the hard things]] - remember [[help is near by]] - [[start here]] ## Related - [[my demons]] (lead us not to temptation) - food - drugs - people - sleep - numbing - [[patience is a super power]] - [[let food come to me]] - [[should I trade tomorrow for today]]