This week I had an epiphany. I had a transformation in my understanding of the world within. Peptides! I am an addict, and I can be choose my addiction. That’s fantastic!

Peptides! I’ve heard the word, I’ve heard it used, I’ve heard Dr. Joe Dispenza talk about them on countless occasions, but it never really landed.

Last week I was introducing my son to Star Wars, have you ever seen it? I mean really paid attention? There is so much to unpack here. Mark J says Star Wars is a documentary. After reading Haanel, one might wonder if that is who Master Yoda’s wisdom is modeled after.

There is of course the hero’s journey, and the thought patterns that lead to the dark side, the symbolism of the light saber, and most obviously the force. It really is all there – I could go on and on. But what really struck me is the midichlorians. If you are not familiar with Star Wars, midichlorians are microscopic organisms within a Jedi’s blood, that they can test to ascertain the potential strength of the force within. This might be a reach, but it sounds a bit like peptides!

Ok, I’ve geeked out enough on science fiction, but it just coincidentally happened that I watched the episode with my son where midichlorians are explained, and the next day on the Master Key call we are given a video that explains peptides! I felt like Obewan, AKA Dr. Joe Dispenza was telling me I have Jedi Knight power to influence my life, because my blood is full of midichlorians, uh, I mean peptides!

All goofing aside, it really was an epiphany. The explanation of how peptides work and how they are a result of our conscious mind programming them to encode the world within and harness the power of addiction to influence the subconscious to create opportunities to feed the addiction. Holy S%#! Our chemical factory, hypothalamus, can produce whatever peptides we want? We can choose our addiction! Now that’s a Jedi mind trick!

It certainly changes the way I look at addiction. And it changes how I look at the circumstances of my life. It has brought me into a level of awareness, of keen observation, that I have never before experienced. I think this is the Master Key for me. Addiction is beautiful, and I am an addict.

What’s going to blow my mind next week?