PROBLEM SOLVED

If I do whatever feels good in the moment,

Adding positives that gratify the instant,

It calculates: what feels good PLUS what feels good PLUS what feels good

EQUALS hangovers and mania.

If I avoid what causes hangovers and mania,

Omitting negatives that didn’t work the first time,

It calculates: what causes bad MINUS what causes bad MINUS what causes bad

EQUALS a void life. (I avoided living.) What have I got left?

I am trying to sit still a minute, and figure out my desired outcome,

Then build an equation backwards –

THIS may not feel good, or THAT may cause pain,

But it calculates: PLUS this and MINUS that and MULTIPLY the other

EQUALS the sum at which I hope to arrive.  Right?

What adds up for you? I advise:

Don’t waste your time with digits that do nothing for the final answer.

Find real numbers that are true for you and add only that every day.

I think that will solve the problem. I’ll keep you posted.