I don't want to be responsible for me! Stage Two Polarity

As we evolve through our life we experience different stages of our healing process. In his book “The Twelve Stages of Healing,” Dr. Donald Epstein describes and classifies the stages he's observed by working with thousands of practice members. Most people experience life through one of two stages. Stage one is called “suffering” and Stage two is called “polarity." The following is a song I've written about the stage and state of mind that Epstein describes as polarity.

I've got this great new doctor, he's going to fix me up and take away all the pain. He can cure me, he's so wonderful and I don't got to be responsible for me.

I've got this great new girlfriend, she going to make me feel so good about myself. She's so pretty and wonderful and I don't got to be responsible for me.

I've got this great new religion; it's going to save me and keep me from going to hell. The promise is so wonderful and I don't got to be responsible for me.

I've got to find a new doctor, the pain is back and I'm feeling it all over again. I've got to get a new girlfriend, cause she turned out to be nothing but more of the same. I've got to find a new religion; the one I've got is not fitting into my plans…

'Cause I don't want to be responsible for me.

Unlike the suffering stage, where we feel helpless and hopeless, in stage two “polarity,” we have gained some power. However the power of our state of mind is placed out side of us and eventually fails us. Never the less it is a step toward the realization that we are responsible for our state of wellness and can take our power back. (Stages three and four)