I know I cannot walk through a brick wall, and I’ve totally accepted this fact, so I don’t try. I don’t even resent the fact that I can’t do it. When I accept Step One as completely as this, I am easily abstinent. I am free. ~Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 1734-1736).

When is butting up against a brick wall a good idea?
When it’s a metaphor and you know it!
When you acknowledge the impossibility,
accept it and embrace it, knowing
you’re no more likely to beat your cravings down
as you are to demolish a brick wall with your head.
So use your head as a to break the addiction down
and leave your head for its best purpose.