edge

On the edge of 1 year and the brink of another.

A friend recently quit smoking weed & I asked them to write about it for y'all - ideal timing for this season of resolutions & detoxing.

“I've smoked, on average, two or three joints a day for the last 15 years. I never saw it as a negative thing - I really enjoy smoking & I certainly didn't let it overtake my life. But I was increasingly conscious that it was time for a change - deep down I was looking for a good reason. I was never your archetypal pot head - I have a very busy social life, I play lots of sports & have always worked very hard in high pressure jobs (management consulting & latterly set up a my own business), but it was a psychological crutch for me - it was my delineation between work & play. I needed a catalyst to make me stop because I feared that there would be a void in my life & that without smoking I wouldn't be able to relax or get to sleep - it was so entrenched in my everyday thinking. Now I've done it, I've de-mystified it and I'm loving it: actually it's much easier to relax without a dependency; much easier to handle stress; my mind is much sharper - my logic flow is much clearer; I sleep much deeper (which really surprised me) - & have much deeper dreams. I really feel as though I've regained control of my life - I'm considerably more likely to reach my full potential now.Since quitting I've become addicted to all the benefits I mentioned above! I'm just getting clearer & clearer, cleaner & cleaner. I'm actually trying to put as much distance as I can between my smoking & me: I've done a juice fast & lots of saunas - I'm even contemplating having a colonic for the first time in my life! [note from Suki - hee hee] I won't say I'll never have a smoke again - but there's no way I'll ever spite myself in the way that I've done until now. I feel great."

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