Let me give you a brief history. I didn't really start smoking weed till I was in my thirties. I've been sort of stressed all of my life and I just discovered the amazing power of weed recently. I sorta wished I had weed in college because those were some stressful years filled with worry and inner conflict. I tried smoking and drinking but it just didn't really change me. With weed, I enjoy movies so much better, I dress sooooooooo much cooler, I act more confident, I treat and pamper myself and buy shit for me. O yea, I fuck like a rock star now. My wife thinks I'm a porn star and gets jealous now when I get phone calls on my cell phone. Lately, I've been talking to myself about stopping weed or cutting down. I vividly remember these conversations with myself. It's like "Stop being so fucking crazy and worried about stuff, it's just weed. And, "Stop, you don't need anything, just live without that bad substance. It's very interesting. My hair has changed, my style of clothes a lot cooler, and I'm just a mellow guy. Over the years past, I would get very frustrated with my wife. I would throw stuff and start cussing and acting crazy. It got so bad that my wife wanted me to seek therapy because it scared her. I went to therapy and it sorta helped with me monitoring my inner self but it didn't really solve everything. Several years later, I haven't had any crazy episodes with cussing or throwing shit. Mind you, I grew up in a crazy house where my parents screamed all of the time and my dad and mom hit us and each other. Today: I get stressed, I take a few tokes and wow, I'm so chill and realize that 'shit happens' whether I stress over it or not. With weed, I can choose the latter. Hey, if you've read this far, thanks for reading.
Weed ain't about cool. And weed contains the essence of Love. If you're blazing, and not loving, as some people say, you need to GTFO.
I just recently discovered the wonders of weed and everything that you are talking about is so fucking true man. I am in college now and since I have started smoking I have had a major attitude shift. I feel just like a rock star. I do find myself dressing and looking better, feeling more confident when it comes to social scenes and women as well. You are right on the money... I am glad that someone else feels as good as I do! Props to you man.
This. Yes. Except, for me, I was starting to chill out a couple years before I started smoking. Then I started smoking, and now I'm just so mellow all the time. I can't even remember the last time I seriously stressed about something. Like you said, 'shit happens,' whether or not we let it get us excited, upset us, confuse us, etc....so I just don't. I live in the now, realize it doesn't really matter in the long run, and move on. If it's something I need to take care of, I'm gonna have to take care of it whether it's a bullshit situation or not, so I just do and don't let it get to me.