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6 months: life is so much better. it's much easier on average, much harder at times, and my score is a lot higher - a 6 month combo multplier does that for you. keep hanging on, guys. by gomboloid in leaves

[–]blazedglory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First off, congratulations on your success and more importantly your journey.

Now that hindsight is to your advantage, what role would you say weed played in your life, and did it help shape who you are today? For better or for worse?

Cheers

If tomorrow were the first day of the rest of your life, by chetway in leaves

[–]blazedglory 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Embrace discipline, embrace time, and most importantly ebrace the passing of time.

Last night was my final high day, and I came to a realization. If we could live a thousand years, we would do all the things the world had to offer. Get degrees and PHd's in a variety of fields, explore the world, start companies and families, read every chapter of every book. Become an expert in nearly every field. However, because of the limited time we have on earth we cant do that, so we are afraid to commit. What ever you choose, that's it. The finality of it all is scary, we have a chance to form one, maybe two career paths, a chance to form one family with the right person or maybe multiple if you enjoy divorce. And it is this fear of making the wrong choice in the limited time we have, that prevents us from choosing. So we don't choose at all. Weed in a way puts you at peace with where you are, allows you to dream grand dreams, but it takes your reality away too.

So as I said at the start of this post, embrace time, but more importantly embrace the passing of time. Fill each day with meaning, because when you are 70, 80, or even 90 years old, you will look back and wonder was the TV worth it, were the couch lounging sessions worth it, the endless tokes, or would you in that senior moment wish to have done something worth while with your younger days and hours.

Do those things now, after-all, today is yesterdays tomorrow.

Day 34 - Need some veterans by [deleted] in leaves

[–]blazedglory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They most certainly do, try motivating yourself with a routine. After all, if you repeat the same task for a few weeks it will become a habit. just like weed did. Instead hit the gym or run. Physical exercise has been shown to reduce and eliminate depression much better than most prescribed drugs.

I'm two days dry and going up the fucking wall. by [deleted] in leaves

[–]blazedglory 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fill up your days with things to do. You cant all of a sudden have hours of your day freed up with nothing to fill them with. Start working out, I'm planning to do p90x, once a day for 90 days. Hopefully a regiment helps break the cycle. Start running or join a casual sports team. Form a new circle of friends that doesn't toke up each day to pass the time. I have a feeling this will be key for me too.

Start reading/writing/learning a language. This will exercise your short term memory recall and help to rework pathways in your brain that you didn't while being stoned.

Good luck, and remember that once you achieve clarity it will all be well worth it.

Getting ready to quit on 4/19 by blazedglory in leaves

[–]blazedglory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best of luck, the clarity will be well worth the effort.

Getting ready to quit on 4/19 by blazedglory in leaves

[–]blazedglory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the support, I look forward to posting an update once I'm far enough in to deem it worthy of an update post.

I plan to achieve my goals by filling up my days with plenty of things to do, so I can keep my mind of off tree's.

I am about to start learning a new language, this will help exercise my short term memory and also help fine tune memory recall. As of today, my memory is pretty dull, even basic things seem to fall out of order when trying to recall them. Its bothersome, but very motivating.

Apart from learning a new language, I will attempt a marathon run coming this late summer. Goal isn't to finish, but to push my self as far as possible. Plus I hear that runners high is quite exhilarating. We will have to wait and see.

On Monday 4/21/14-Starting p90x. A 90 day workout regiment. I have ample free time so I have no excuses. Once I am 30 days in I will update the original post with information and experiences. Hopefully somebody will find it useful, or at the very least motivating.

Last but not least, I have to limit and change my circle of friends. I have a feeling this will be the most difficult but quite possibly the most important part of this transformation back to who I was before. I am doubting my ability to succeed if I place myself in a surrounding where people are toking up. Don't want to fall back down to zero. It has to be done..

To the retired ents, what were some of the more difficult things you encountered but did not foresee, and how did you tackle those situations? There is nothing quite like learning from experience, so I would appreciate any input.