I buy into that completely. Thousands of years of meditative practice is predicated on breathing. Which…honestly…is sortve what’s been bothering me. I don’t have any trouble with my lungs, but…idk. There’s something to it. Respiration is the pre-requisite for our lives.
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I think a good tell is when people cough a lot from smoking. They just haven't learned to how enjoy their blunt, by taking their time. We've all been there at some point. Some just never learn.
I haven't smoked in two months, but in general, I usually do it twice a week. It's been the case for probably a decade now. Yet, I've had zero issues with my lungs.
I think that’s my aim as of now. Just…get it under control a bit. Intention is the right word. I think often I get bored or I’m not moving with intention, so it’s easy to take a rip and sortve “run away”.
Makes me super introspective and I would be an *even more* arrogant prick without it. Which also may be a problem. Love the perspective it gives me when I need it. I just don’t know if I need it 6 times a day anymore lol
Yeah, I get what you mean. I felt at one point that I needed it to reflect and think through things. I realised I was just using it as an excuse to smoke more than I needed.
Now, it's more of a relaxing weekend thing, and I enjoy it so much more than I did before because it feels special. I actually look forward to it.
It's the same as coffee. I go to work in the esrly morning, walk my dog when I get back, workout, then have my coffee around 1030-11am when I'm chilling by the window. It's such a chill feeling, that I look forward to it each day.
The fine line between use and abuse! If I had a dollar for every time my father told me that “everything requires moderation”…
Love the idea of not feeling like I “need” anything exogenous. Entertainment, drugs, any instant dopaminergic stimulus.
Isn’t that what we all did as kids? Just raw-dogged life with nothing but a full sack of balls