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when I was working in sales they taught us some techniques on morning rituals and things we can do to kickstart our day. first of all the first 90 minutes of your day will determine how the rest of your day will go, so it is vital that you get as good a start to your day as possible. some of the things that stuck with me and i find really important for me too have a great day are: Eat a good breakfast (it can be fast and easy). Gratitude shower (repeat over & over 5 things you're grateful for) Self Talk/ Self affirmation 20+ minutes basic exercise/weight training Listen to your body clock. Do creative work when it feels best. Set an alarm to wake up and an alarm to go to sleep. Disengage: Zero notifications from apps and phones at night. (dont involve yourself with media for the first 90 mins at least!) Develop a morning routine that works on weekends, too. Track your habits to better understand yourself & get into a routine of having good habits

Dude! I can totally relate to this. crazy, my mum was the same, the drinking, the smoking, her manipulative and negative ways of dealing with things. a lot of the stuff you said in there sounded VERY like my mum. ( I Read it all) man I had this problem with her from when I was really young and it actually got to the stage where her new husband (who she also married after one date lol) was beating her up on a daily, and she continued to stay with the guy, totally ignoring all her families advise and putting us all through court cases and stuff to get the guy deported back to his own country, only for her to turn around at the last minute and say he never touched her.. ever! Eventually, I got sick of repeating myself and most of here family did too. She now has ELEVEN kids, and one on the way and I no longer visit or speak to her - she has burnt a lot of her bridges. I get to see all my other brothers and sisters at weekend or holidays when we visit each other, and the odd occasion i do see my mother, we can actually have a fairly decent mature conversation while I'm there just because we barely see each other now and would be weird if we where to argue on the odd occasion that i do see her. If you've seriously tried everything and can't think of anything else.. cut her off! I did, and I now stay with my dad in a better area, living a better lifestyle with a much healthier mindstate and much more hope towards my future. Sometimes you just need to let go man - but believe me it'll be for the better! Stay strong brother & good luck, SWJR420

The most well known stereotype that stoners deal with is that we’re lazy. We smoke too much bud to do anything but sit around and stare off in to space. Fortunately for us, that’s not the truth anymore. Potheads have worked very hard in order to negate that stereotype and we have done a very good job of it. Stoners have managed to infiltrate almost every career path, from retail to engineering. Stoners work far harder than anyone at excelling because the bar has been set so high. No pun intended. The first step to being a productive pothead is knowing how to handle yourself when you’re sober and when you’re stoned. Being able to function in both states of mind is key, although there are some people who are only able to function extremely well when they are high. You should be able to tell when you’ve smoked enough, whether or not you can handle being high at work, and if being stoned while on the job is safe for you and your coworkers. By knowing your limits and exhibiting self control, one can smoke and hold at job, while sometimes even excelling. It goes back to the very popular saying “If you’re lazy when you smoke weed, you were lazy before you smoked”. Marijuana is a privilege. The plant should be used to make life better, rather than to hinder it. If you can’t smoke and be productive, then you really shouldn’t be smoking. Self control is extremely important, just as important as debunking the lazy stoner” stereotype. We are not lazy and it sure is offensive to be called as such. I love Actualized.org & I have learned a lot from what Leo has to say, however he's one of the last people I would take advise from when it comes to weed. There are some stoners that work harder than any of the people around them, smokers and non smokers alike. Proving that we are productive and motivated will only further marijuana acceptance. main point is, keep your balance at all times & learn how to function straight or sober. SWJR420