Elevate

i've been smoking weed since i was 17. started off recreationally with friends but it became a personal habit. after college, i enjoyed smoking by myself, to relax. i started smoking before doing my everyday routines, and started always wanting to get high before doing those activities. i really believed it helped me many times too, helped me get "in my zone". i was a very functional smoker. i graduated college with two degrees and found great jobs whenever i wanted. a lot of my friends smoke, and i live in california where is is very accepted, so there was not many things holding me back from continuing this lifestyle. the last 5 years i got my medical marijuana card and the habit had become pretty much daily. sometimes i smoked before work. smoking during my lunch break. everyday i came home from work, it was almost a natural instinct to reach for my weed jar. like it became impossible to resist because i associated it with everything i did. earlier this year, i began to desire growth. i had a vision of my future self i wanted to be, and i saw it didnt include marijuana. i didnt want to rely on it anymore. i didnt want it to be the first thing my mind went to when i had a moment alone. the vision i had of myself , the better version of my self, the version i wanted to be, that guy didnt smoke weed anymore. so i knew, its time to cut down. i started cutting down to maybe 3 weekdays and 1 weekend each week, and slowly cut down from there. i thought i needed to ease myself into it. but the more i thought about personal development, the more i realized i dont even want to smoke, even if i physically craved it. i already jumped over the mental hurdle. i got a pair of scissors and cut my medical marijuana card up, so i can't buy it so easily anymore. i haven't smoked in a week and i'm feeling better already.

If you want to add yoga to your morning routine, it is generally recommended not to do it after you eat or on a full stomach. So in your case, it would be better to do yoga before breakfast.

Hello everybody, I'm in my early 30's and I've been opening myself up to more personal development this year. I will be using this thread as my journey journal. There are many things I want to work on, but I will need to -depending on the nature of the goal- take it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time, and one year at a time. Some goals I have in mind: -improve my nutrition and make a permanent change to my diet away from unhealthy foods. -understand happiness and work on my lifestyle in a way that will allow me to experience happiness more truly. I'm on day 50 of a gratitude journal. -Read 100 personal development/self help/autobiographical, etc books over the next 8 years. I realized I stopped learning new things after I graduated college, so I am committed to the intake of more high quality knowledge for an extended period, like my personal higher learning program. -learn more about healthy relationships and apply my learnings to cultivate a healthier, more happy relationship with my GF -overcome my 16 year addiction with cigarettes. Actually I have already quit, so this goal is more about my need to make sure i never pick up the habit ever again. -overcome my 10 year addiction with marijuana. -Deepen my understanding of meditation and my mind and consciousness. I started daily meditation by myself about two months ago and hope to meditate every day for an entire year. I also plan to participate in some group meditation classes and eventually attend a silent meditation retreat. -start an exercise habit. i'm already in decent shape but i want my health to be better, and discipline myself to adopt this healthier lifestyle. -master my psychology and emotions. work on my emotional responses, thought patterns, understanding of ego, mindfulness, self honesty -work on my daily/weekly/monthly routines to make sure i stay on track -alignment to my values More to come.