Hi Anita & Peter,

Anita:

I was walking to work today and on the way I ended up behind someone smoking weed. The smell of it had my mouth watering and my mind screaming out for it, fortunately we didn’t share the path for too long and the thoughts died down. It was the fact that I wouldn’t care if I smoked some and that is exactly why I can’t.

I am not a religious person but can certainly now see the value in those words from the serenity prayer, thank you for your words of encouragement and support.

Peter:

Thank you also for your words of encouragement and support, the book you recommended is proving quite insightful. I have started using some affirmations from it and feel like I’m having an easier time letting negative emotion pass me by. There is another book I have gotten my hands on – Mindfulness: Finding peace in a frantic world – which is more focused on meditation, in fact it is an eight week course which I plan on working into the daily routine I am just establishing. Crazy how chaotic a life on weed is to say I thought I was “just chillin”. I plan on revisiting How to be an adult in a relationship after I’m comfortable with meditations, or maybe letting it play through while I sleep to absorb it into my subconscious. What do you think?

A question for the both of you if I may, do you practice meditation and mindfulness daily and if so, what was your experience when starting out?