Joyful Abandon

sweetddisposition asked: I know you smoke, so I was wondering if I could get your opinion. I smoked habitually for about a year and it had the same effects on me as it normally does for anyone else. Once I started really cracking down with my spiritual path however, the effects reversed. It made me anxious, paranoid, depressed, stressed, pretty much all the things I wanted to avoid. I was wondering if you knew why that would be the case? Can you smoke if you follow a spiritual path? Was it because I was attached to it a

If you don’t enjoy smoking anymore then why in the world are you doing it? If something makes you anxious, paranoid, and depressed then end that shit!

Who cares why? If you are habitually doing a drug for a year and suddenly don’t care for it then drop it. You will find much of what you once thought was one way to be another way entirely. The path will change you. 

Don’t cling to old habits when they turn toxic. And though it may not be fun, those are the exact signs of progress. Bad habits turning toxic and falling away. 

Namaste :)