When I was a kid, I was warned of the evils of pot.
And yet, I always thought that these warning were a bit hollow. Turns out, my parents enjoyed recreational marijuana from the time they were in college until the present. Once I was a senior in highschool, I was starting to get the talks about what it was going to be like out on my own at college. And that’s when my parents suggested that I wait until I was 21 before using recreational marijuana. This was far from the forbidden pot that I had heard about all my life. Well, I ended up making it into my lat 30’s before ever taking a chance on recreational marijuana. Believe it our not, I have my parents to thank for it. They were really concerned with the way I was taking care of myself. It was all work for me. I didn’t even have time for meaningful relationships. All I wanted to do was achieve. They kindly suggested that I see a holistic therapist they knew. That’s just what I did and that’s how I learned just what cannabis products could do for me. It was actually one of the first things the therapist suggested. I hadn’t been inside a legal weed store before and found that it was actually quite an appealing place to be. The folks there were so compassionate and knowledgeable that I felt right at home. But it was the benefits of the cannabis that has made all the difference. I’m now setting boundaries at work as well as paying attention to my needs first. I still want to do well at work but I now know that burning myself out isn’t going to help.