Trading Ganj for the Garden

The great plant swap

I was chatting with a friend today. We were talking about weed/

A friend of his was having trouble kicking her habit.

It was Long. Engrained. Cultural. A crutch.

They spoke for a while and came to the conclusion she needed to find something bigger than herself.

Something to replace the hours of being baked with

It took her a while to work it out. Days in fact.

The suddenly it came to her. Flowers. A Garden.

Swapping coalescing with plant for another. Many plants.

211 days after their conversation, he got a letter in the mail with photos of the garden.

211 days without a joint.

What a gift.

If you’ve just arrived here, I dislike the saying, ‘everything in moderation.’

I prefer, ‘everything in optimisation.’

For many, a joint is a part of a potent life full of vitality. For others, they’re better without it. They’re both Optimisation. Rad.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Benny Wallington is a Vice Optimist who applies health Optimisation strategies to our vices. His specialty is working with booze and “drugs”.

He loves coaching legends ready to change and designing workshops for progressive companies who genuinely give a fuck about their people and the planet.

Contact him at bennywallington.com where he speaks about himself in the third person too.