Sobriety
A clear head is the strongest psychedelic
Alcohol is the only drug where people think you’re sick if you DON’T take it.
Say “I don’t drink” and the interrogation begins. Why? What happened? Not even on holidays? As if sobriety were a diagnosis. As if turning down poison needs a reason and saying yes doesn’t.
The one thing missing from my life is alcohol. It’s pure extract of evil. It dissolves the finest neurons and wipes your settings. It’s a one-way ticket: you get duller and never notice. You stop feeling life and stop sending a signal.
No alcohol, no cigarettes. Psychedelics, yes.
The strongest psychedelic is what they call clean living: a sober, reasonably disciplined way of life.
— Victor Pelevin
Kindness is like going sober: suddenly you notice the unkindness.