All journeys have their starts and stops. You have to take a rest now and then, fill the water bottles. Eat. Sleep a little. Even dream a little to get those nourishing REMs. REM sleep is to the brain what M&M’s are to the person craving sugar, just the right sort of nutrient to...
Pieces of Nic
Pieces from the book Conversations with Nic.
starts and stops
I never realized that I was addicted to nicotine. One of the only ways that I could get past the difficult beginning of quitting was observing. They say the observer changes what is observed so I’m willing to take full responsibility for myself. Especially under these circumstances. I did the journey. I found some...
the start of a new journey
Quitting smoking isn’t entirely about a journey through the land of withdrawal as I had initially thought. Sure you get further away from the influence of Nic down the road. You also get to see who you are along the way. It’s easy to hang your focus up on the wrong nail. Writing about...
from Hungry ghosts
In dealing with Nic it seems like you must convert your humanity into a piece of taffy and stretch the “I” to its limits. Whatever is absurd or tidal will pull on you when you’re trying to pull away from him. Nic sounds like an evil SOB. Sometimes that’s my intent. But there...