The Herb Problem in Colorado

Today I am still thankful that marijuana is legal in Colorado despite the challenges it poses.

The only reason I fought for legal weed was my irritation with civil forfeiture laws.

I was disgusted when I heard of a little old lady losing her home because her grandson was found with a doobie.

I don't smoke.

I never have.

It's a good thing, too.

I'm highly allergic to hemp and cannabis.

I thought hemp was like wool - itchy!

Well....it turns out I'm allergic to wool, too.

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I decided that I wanted fresher herbs for my tea.

I want fresh organic mistletoe leaves.

I'd like fresher slippery elm bark and sheep sorrel too.

I think I bought the ingredients when a friend of mine came down with cancer in 2004.

He died within days.

I am having a hard time finding the ingredients locally, so I decided to conduct a Google search.

All I can find are recreational pot stores in my area!

Oh my goodness - there is more than one medicinal herb in this gosh-forsaken town!

Besides.....one doesn't have to take a substance classified as an illegal drug by the feds to have fun.

If you want an adventure, drink mugwort tea.

That stuff is better than acid.

Okay....don't do that.

It could kill you or give you vertigo.

The hallucinations are insane, though.

Take care of you and don't waste your life away doing drugs.

You'll miss too much.

Love ya lots,

S.

Stalker Proxy Phone Calls

What kind of songs do narcissistic stalkers sing? I imagine they sing songs like this. I am grateful now that I understand why the stalker has people call but wish they'd listen when I ask them not to call again. I probably should document this somewhere. My ex was talking to an old friend of mine from high school on a daily basis. She is his cousin. I had to quit talking to her when she'd ask me to plan parties and then refuse to give me the guest list saying that the attendees would only be me, her, my stalker Shannon, and my NPD mother-in-law. She wanted me to plan interventions. This happened with a baby shower. It also happened with a wedding. The in-laws put together a fake wedding trying to host an intervention to shame me and my ex into doing things for them (like quit school and give them my car). I had to cut this so-called friend off over that in 2004....

Time and Trauma

Today I am thankful for stories; they are often the easiest teaching tool. The other day I had an interesting conversation with a social worker. She complained that one of her patients was stuck at a certain year - let's say... 2008. This man talks about 2008 constantly. He shares photos of 2008 and letters of 2008. I asked her, what happened that year? Well, three members of his family died. His best friend died in front of his eyes. His spouse died. He lost his home. The man was wealthy. Sadly, the evil eye is real. Covetousness is real. The U.S. justice system enables abusive lawyers to swoop in and take control of the wealth of well-to-do elders. There were fights over his assets**. The lawyers threw him out of his numerous homes. The man was then homeless while everything went through probate and the relatives fought over the estate. His wealth ...

Visiting the Graveyard in my Hometown and Addressing Fears I'll Soon Join the Party

Today I am thankful for a laugh. It didn't start out funny. My aunt visits once a week to use the washer and dryer. My new dryer broke just a few days out of warranty so we dried her clothes outside. While standing outside, she took me aside an said "I don't want to alarm you, but....." then she got silent. I pointed at the shed. "Are you worried about all the stuff pulled out of the shed?", I asked. "Yes.", she replied. "That happens all the time!" She advised me to chain the door. I've done that. The thief just tears the roof off. It's easier just to keep crap in it I don't care about so the thief can rummage and take what he or she wants. Again, I was advised to consider moving, especially after finding a full gas can in the mess. My aunt is afraid my ex-husband is going to kill me. I've been court-ordered to live here for another two years. Sigh.... I'm sure a judge would allo...

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