An intro to "The Good Trip" short story.

"My only strong opinion about drugs - pot, hallucinogens, alcohol - is anti-prohibition, and pro-education. I have to admit that people who expand their consciousness by living, instead of by taking chemicals, usually come back with much more interesting reports of where they've been. But I'm an addict myself - tobacco - and it would be plain silly of me to celebrate or to condemn anybody else for a similar dependance." - Ursula K LeGuin

gratitude

* a gentle schedule after a rough one last week
* snails
* balsamroot
* kelp eye cream
* henna
* mushrooms
* avalanche in the periwinkle
* avalanche in the crabapple
* mom's legacy park bench and plaque
* dappled sunshine through trees
* a soft hazy sun/overcast 60-something day
* waning gibbous moon phase
* april birdsong
* rhododendrons
* hazelnuts
* paper
* short stories
* dragons
* kale
* my pink and purple tumbling pad
* scented candles
* soft hair ties that don't hurt my hair so much
* chocolate
* not caring if my gratitude lists repeat a lot
* my oura ring
* health and wellness podcasts
* hot tubs
* the color grey
* hoodies
* snuggling under the moon blanket when life is just too much