I dont know how this will turn out, but i feel the overwhelming need to call out to you all.
A point came up on chat recently about life.

The point made was that, we dont all have perfect lives. Far from it.
And this brought up alot of emotions for me that i need to process.

Some folk on this site have alot of experience with substances such as DMT, and some have less.
But this does not change anything fundamental about the challenges life brings us.

Shit is tough. Ya know? Fucking tough. I mean some days i throw my hands up and cry.
But that is not a good reason to let it all wash over you.
We are strong... stronger then we realize.

When you get to the end of your rope... tie a knot and hang on.

Secondly i would like to mention integrity. Something i think we should all strive for.
When posting on these boards, and when discussing DMT. We should try to use the correct tone and respect that it is due. And to up keep our integrity at all times.

Just as we should in day to day life.
Like i said, shit gets tough some days. But you gotta hold it together.
It takes more of a person to stick to the right values then to be beaten by the negativity and social conditioning that western society puts out to us.
Dont let them grind you down.


But also i would like to point out the window for just a second. Look.
Look at the world out there. Its huge and diverse. More so than many of us can imagine.
Please do try to take on the world with the same amount of respect and compassion that DMT has taught us.


Maybe im rambling nonsense. But it feels significant.

xtechre,

i want to second this! How about we relate to each other like we would as if we were actually face-to-face?

-spicworm

I have found that the more SWIM is in the presence of Dimitri, the more he is pushed towards a certain direction.. Integrity and authenticity are two very important things. SWIM is in the middle of a transition in his life and finds himself in a self induced mental prison at the moment.

I have been conditioned my entire life to be something that I am not, and this has always been apparent to me.. It is hard to live in a world where you feel you don't fit in. It is hard to be compassionate to those around you when you feel like an outsider.. But this is something that must be overcome. I try to use my words wisely, for they are all I have to show for myself.. especially on these forums.

We are One. Treat others with the same respect that you would expect them to show you.

it is significant brother. and, more even than that- it is something YOU feel passionately about and had the courage to post up.

life has continual challenges. it's easy to be righteous and our 'ideal selves' when all around us is bliss. however, it is who we are when things are hard, challenging, falling apart, etc. that truly defines our character and our true, highest nature.

integrity is defined as 'doing what you say you're going to do by when you say you're going to do it'...or, better put- 'honoring one's word as one's self'. striving for that is a truly noble ambition and i commend, support and am inspired by anyone who can walk such a righteous path.

thanks for letting us know how/what you feel my brother. it matters.

LOVE AND GRATITUDE!!

A foot note to that...

When some folk approach DMT, i would mention to think how life is going. What i mean is, its easy to get wrapped up in the DMT experience. Its very romantic. But there is a whole world out there. Its easy to think woa DMT is the stuff and obsess.

But you have got your whole life to live.
Dont forget that.
Over doing the psychedelics can happen often. But it can really shake your world and affect the way you function within society.
Consider this too!

Excellent post!

This site is extremely visited. By people who have done spice, and people who have not. And the posts that all of us make, will directly impact how others interpret spice. I don't know about anyone else, but if I was reading posts talking about the beauty of DMT and the importance of love, then go to a post by some of the same people criticizing and insulting a fellow traveller, I'd be pretty confused.

Anyways, the world is too shitty of a place for us to be bickering about our own minute differences. There are too many people out there already who want to fuck with you, so what we should be doing is providing support.