People are People....

There is going to come a time when you have to decide what makes a person, a person. And I mean their morals, values, religious or government stance, etc. Always facets make up a person no doubt. But one thing you have to understand the most important thing I think, is that peoplepeople are people. No matter gender, sexual orientation, religion, skin tone, the list goes on and on.

What right do we have as a people to restrict the rights of others? Others who are only looking to belong? You will have to face choices like this eventually, in one way or another. My hope is that you will see that some issues are worth the fight, and some are not.

staying fit

It's important to remain in a good physical condition. Yes, looking good will get you lots of attention, but it also has a lot of overall health benefits, self esteem boost, confidence, etc.

I feel this should be a no brainer, but take it from someone who has bounced from 180, to 260, back to 215, and have noticed how that effects how people interact with me.

In avoiding health problems, like diabetes and such, you have less to worry about any severe issues if you take care of yourself, exercise, and keep a decent diet.

Find social groups that also participate in these things. Surround yourself with people who want to succeed, and won't let you fail.

drugs (in progress)

I've experimented with some non-legal drugs. I passed on it for a long time, up until I was in collage. Partly was, some of our family have had trouble with it, so much that law was involved. Others was I didn't like, and still don't to a degree, having my consciousness altered by substances out of my control. 

Things like weed, should be legalized. The evidence of this can be seen in states like Colorado (there's also Alaska, Oregon, and Washington when I wrote this. There may be more by the time you read this).

Things like heroine, shouldn't be, and we should be doing more to help steer people away, or at least treating them. 

I've done weed, LSD, mushrooms, and ecstasy. 

I won't say I've necessary have had life altering changes, but perhaps minor ones. I don't do them often. 

But stuff prescribed by doctors can also be dangerous. 

I was on Ritalin for most of my young life. It was dangerous as well, and altered my state of mind. I finally had to quit it cold turkey when I thought I had developed multiple personality disorder.