Day 38 of My 40 Day Fast: Dear Gen Z and Alpha, Partying Is Overrated

In my late teens and 20s the trend was to get drunk beyond oblivion. Hangovers were simply warrior wounds to power through. This partying lifestyle was in the music we were listening to, and in the music videos we watched.

I would don the tightest pair of jeans and a top that bared my belly button and head out on a mission to get drunk. Alcohol was always the main event.

The first Girls’ Gone Wild video, a recording of drunk college girls during Spring Break, released in the late 90s. This venture went on to make millions. Spring Break is an offshoot of the partying lifestyle in university culture.

Universities are a place to nourish the mind and prepare youth to become a force in the world, but partying seemed to take hold of university culture. Campuses even come with bars. Heavy drinking holds individuals back from their fullest potential. To nourish the mind with education and then sully it with alcohol is counter-productive.

It’s one thing to have a drink to two to socialize, but back then getting drunk was the aim. Heavy drinking brings out unpleasant parts of us. It makes us act out of character, which can leave a lasting impression.

Heavy drinking on weekends can eventually build attachments. Because it was trendy to drink at a young age, a lot of people have carried this lifestyle well into their 30s and 40s. Grown adults still get wasted. They have developed attachments that are hard to let go of, and it’s viewed as normal because it was the lifestyle they led. Alcohol paves the way for other substances, and other attachments also develop.

I regret spending so much of my 20s with alcohol as the focus. It took me out of commission for entire weekends, and I could have used that time growing myself. The 20s are an integral part of life, and one can use it to either build themselves and their life, or party it away and arrive at the 30s a bit stunned. The 20s are a transitionary period where we change a lot and figure ourselves out as individuals. Alcohol doesn’t help in this process it takes us further away from it.

I had to stop drinking alcohol to heal a severe gut disease, and being away from it gave me a clear perspective. I partied hard throughout my 20s, and in my 30s I became that woman who would unwind after work with a glass or two of wine. I didn't see a problem with this, but I see differently now that I’ve been away from alcohol for quite some time. Those glasses of wine were having a negative effect on my energy and mood, and I had no idea. Alcohol was keeping me from being productive to my fullest potential.

We reach for substances to bring us happiness in the moment. Most external things bring happiness in the moment. Long-term happiness is cultivated within, and we do that by working on ourselves and this work manifests into our reality. What is within us we project out into the world. If you want to live life at your fullest potential, substances like alcohol serve to prolong the process.

I have not banned alcohol from my life, and I will partake in the occasional celebratory drink. I have been away from alcohol long enough that I like not drinking. I wake up in a good mood with loads of energy ready to tackle the day. This is also the result of a healthy diet and lifestyle, but abstaining from alcohol plays a tremendous role.

On a spiritual level, drinking is a low-vibe activity because it pulls down your energy. Lower beings that exist in that low frequency have easier access to you when you are low-vibe or engaging in low-vibe activities, and they will latch onto you. Addictions and attachments are low-vibe energies manipulating and driving you to keep you low-vibe. It is best to raise your vibe and stay away from these lower beings.

Gen Z and Alpha, don't go the same way as your forebears. I am not here to tell you what to do, but simply to impart wisdom that I've gained. Take alcohol off the pedestal, and make not getting drunk cool.