You know when youre having such a good time that you almost feel angry?
Because its like, why cant I experience this every second of my life?
Yeah, it was basically like that.
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And I thought to myself,I would love a cocktail right now.
So I ordered exactly one spicy mango margarita.
And it was delicious.
Just the right amount of tart sweetness, with a little jalapeno kick.
I felt so smug in that moment that I could have simply… floated out of my chair.
Just floated away from all the smugness.
The aforementioned key in of drinking is what a friend of mine recently described as vibes-based drinking.
As in, only drinking when the vibes are just right.
Essentially, not drinking for the sake of it, and not very often.
Only drinking when the stars align, for example when in Ibiza at a beach-front restaurant.
Or at a really funHalloween party.
Or on New Years Eve at midnight when someone passes you a flute of champagne.
Obviously, vibes-based drinking isnt advisable if you have a history ofproblematic drinkingand need to abstain.
In the latter half of my 20s, I moved away from drinking like this.
But vibes-based drinking is clearly not a new inventiona lot of people drink that way naturally.
Again, if youve got a history of alcohol issues, reasonable will be difficult to measure.
But if youre able to live a mostly sober lifestyle then reasonable can be a good rule of thumb.
Conversely, it can also be useful to recognize when the vibesarentright for a drink.
Youre probably going to wish you had listened to your body and discreetly exited the function.
And why do something if youre not fuelled by the desire to?
Sadly, I am no longer on a sandy white beach in Ibiza.
I am in an open-plan office in London with grey carpeting and various unopened packages on tables in stacks.
A spicy mango margarita would just hit differently if I were to have it now.
Next time, though?
Only if the vibes are right.
