puff no more
37 years on the weed here...I would encourage you with hand on heart to make the effort this year to put the cigarettes away for good. Consider this THE PROJECT for this time in your life and a year from now you will look back with a sense of accomplishment that will stay with you for your remaining days on the planet.
Do not let your fears turn you away from getting this done. All quits are different, just as all people are unique. However, there are similar threads and themes that run through everyone's quit. For that reason, a good support group is absolutely necessary. Without the help I received here, I would not be smoke free today.
A successful road to cessation is built on your personal strength, your mind set, your will and your willingness to be honest about the addiction. The third is perhaps the most important factor. Get right with the fact that we are addicts. Smoking is not a habit, smoking is not a weakness, smoking is not something we do because we want to. We smoke because we have trained our bodies and minds to accept the ingestion of poison as a way of life.
Begin today to train your body, mind and soul to live your life without accepting the destructive nature of smoking as a prerequisite to living life. Make a pledge and a promise to yourself that you are worth the effort that this kind of change requires. The world is a tough place, there is no need to make it more difficult for yourself by accepting the consequences of addiction.
Most of all understand that you are not giving up anything at all. You are in effect giving yourself a great and wonderful gift. That is not a thing to be feared, but a great joy to be accepted with hope, honesty and the knowledge that it is possible...
nonic
My Milage:My Quit Date: 12/25/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 509
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 15,270
Amount Saved: $5,344.50
Life Gained:Days: 94
Hrs: 20
Mins: 42
Seconds: 24
