Truckin', I'm a goin' home! Whoa, whoa, Baby, back where I belong,
Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin' on.
Hey now, get back truckin' home....What a long, strange trip it's been!
So yesterday I spoke of getting started. Then I was thinking about all the ups and downs of my Quit Journey and I couldn't get this song out of my head!
For EXample, I recall like it just happened staring mesmerized, like Newfound Joy, at my boss's sickerettes on day 90-something just after having been told I'd be laid off for the first time in my life within 2 weeks! I finally had the guts to walk up to her and EXplain to her how rude and insensitive she was for leaving her stuff right on my counter when she knew that I was in the struggle of my life to stop smoking!
Then, I was thinking of January (9 months quit) when my beloved Godmother passed away and at her wake we all stood there most of my Family smoking like chimneys! With customary courtesy, they passed the sickerettes around throughout the day and night!
I also thought about my Son's weddding (15 Months quit) because as we all know, happy as well as sad times can be a huge trigger! And yes, I caught myself staring at the "designated smoking area" where a handful of celebrants puffed away like mad so they could get back to the party!
There are many, many other ups and downs that could have been death traps had I not gone into each with N.O.P.E. emblazened in my mind!
That's the POWER of N.O.P.E.! It gets you through the highs and lows! It starts that stream of anti-addiction positive thoughts that saves the day and allows you to truck on down the road and COME HOME!
