Over the years, my definition of a "Good Day" has changed drastically. Now they are made up of simpler things.
One of my favorite days of the year is that first warm day in the spring...in Ohio it is usually in March and sometimes in April, but in the middle of February it was in the 70s....I was outside in a tee shirt, walking, breathing very deeply..trying to take it all in...Feeling the sun on my skin….it was a good day
Later that day, I got an email from my Grandson, who is in the Navy and aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Stennis heading toward Singapore....Addressed to his Papa Joe….it made me feel very good...it was a good day.
After that I was sent a picture of my Great Grandson in Georgia….8 months old…beautiful child…a work of art…it was a good day.
I have entered these things in My Quit Book
My Quit Book is a journal I keep on the progress of my quit…..it serves as a written plan and positive reinforcement of the process of me quitting smoking. Some of the sections in that Journal are the Thankful Section….which of course are things I am thankful for……..another is the Reason Section…In this section I write down the reasons I need to quit smoking…..Seems like most things in my Thankful Section are also in my Reason Section.
For example….A reason I need to quit smoking is I want to enjoy many more of those first warm days of spring….and of course a reason I want to quit smoking is I want to experience many more messages from Grandson addressed to his Papa Joe…and of course an important reason I need to quit smoking is to be a part of my Great Grandson’s life. It seems the older I get, the important young life becomes.. I am very lucky and have many great reasons to not smoke and not one to smoke.
I read and enter in my journal everyday,,,This day was a good day.
