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You Make It Work

JonesCarpeDiem
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      I believe knowing innately how to make something work is a gift.

      If my printer is too deep for the shelf, I add depth to the shelf the width of the printer.

      knowing how to make something work isn't enough.

      You have to be able to do it yourself according to the solution you decided upon

                                                               OR

      You must be able to explain it to someone else so they know how to do it.

So, that applies to a task but, what about things like emotions?

I took Hoggie to the vet today and when I called them on the phone to pay, I couldn't find the credit card I use for everything. It was nowhere to be found. So, I try the backup card I got for just this situation. It was declined. I was able to use my debit card. That situation, over.

      Now, what about the missing card. Your mind starts searching for where you physically used it last. You call the store. No luck.

You're about to call the card issuer to tell them you've lost your card, then, you remember you had it in your hands when you left the store with the bag of groceries, two bags of hot fried chicken and the receipt in your hand. 

It was between the seat of my truck.

NO PANIC

NO CIGARETTES

NO NEED

You are going to have these unexpected experiences during your quit.

Don't panic.

Use your head to think instead.

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About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.