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If you are reading this you will be seeing this often until after Christmas . Christmas is the most difficult time of the year every year for me to keep my quit . Yes even after 9.5 years this year is more of a struggle than all the others . I thought I had it beat last year when for the first time ever I never had thoughts of smoking but events happen and here we go again . This is a trigger not all will relate to so I will not share and it's not something I want to share with the world . It's personal but I'm posting because perhaps others also have their own triggers and they have found difficult to overcome and you've struggled keeping their own quit at times this season because of them . I understand . You aren't alone.
So I need to remind myself every day to stay committed and to not think of myself as a failure and not worthy of love , of friends , or joy . I deserve to be heard and not just seen . I deserve respect . I need to be committed to not thinking of myself as less than for any reason . Boundaries within myself and others . As in quitting smoking , facing denial is always the first step to success .
I also struggle with weight and self image because of those triggers , so it's a vicious cycle especially at Christmas . I've been working on better thinking in that regard . To be healthy , fit and active , but again the Christmas season brings back stinkin thinking and memories that contribute to that stinkin thinkin . Another cycle to break . So here we have an addiction to smoking , and an response by substitution . Quitting smoking is a process , discovery and healing and each person is different . I'm only talking about my story . So is maintaining a healthy lifestyle . It takes multiple action . Commitment , responsibility , accountability , determination , and I personally will need to do more on my part to be happy on the inside . Happiness comes from within. All the friends , money and gifts in the world won't buy happiness .
My motto these days is " Healthy , Fit and Active ; Living The Smoke Free Life "
" Staying committed a personal blog "
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