Finally I’ve come back for an update on me. Most might not even remember me but I remember so many here and when asked about how I quit I always send them this way. On June 22nd I celebrated my 1 year anniversary! I had such a busy day I never made it here to celebrate but I did just that!
I went and got my first tattoo on the top of my foot. It says “Fall seven times, Stand up eight” and I have a pink rose just above it. It’s beautiful and every time I look at it I’m reminded of my accomplishment. Just like many smokers I had deemed myself a smoker for life and it was just too hard. I had TRIED everything. Well my friends TRYING never works, but DOING really does. The secret is the commitment you make to yourself and body to stick to those 120 days. JUST DO IT! At the end of the day there is never a reason to smoke. In this year I struggled to save my marriage, went back to school, raised my three kids for another year, started the divorce process, started running and found a new passion, celebrated a whole years worth of holidays and my first smoke free birthday! The year really did fly by and I never once needed to smoke. Smoking never would have done anything to save my marriage. Sure I had moments where I briefly considered it but the answer always remains the same. Lots of people expected me to start up again after my husband left and many people told me after 1 year they didn’t thing I’d ever really quit. I knew that’s what a lot of people thought but I didn’t give a crap. I kept going on and on. Most of the time I didn’t even bother to tell those around me how I was doing on quitting. I just rose up and did it. I was tired of the slips and I was tired of being trapped in the ugly addiction.
Now my one regret is that I didn’t respect myself or my body sooner. Life is so much better without those nasty things. I can breath. I smell great. I can run. I am free! 🙂
