Hello everybody , I hope that this blog will find all of you well and in good spirits .
In about an hour I will celebrate my 70 beautiful smoke free days.
We are having a very warm weather here in London, it's very humid and quite tiring , but at the same time so lovely as we can spend time outdoors for longer.
70 days ago I started this journey and nearer to my one month mark I found and joined this site, simply the best Internet search I've made in ages 🙂
I didn't plan my quit, I didn't spend time thinking about it, one morning I woke up and stopped and the rest as the say is history.
I stopped drinking alcohol the same way eight months ago, I'm a spontaneous kind of person , that's how I prefer it, however after I quit I started reading and reading and more reading about the horrible addiction and what to expect .
My opinion is that no amount of reading will ever replace your own determination and willingness , because when the bad moment strikes and you are in a middle of nowhere with no reading material near, what you think and how you react to it will determine the next step.
I love this saying by Henry Ford " Whether you believe you can or can't you're likely to be right".
Believing and having faith in myself is paramount , I am the one who decides and chooses every day and every step of the way to move forward.
Every day is different , some with more challenges than others , I am unlearning years of abuse, I am learning new ways of living clear headed and free.
Of course there are moments , especially with the nice weather around and everybody out drinking , smoking , having fun....but then again I am having fun too, I am exercising every day and feeling the benefits , I am enjoying my walks without smoking , I am thinking rationally and the most importantly I am beginning to like ME again!
Of course I am fearful at times , I am only human, but I also understand that this is a process which deserves the patience and time .
'Our desire for success should be greater than our fear of failure'
All the best x
