Hello Everyone! I am in a great mood today, with the exception of spending my morning coughing up things I would not like to see ever again! I survived the weekend without smoking! I can't believe it, I am still in shock. I was on the river, had a couple beers, played on the wave runner, etc. etc. I became aware of everyone smoking. I was with 8 friends and out of those 8 people, 7 of them smoked cigarettes! I suddenly could not help by noticing the smokers and watching them smoke. I would get a smell of the cigarette smoke, thinking it was a blessing that it came my way, well it was a blessing in disguise because it almost made me sick!
I can't even tell you how many times I quit smoking and started back up on the weekend. And I can't even begin to explain how shocked/amazed/happy/satisfied that I did not smoke this weekend. I could have easily picked up a cigarette and smoked, but I didn't. I know I have many hurdles to overcome in this journey, but this is the first one I have accomplished and I feel like any other hurdle I face will be nothing compared to this weekend. Even though it may not be true, that is how I am feeling.
I WANT EVERYONE ON HERE TO KNOW: I thought of all of you on this site, when I was considering lighting up a cigarette. I thought about how I would have to tell you that I did not protect my quit. With all the other motivaters, that was included in my motivation to remain smoke-free. Even though all of you were not physically with me this weekend, you were there in my mind and heart, telling me to remain strong. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
