Quitting smoking is difficult for most people. It was for me. It has been 2 years and 3 months since I quit. I thought cigarettes helped my depression they did not. I thought they relaxed me, they did not. I was LOST without them. It took about a year for me to get over cigarettes and to see they were not good or helpful for me or my life. For me it has been a journey figuring out what life without cigarettes would look like for me. I am 68 and I smoked since I was 14. I am retired and I have been kind of lost. The good news is my life, my brain, my lungs and my physical body just keep getting better and better. I just signed up for a Tai Chi class. I have done Yoga for years. I began walking everyday for my lungs and I began a pilates class recently also. Another thing I recently did for myself was to hire a lady to clean my house every two weeks (cigarettes cost more than what I pay her a month.) Physically I COULD clean my house but I have never enjoyed it. No more beating up on myself about that. I feel healthier (I am heallthier.) I feel like a nicer, kinder person. I continue to trust God and look for the next open door. You can do this. Trust the process. Love, Barbara
