once again sitting and trying to think of something profound to say, that might stop some of the suffering people tell of going through. I honest to God didn't. I had a bit of difficulty at times but once I had made up my mind I was ok.
When I was younger and asked an older person with some quit time under their belt how,, I hated when they said "Well first off , you've got to want to, then the rest falls into place." Thats absolutely not what I wanted to hear. And of course as human nature dictates, I knew better, there had to be an "Easy Button."
The "Easy Button" was when I DECIDED to quit, I WANTED to quit, I read, and read, and read and then read some more I counted here almost everyday and read what others were going through and tried to say a little something to help and offer what I could. I DECIDED so I think once I did that and made that decision and said "No absolutely not, you will not smoke and it don't hurt a bit." I was OK.
Now remember, If you keep on toying with the idea of "Just One" or some magic place you can get to and then smoke again , you are asking for the agony you are suffering. It's like Jones always says and all the other LONG TIMERS,,, "You either smoke or you don't", there is no inbetween, no place where you say ok now I did it I'm gonna go on and reward myself with a cigarette. Can't do it, does'nt work that way.
It's an absolute good thing, don't think you are depriving yourself or you'll never have peace.
There comes a time you can ease back around those you love that smoke and won't even think of it, but if in the beginning you have to avoid those loved ones , hey that's something they have to understand, and if they can't rethink the relationship.
Well Rambling again, Sorry I'm just happy and peaceful with this quit and want everyone to DECIDE to be also.
This is James "The Happy Quitter" Free 330 days today after smoking 2 packs a day for 36 years.
