Sam
You will find your best tool is distraction. Remember (as you forget)...see how hard this is...that we are dealing with learned, programmed behaviour, instituted over time. Smoking is a repetitious act that is ingrained in our beings and manifests itself in response to known stimulus. Add the fact that the substance, nicotine, which is the facilitator of the learned behaviour is highly addictive, it is no wonder that this is one big mountain to climb...That is why it can not be done in leaps and bounds...But believe it or not every time you deny the cycle of behaviour, you are stronger. We may not see physical or emotional evidence of this augmented strength, but I guarantee you it is there.
You are in the process of relearning how to be you...Not the you that was hidden behind a veil of thin blue smoke, not the you who filtered the world through a smokey umbilical cord. No you are reaching higher to experience the you that has always been waiting to be discovered. The one we have all hidden away for so long behind our addiction.
But gifts like that do not come without cost. However, the price is low in relation to the outcome. So use those distractions, they will become a new learned behaviour that will ultimately lead you to victory. And I think it�s worth it, how about you?
nonic
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/25/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 195
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,850
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,365.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 35 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16
