Sparky,
Stop fighting the monster and embrace your new life instead. Quitting is about perspective as much as it is about strength, determination, commitment and a positive attitude.
A person who quits should never say "I can't have that." That is a recipe for failure. You are immediately denying yourself something you thought you did for enjoyment. You were actually just simply getting a fix. Quitters know they can smoke at any time, but choose not to. I do embrace my quit because I made the choice not to smoke anymore. I know that smoking does nothing for me other than lighten my wallet and ruin my health. I got smart.
So when your new quit date rolls around, be happy it got there. You aren't missing one damn thing when you quit. Sure, your body may complain for a bit, so what? Learn to live as a non smoker. Learn how to cope with life smokefree. Smoking just killed a lot of time while it killed your lung tissue and God knows what else. Here is a favorite quote that I like to share with new quitters.
[b][color=blue]"May we never let the things we can't have, or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have."[/color]
[color=black]Richard L. Evans[/color][/b]
Best wishes.
[b][color=Purple]Be Strong. Be Smart. Be Quit[/color]
[color=black]Joe[/color]
[size=3][color=Blue]Knowledge Replaces Fear[/color][/size]
[size=2][color=purple]Hoping for success without hard work is like trying to harvest without planting.[/color][/size]
[size=2][color=black]Illegitimus non carborundum est[/color][/size][/b]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/15/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 458
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,470
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1122.1
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 80 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 1 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
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Quit Meter
$36,330.40
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 9767
Hours: 15
Minutes: 30
Seconds: 31
Life Gained
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45413
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
363,304
Cigarettes Not Smoked
