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You are doing the right thing. Stopping smoking is an emotional, physical and spiritual journey. The greatest weapon that you have in this fight is your determination to walk the whole road.
Your determination will lead you to seek knowledge about the addiction. The knowledge that you gain will lead you to take action and develop coping skills that work for you. That is the trinity of the endeavor...determination...knowledge...action.
We as smokers knew little about our addiction. This is a testament to the strength of the malady. We have been so taken by it that we have ignored all rational thought concerning smoking and continued to invite it into our lives even though we were engaging slow suicide. You have now partially removed the blinders and are focusing on the goal. You are seeing the light of day in this matter for maybe the very first time.
Have faith that YOU CAN DO THIS. The addiction will tell you in a very loud voice that you can not, that is one of the first lies that we have all believed. The junkie in us all searches for reasons for us to continue to fuel the fire of addiction. It tells us that we need nicotine for all kinds of strange and wonderful reasons such as "without it we can't concentrate", "we lack energy", it will help us "deal with a strongly emotive situation such as death, divorce, sickness or any number of other travails that we go through as humans.
Don't be fooled, there is no reason on earth that you ever must suck down chemical laden smoke again. Keep learning, you will come to know a you that is most amazing indeed...
Stay well and strong
nonic
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/25/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 81
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,961
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $567
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27
