Hey Jame -- pretty good responses, huh? Not too many self-righteous, holier-than-thou people telling you what you should and should not do.
Here's my take on it, and I've done this schtick before here, but I'm still working on it for myself, so it's still got a lot of life in it.
When people are in recovery from any kind of disaster (natural, technical, terrorist), their first impulse is to "return to normal," right? We're in the same mode: our bodies are in full-scale withdrawal, our minds "want" that cigarette, and sometimes even the people around us wish we would just "return to normal," even if that means smoking again.
We have to define a new "normal." The old normal -- smoking at bars, smoking after a meeting, smoking to relieve stress/boredome/whatever, does not exist any more. Our task, as nonsmokers, is to create a new normal for ourselves, which includes all of our previously enjoyed activities, but under very different circumstances; circumstances, I might add, of our own choosing, are they not?
Time to re-define "Going to a Club," "Birthday Party," and even "Next Weekend." Nothing is the same. It's all still good, but it's good in a very different way. I really hope you have a blast when it all comes down, and that you don't for a minute miss the "old days," which were anything but good, as you well know.
peteg
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/30/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 80
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,048
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $440
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 14 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
