Golferman, all the best to your friend. I know how hard it is to take that first step into the non-smoking abyss. Such a fearful prospect is it for some, that the grave can seem less intimidating.
Tobbacco addiction... it's a powerful and destructive thing, and we're fortunate to have found our way out.
My girlfriend is presently wrestling with the prospect of quitting, and I know that there's little I can say that will propel her over her fears, but I know that what I've done in quitting has inspired her. She thinks about it a great deal now, and she often mentions how much she wants to take that step. And she will. Once she resigns herself to what she knows it will take... she'll quit.
Aloha, LOL!! No... as much as that little voice in the back of our minds wants us to believe that we'll die without a smoke... we don't, do we? Quite the opposite. We begin to live, more fully than we have for many years.
Mercy, yes... those phrases scare me too... because more is required, usually. It's an all or nothing proposition, and when we realize that and adjust accordingly... we win the war.
Lainey, thanks for that. I've always had a problem with Dentists... and I'm seeing one tomorrow morning. I'm going to remember what you said. :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 96
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,400
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $888.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11
