Every day we are going to run into something which may cause us
some level of stress or anxiety. We live in a world which just
throws things at us and we have to simply cope with everything
without a smoke in hand.
I know that this sounds so simple but if one truly does not wish
to smoke anymore and lead a much healthier life, to taste freedom
and not to be shackled by the almighty cigarette than turning up
your coping mechanisms and forging ahead kicking that nicodemon on
it's a$$ is THE only solution !
We cannot rush this process. We have to take it minute by minute
in little baby steps, hour by hour, moment by moment, day by day !
At the end of each of those days we MUST celebrate our personal
victory.. BECAUSE WE DID IT ! We made it THROUGH !
There will always... ALWAYS be something that we must tackle. It
may not be every single day, but there will always be the person who
ticks you off, a money problem, a health issue, a relationship
quibble and so on. They existed before when we WERE smoker's and
they will still be there as NON SMOKER'S. This time though as a
non smoker we grab for other coping tools.. these particular tools
will NOT kill us, rather they will make us stronger individuals and
we will grow both mentally and emotionally from our experiences rather
than hiding behind the blue cloud which used to surround us.
We are becoming stronger.. healthier.. more confident..
WE ARE NON SMOKER'S and we should be celebrating our freedom everyday
regardless if your into day 1 or day 1,000.. CELEBRATE !
WE'RE DOING IT ! ! ! ! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! ! ! ! !
Happy smoke free weekend to all ;)
Sam
xo
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 15
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 300
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $108.75
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58