I know I haven't been around lately and most of you have no idea who I am. Let's just say I'm a successful quitter who fought tooth and nail to make it to this point.
I was thinking this morning about how quitting is like learning to ride a bike. Most fall so many times while learning how to acquire the skill to ride. Quitting can be viewed in the same light. Most of us quit about a million and one times before we finally got it right. I think getting going is the hardest part. Once you get moving though, like on the bike, your confidence builds and you get better and better at it. Before you know it you are whipping around curves like it's nothing and laughing as the wind blows through your hair.
After a bit, I thought of the "like riding a bike" phrase. You know, even if you haven't done it in a while it all comes back to you. Well quitting isn't like that at all. If you don't do it for a while, (as in go back to smoking) you may never be able to quit again. That is what has motivated me to keep this quit since those first few hours. I don't think I could ever do it again so I hold on to what I have.
You see, just one puff starts the whole process all over again and I'm just not that strong. One puff and I would be a slave to the addiction again. The freedom is too precious to give up.
Get through those tough times five minutes at a time if you need to. Always remember, minutes turn into hours, hours into days, days into months, months into years... get the picture?
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/1/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 889
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,780
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,111.50
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 80 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
