I have just finished reading a book I started around the time I initially started quitting in October. It's called 'Emotional Alchemy' by Tara Bennett-Goleman and I wanted to share with you one of the last paragraphs that, I think, says a lot about what many of us experience during our quit jouney.
"When we can be open to feelings we've been avoiding, perhaps for years, we find that we no longer have to be afraid of them. To be able to look honestly at our own minds, our emotional reactions and patterns, takes courage. To look uncompromisingly at our fears and our attachments and not run away, blunt our feelings, or hide behind pretense takes a strength of heart. Such honesty demands that we empathize with ourselves, staying connected to our experience no matter what unpleasantness, pain, or discomfort that brings us. It amounts to an act of kindness toward ourselves."
Just wanted to share.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/26/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 23
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 475
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $264.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19
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Quit Meter
$332,285.63
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 6138
Hours: 15
Minutes: 48
Seconds: 24
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45675
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
685,125
Cigarettes Not Smoked