Here's my thought..
We have, at this point, been thinking about that 'one cigarette' for so long we have erected a big 'ole pedestal and put that thing up there. Really! Think about it...
As smokers we think, if even for one moment, it will end all our problems, make all the hurt go away. It's our reward for anything we accomplish and our consolation prize when we fail. And every time we do anything in life....we think lets have a smoke..
How can one cigarette, one thing that we hated so much that through all this hell we are going through we have said NO WAY, live up to those expectations. It can't. So as quitters that one cigarette is going to fail.
And what have we all learned about putting something up to such high standards? The higher the pedestal, the harder the fall. That says to me that the longer I stay quit, the more it's gonna hurt me if I slip.
So, with all that at stake, why would I smoke? Why would I take away all the pride I feel in knowing I was able to get through to this day, something too many people are never able, or maybe its willing, to accomplish. Thats what Im reminding myself of lately. Of what it meant to me to quit, and of how much that slip would hurt. I don't want to go through the turmoil that would cause. I just dont think it's worth it.
Just my thought though...
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/15/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 44
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,110
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $363
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
