Pressure and stress build and build ... ! 
The challenges of everyday life happen and then a bomb goes off and everything is out of control ... !
Will I smoke? 
NO WAY!
I take another breath, imagine my pink healthy lungs, thank my pumping heart and move on to the next piece of business. Yes! I do what I need to get the problem solved and that is all I can do. I used to think that by smoking I could take more time, have less stress and for years, decades I would cave into the misguided thought that by smoking I would be giving myself a break... 
NOT!
So now it really is ...
Take a big deep breath, do the best I can, go for a walk, go for a swim, take another big deep breath, get back to the challenge or the several challenges that sit on my plate and move ahead.
Thinking all the while I have created success! I have won a huge battle and that win gives me strength to move on to the challenges that lie ahead.
Be well. Have a wonderful smoke free day and look at the wonderful gift you give your body by not smoking! Look at how successful you are every moment that you stay away from the addiction of nicotine, (and a pile of other addictive and harmful chemicals found in tobacco products).
Give yourself a pat on the back and credit for all of the good that you do.
