Alot of quitting is an issue of faith.
- Faith that it will really be worth it
- Faith that some day down the road we will really be glad that we went through all of this misery
- Faith that this will make a difference in the outcome of our lives -when and how, the time and manner in which we die
- Faith in those that went before us...that this really is possible, that success is within the reach of normal folks
I just returned from my one year reward - a three week road trip, rafting three rivers and camping for 12 days on Shasta Lake. I met a group of friends there. Several were smokers. We sat around in a circle at night or floated out on the party barge for cocktails. They were of course all enjoying their cigarettes. I sat with them night after night, enjoying their company, the laughter, the stories.
You know what? I didn't even have the slightest urge to join them in smoking. I felt some pity, but mostly it was just a non-issue. If you could have told me one year ago, that my obsession with cigarettes would end, that I could sit with a group of smokers and not have the teeniest crave, I would have had a HUGE problem with believing it. But I had to have blind faith. i had to follow in the footsteps of those who went before me. I had faith in the words of these brave cyber strangers. And lo and behold they were right!!
So here I am to tell you, 15 months later, that cigarettes are not an issue. My life is full without them. Believe this. This is possible. This is doable. You will one day wonder what in the heck took you so long. The freedom is dee-licious!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/15/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 451
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,298
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1578.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 62 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12
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Quit Meter
$799,365.00
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 6323
Hours: 22
Minutes: 23
Seconds: 58
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45678
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
1,141,950
Cigarettes Not Smoked