Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Jeff says I need to have faith
...that I can beat this thing. He's not a religious guy...but has oodles of good advice about having faith and following our heart and doing the right thing. Mostly Jeff just wants to see me succeed in this, my latest challenge. He says cool stuff like "once you make up your mind to do something, Kim, you'll do it!" He cringes when I talk negative crap about myself...but knows that it's not really me who's saying these things...but the alien who has moved in temporarily....the alien who doesn't LIKE that I've given up smoking. Anyway, I do have to remind myself that something was telling me to quit. Some strong inner voice...and I was listening that day. No one in their right mind WANTS to quit....that's just crazy. So, now I pay the piper...for my many years of self abuse. Now...or later. I say let's get this horrid habit out of the way now...and enjoy the rest of my life without it. Yup. That's what I say. Sixteen days and still counting...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
I am a non-smoker
Today marks one week. I'm a little stunned and still in shock (and still going through a bit of withdrawal--although they say the worst is over). Little did I know when I woke up a week ago, smoked my ritualistic morning cigarettes...drank coffee and prepared to go out to Dale Co. Lake with Jeff for a little run....that I would never smoke again. How does a person (more specifically ME) go from a 31-year habit/addiction....to quitting Cold Turkey and saying, "I'm done?" Well, it really was as simple as that. I'm shaking my head and wondering why it took me this long to do it. It's all about fear, facing the fear and overcoming the fear. I still have new habits to form and a couple of challenges ahead. But according to Joel at www.whyquit.com if I focus on the "one day at a time" philosophy...I'll work on those future challenges when they're in front of me and in the meantime, never take another puff.
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