you were not born a nicotine addict. quitting smoking: nothing special
try to avoid having expectations; expectations are just disappointments waiting to hatch. shouldn't it be easier by now?
today marks my 8th consecutive birthday as a free man after having been a slave to my addiction my entire adult life (and much of my childhood, although i didn't know it then), and, if i had to sum up how i feel about that in a one word or less, that word would be...
carry one of those little notebooks and a pen[cil] with you. every time you reach for a cigarette, ask yourself, "why am i smoking this cigarette?", then write the answer in your notebook. how to get ready to quit smoking
today marks my 88th lunaversary (88 months of freedom from smoking), and i just wanted to remind you that — even if you've "only" been quit for 88 minutes, 88 hours, or 88 days — the only difference between you and me is time and repeated conscious choice.
because as far as the next crave is concerned, we're in the exact same place: the fork in the road. one way lies freedom, one way lies slavery. one way lies life, the other way, death.
i'd suggest that when the moment of decision comes, you choose life.
