If someone had told me early on July 14, 2007 that I would be 101 days finished with smoking on Oct. 23, I would have said they were crazy and playing a cruel joke on me. Cruel because I did want to stop smoking and I had tried to quit, but I just never imagined I could stop. Stop meaning: Never using nicotine again, ever. I thought, no way, me, a a nicotine addict for over 40 years and so strongly addicted to nicotine? How could I stop. But I finally realized my addiction had taken control over my whole life. Not that I ever smoked a lot (like that made a difference), but it finally became such an irritant causing me to "slow down", me a very athletic gal. I couldn't go anywhere without nicotine and then I had to stop whatever I was doing every few hours and light up to satisfy the cravings. If only I had known "being finished was simple", no not easy, but simple. But I was so uneducated, until I found FREEDOM!!
The point besides my good healthy glee of reaching 101 days of FREEDOM (that sounds soooooooooooo much better to me than colors or Three months, 9 days, 12 hours for some reason) I say it very slowly: O n e H u n d r e d and one day.............so nice to hear..oh yes!!!!
My point to you, just starting out on your beginnings here at Freedom and even those who have a slight beginning ting of color, I hope you realize that the educational materials and postings of others you read here, have helped me continue to grow strong in my resolve to Never Take Another Puff. As long as you are true to that promise you also will progress hour by hour, day by day, accumulating milestones alone the way. No magic potions, no magic pills, no aids to buy, just saying everyday: that I will simply never take another puff. Try Not! Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try ~ Yoda
Star image Free and Healing for Three Months, Nine Days, 13 Hours and 27 Minutes, (101 days) while extending my life expectancy 3 Days and 12 Hours, by avoiding the use of 1,016 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $258.53.