I slipped yesterday, one day shy of two weeks. Not going to beat myself up over it. I did reset my quit day to today though. I want my recorded time to be completely smoke free. I haven't been posting, my life is very busy! I going to school and summer requires a lot of focus to get through. I do come on and read through all the blogs pretty regularly, I'm so grateful to all of you for the encouraging words on here everyday.
I have been really sick for over a week now, taking a break from my jogging because I'm too sick for that right now. Being sick, facing a final in an accelerated class and not having an outlet for stress lead to my slip. I'm not trying to make excuses, just want to record what happened so I can reflect back on the problems.. Maybe even be of help to someone else at some point?
So, now that that is out of the way. The more positive points! I clearly didn't plan for times that physical activity wouldn't be possible. I have decided on an extended art project to help me decompress as well. I'm actually planning on transcribing about 200 images, a collection from many friends and family members. This is something that will take me years to complete and will always give me an easy go to if I'm feeling lost or stressed. Even though this was a quit decision I'm actually more excited for the project than I am for the relaxation aspect to help beat this addition.
So, here is the relearning plan:
Things that have been working for me,
Staying away from smokers. Exercise, yoga and meditation for stress reduction and health. Carrying my cool red water bottle around EVERYWHERE I go 🙂 Advocating holistic health in a number of community events to help spread awareness. Taking care of my gardens and cooking wholesome foods.
Things I'm adding to the bag of tricks,
The massive art project! Super excited 🙂 Naps when I need them. Diligents over vulnerability at all times!!
Number one lesson from yesterdays slip, no matter how carfully I plan there will always be something that can sneak in there and take me down if I let it. So, instead of being angry that the slip happen I am choosing to celebrate that it allowed me to experience what I have read 1,000 times without understanding what that feels like. Lesson two, I didn't fail. Just for today, I will not smoke 🙂
