~~Life is about finding out who you are while enjoying the journey to get there.~~ Abhishak Tiwari
I've decided over the years of 'quit, fail, quit, fail, quit, relapse' that anyone can quit. It's simply a matter of not smoking. But to maintain an addict free life, I've had to do more than quit. I've had to go those extra steps to create a life for myself that didn't include WANTING to smoke....WANTING to hide....WANTING to escape. Because I did all those things over and over and over again.
This time, I am so enjoying the journey to finding out who I am! I created my world, my way. I focused on the things I liked, the things I wanted to explore, and the things I was good at.....and poof!!! My quit became a balance of all the things I love and all the things I have yet to discover about myself. None of it is bad or negative or hurtful.
Not to say that I don't have bad days. Its just life. But when I do, my mind immediately turns to things I love such as yoga or writing or family hugs rather than...."I wish I had a cigarette". I still get stressed but I don't get road rage or have the urge to smoke through the stress. Now I come home to my totally lovely house and dance or sing or play with my neighbor's cat.
You see, life really is all about you. About discovering who you are. And deep down, you are brilliant. Deep down, you are delightful. Deep down, you are a master. All you have to do is start peeling away all those smoke-filled, emotion avoiding layers to find the amazingly stunning you.
So when you feel the urge to smoke, start writing down the things you love. Hobbies, books, classes, items...whatever they are! Write them down and begin to surround yourself with them. Do them, touch them, try them. Each and every day. And then watch what happens. Because you will begin to what more of that. The joy, the peace, the delight. And the more you want of the positive stuff, the less you will even think of the harmful things.
I wish you all nothing but the joy in knowing who you really are 🙂 Because I can promise you, you are truly remarkable. Sheri
