The journey continues

[Barbara145]

Quitting smoking is difficult for most people.  It was for me.  It has been 2 years and 3 months since I quit. I thought cigarettes helped my depression they did not. I thought they relaxed me, they did not.  I was LOST without them. It took about a year for me to get over cigarettes and to see they were not good or helpful for me or my life. For me it has been a journey figuring out what life without cigarettes would look like for me.  I am 68 and I smoked since I was 14. I am retired and I have been kind of lost.  The good news is my life, my brain, my lungs and my physical body just keep getting better and better.  I just signed up for a Tai Chi class. I have done Yoga for years.  I began walking everyday for my lungs and I began a pilates class recently also. Another thing I recently did for myself was to hire a lady to clean my house every two weeks (cigarettes cost more than what I pay her a month.)    Physically I COULD clean my house but I have never enjoyed it.  No more beating up on myself about that.  I feel healthier (I am heallthier.)  I feel like a nicer, kinder person.  I continue to trust God and look for the next open door.  You can do this.  Trust the process.  Love,   Barbara