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why would you want to fly?

JonesCarpeDiem
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I recall as a child wishing I could fly.

When you see your first bird, something just clicks in your mind and you think "wow" I would like to do that.

I believe that wonderment and wishing never leaves the back of our minds.

Why is the thought of flying so magical? Because we get the feeling there is no limit to where we could go, that nothing would be more FREE or exciting than doing barrel rolls without a plane.

IT'S FREEDOM or a vivid  interpretation of it.

Tinkerbell was for me the most exciting character in Peter Pan because she tapped into the magic of flying, although she did have a nice glow.

Why would you want to fly? Because you can!

Why would you want to quit smoking AND BE FREE OF IT'S CONTROL?

BECAUSE YOU CAN.

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About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.