Well folks, here I am again. It has been awhile since I posted notes. You can take notes or take note.
Early on in my quit I was taught by the elders to ride out any urge, crave, or withdrawal symptom by distracting yourself. “Do something else that takes your mind off smoking. It helps lessen stress, or puts you in a situation where you really can not smoke." I was given a list of over101 Things to Do Instead of Smoke Yep, I read the list and used quite a few of the tools. However, everything to do was/is not on the list. After reading and researching (something I highly recommend) several other suggestions stood out for me: “mindfulness and riding the wave”. Search those two keys words and read, read, read but for today we are talking about "riding waves".
Here I am riding on a roller coaster an elder tells me to jump in the water and ride a wave? Huh! Oh My Goodness! Go figure! Well I did and it worked! Imagine floating on a wave, the current going in and out. Some may be a little rough to start but you stay afloat if you relax, breath and just ride it out. This concept makes it easier to ride out an urge, crave, or withdrawal symptom etc. It will not last long and you will develop a skill to successfully ride it again and enjoyably so.
Once I started riding waves instead of the roller coaster my withdrawal became my new buzz (high) shh! For real! It is what’s between the ears. I thought of each urge as a cleansing and was happy to ride the waves to freedom. It felt good. My dopamine. Yay! You can do it too. Whatever you are going through ride the wave. A wave is not an obstacle but an opportunity to learn about yourself, relax, to prove your strength and inner strength, develop new skills, and become wiser. Practice makes perfect. Which one do you choose? Wave or the roller coaster?
Here are more details for you to better grasp the concept. The Push and Pull , ~Waves~ learn to ride them, not hide from them., Surf the Waves! RIDING THE CRAVE WAVE
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