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One Last Cigarette? No!
October 12th, 2008
It is very tempting to have a “one last cigarette” when you quit smoking. Do you know that there is no such thing as “one last cigarette”. For instance, if you had your “one last cigarette”, you will be craving for more. Besides, having a “one last cigarette” is not going to help you quit smoking but drag you back into the pit of death.
How do you curb this urge especially if you have a friend or family member who is tempting you to smoke since they are smoking and you are trying to stop?
You need to be strong, you need to be persistent. Have a strong determination will help you to curb the urge of another smoke. Those with weak determination will easily be persuaded into taking another puff and end up failing.
It is not easy to be so determined at something but if you have set your mind and goal to quit smoking, you will be able to do so.
In times like this, it is advisable to do the following:
- An afternoon at the movies
- A pedicure and/or a manicure
- Take a long walk in nature, and bring the dog!
- Give yourself an hour to soak in a long hot bath
- Relax with a good book
- Head to the gym for a workout and a swim
- Go on a mini shopping spree
- Take a power nap
- Splurge on a hot fudge sundae with all the fixings
When you have completed each task, you will feel better and you don’t even remember to smoke (maybe).
Try it and see if it works for you. I am sure some of it will work, if not all!
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Say Goodbye To Nicotine
October 9th, 2008
You have smoked your life away. Why want to waste such a precious life and waste your money poisoning yourself? It is never too late to quit smoking and naturally there are many ways you can quit smoking. There is NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) and even acupuncture to help you quit smoking. Now, what you need is to have the faith and determination in quit smoking.
Of course, in order to quit smoking you will need more than just the help from others. The most important is you have to help yourself as well. God will help those who help themselves so you need to take the first step in quit smoking and you will be able to find the light of success.
Below is a quote I find most encouraging to help you quit smoking:
"Things do not change; we change."
by: Henry David Thoreau
It is very true that things around us will never change. We will have to be the one to change for a better life. In this case, you will need to change, to quit smoking if you want to enjoy a healthier and longer life.
Surprisingly, to help you get started in quit smoking, you can first write a goodbye letter to your enemy, nicotine.
This is one of the examples for your reference and you will be able to see just how powerful a letter can motivate you in quit smoking.
Dear Nic,
I’m writing you a letter that I may never send. You see, I can’t have any contact with you right now. When I said goodbye, I meant it. But there are times when the thought of you is overwhelming. And so I think it will help for me to be completely honest with myself.
I must confess that I became dependent on you. I believed that I could not bear to feel my loneliness. Instead, I always turned to you. And with you around, I never did anything about it. I didn’t bother to reach out to others, to develop more healthy relationships. I got wrapped up in my own little world, just you and me and my fantasies that things would get better some day.
But the truth is, things didn’t get better, because I lost touch with my real feelings. I had nothing to motivate me. You seemed to satisfy all of my desires.
Now I realize that I gave away my power to you. I convinced myself that you held the solution to all of my problems. In fact, I went into denial. My perceptions of reality became distorted. I confused quenching the uncomfortable feelings with actually dealing with the source of them and taking action on my own behalf.
I am taking this power back now. I am learning how to accept my feelings. I am learning how to face reality without you.
And I see you for what you really are. A false friend. One who would take my very life force away from me. One who will abandon me in the end, no matter how long I try to hang on to you. It’s a harsh thing to say, but that is not nearly as harsh as the toll you have taken on my health.
I am glad to finally feel the anger that I used to suppress about our relationship. I’ve been through the terror of losing you and the agonies of withdrawal and I’m stronger for it. I’ve accepted that I might have moments of confusion and self-doubt, and learned that they don’t mean that I have to go back to you.
Now that I’ve finally gotten you out of my system, I have a choice. And I exercise that choice with pride and reverence. I never want to take my freedom for granted. So, like the song says:
Go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
Cause you’re not welcome anymore…
I will survive!
*You can do the same so why wait any longer?
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Say Goodbye To Nicotine
October 8th, 2008
You have smoked your life away. Why want to waste such a precious life and waste your money poisoning yourself? It is never too late to quit smoking and naturally there are many ways you can quit smoking. There is NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) and even acupuncture to help you quit smoking. Now, what you need is to have the faith and determination in quit smoking.
Of course, in order to quit smoking you will need more than just the help from others. The most important is you have to help yourself as well. God will help those who help themselves so you need to take the first step in quit smoking and you will be able to find the light of success.
Below is a quote I find most encouraging to help you quit smoking:
"Things do not change; we change."
by: Henry David Thoreau
It is very true that things around us will never change. We will have to be the one to change for a better life. In this case, you will need to change, to quit smoking if you want to enjoy a healthier and longer life.
Surprisingly, to help you get started in quit smoking, you can first write a goodbye letter to your enemy, nicotine.
This is one of the examples for your reference and you will be able to see just how powerful a letter can motivate you in quit smoking.
Dear Nic,
I’m writing you a letter that I may never send. You see, I can’t have any contact with you right now. When I said goodbye, I meant it. But there are times when the thought of you is overwhelming. And so I think it will help for me to be completely honest with myself.
I must confess that I became dependent on you. I believed that I could not bear to feel my loneliness. Instead, I always turned to you. And with you around, I never did anything about it. I didn’t bother to reach out to others, to develop more healthy relationships. I got wrapped up in my own little world, just you and me and my fantasies that things would get better some day.
But the truth is, things didn’t get better, because I lost touch with my real feelings. I had nothing to motivate me. You seemed to satisfy all of my desires.
Now I realize that I gave away my power to you. I convinced myself that you held the solution to all of my problems. In fact, I went into denial. My perceptions of reality became distorted. I confused quenching the uncomfortable feelings with actually dealing with the source of them and taking action on my own behalf.
I am taking this power back now. I am learning how to accept my feelings. I am learning how to face reality without you.
And I see you for what you really are. A false friend. One who would take my very life force away from me. One who will abandon me in the end, no matter how long I try to hang on to you. It’s a harsh thing to say, but that is not nearly as harsh as the toll you have taken on my health.
I am glad to finally feel the anger that I used to suppress about our relationship. I’ve been through the terror of losing you and the agonies of withdrawal and I’m stronger for it. I’ve accepted that I might have moments of confusion and self-doubt, and learned that they don’t mean that I have to go back to you.
Now that I’ve finally gotten you out of my system, I have a choice. And I exercise that choice with pride and reverence. I never want to take my freedom for granted. So, like the song says:
Go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
Cause you’re not welcome anymore…
I will survive!
*You can do the same so why wait any longer?
Popularity: 11% [?]