Here is food for thought. I have been smoking over half my life. I started smoking consitently when I was 25. I smoked off and on before that ( since I was 12)but consitently for the last 30 years. So in some ways, maybe more than I like to admit, smoking has helped to shape the person I am today. So...who will I become when I stop smoking. I know this sounds a little silly, but it is the truth. Smoking is a part of who I am. Don't get me wrong, I know I can change this paticular habit, but it begs the question who will I become when smoking is no longer a part of my life?
I use smoking as a way to relax, so will I become more uptight? I use smoking as a way to think. I step outside, I am by myself and my mind wanders and sometimes I have an incredible thought or two. Will I stop being so creative when I stop smoking? Will it be harder to be creative, and find alone time to think and have creative thoughts? True, smoking a cigarette only takes about 5 minutes, but in those 5 minutes I have come up with some interesting ideas. Will I have more energy and be more productive, will have anger issues? Who will I be when I am not the smoking me?My favorite duo Blaze and Kelly have a song called :Despite the Dents"
Part of the lyrics go like this:
"And if I drove a Mercedes
would I still be crazy?
Would I have a lot of business to tend to?
If I drove a Cadillac
would I be stuffin’ two kids in the back?"
That is kind of how I am feeling now.
"What direction do I drive
to get the best out of my life"
Which direction do I go when I am an ex-smoker?
Hmmmm.... You've been here before, right? You quite smoking to go on vacation with Julia and Cheryl. Who did you become then?
ReplyDeleteSmoking for you is like watching television is for me. Scary to give it up. Not sure if it's possible. What ever to do with all that "extra" time.
Funny how all of that gets sorted out as we're in the process of making the change.
When I didn't turn the TV on so early, I spent my time doing something else... initially so I wouldn't turn it on so early, and eventually because now I had time to do something else.
Change is gradual, but certain.
So now, I want to know... who were you back then?