Published on 12, July, 2020
I smoked for 35 Years since i was 15.Am now 50 and decided it was now or never.I smoked my last cigarette at 11.55 New Year's eve and Tonight will be 7 Days.Just another 11 weeks to go on Nicotine Replacement Therapy.This is the hardest thing i have ever done.My message is this..Where there is a will there IS a way.Anyway,am puffing on these cigars feeling quite proud of myself !Just kidding, it is hard,but i will NOT give in.Do you have a resolution ? If so,are you sticking to it ?Anything is possible with commitment.You just have to want it SO much.We are stronger than we realise.Focus on the change you want / need and go for it.Remember the S.A.S Motto........Who dares wins.I wish you all well in 2024.It is a New Year...Make it YOURS.
Well done MM, on your tremendous NY Resolution! It is hard to give up nicotine, because it's extremely addictive, as you know - so let me just say this, with advanced apology if I'm inadvertently being patronising -
Changing habits takes a while and is a process, rather than an event. If you should happen to slip off the nicotine-free wagon, ever, just be kind to yourself and remember how far you've come. We tend to feel discouraged if we do slip, whatever it is we're seeking to change - better to see it as bumps in the sure and certain road.
I wish you resilience and fortitude with it, and am sure you'll succeed, with your mighty commitment!