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Rebecca R Lots of things I learned since I quit. 2018
Rebecca R Lots of things I learned since I quit. 2018
There are lots of things that I've learned since I quit and some have been very unexpected
Several posts lately have me thinking about how we all think we are so special…..and we are. However, when it comes to some of the reasons that we may have started smoking in the first place and/or what happened over time because we kept smoking, there appear to me to be many more things that we have in common, at least that has been my experience in reading here on the Q. Of course no 2 people are the same, just as no 2 quits are the same, so I’ll speak from my perspective and maybe you can see some of these things in yourself, or maybe it’s just me after all ? When I thought about quitting:
No one knows how hard it is for me
No one knows how addicted I am
No one knows how much I need my “friend”
No one knows the hardships that I’ve endured
No one know how dependent I am
No one knows that I have more stress
No one knows that I am more anxious
No one knows what I have been through in my life
No one knows that this is impossible for me
Then I quit and the smoke screen started to lift:
I didn’t know that I never really loved myself
I didn’t know that I didn’t respect myself
I didn’t know that I tolerated abuse
I didn’t know that I was burying it all deep inside
I didn’t know how to stand up for myself
I didn’t know that I was lovable
I didn’t know that I was avoiding things
I didn’t know that I didn’t even know how to deal with my emotions
I didn’t know……..what I didn’t know
Now I know:
Now I know I have the strength!
Now I know I can do anything!
Now I know I deserve to be loved!
Now I know I deserve respect!
Now I won’t tolerate anything less!
Now I know how to stick up for myself!
Now I know how to stand my ground!
Now I know that I am worthy!
Proud to me smoke free and learning for 466 days!
I bet the elders will tell me that there is even more that I will learn as time goes on and that prospect is so exciting!
It’s great to be free!
