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Rebecca R Things Never Expected.. 9 months 2017
Rebecca R Things Never Expected.. 2017
9 months quit: “What has surprised you the most about quitting?”
Wow!! 9 months quit!! The question I am being asked is: “Quitting smoking can be full of surprises. What’s a benefit of being a nonsmoker that you never expected?”
Seeing that I was a 2 and ½ pack a day smoker, more than that on a weekend with friends, and I have smoked for over 30 years, I never expected:
• That I would actually feel less stress
• That air has a smell (mostly good lol)
• That even vegetables taste sweet
• That I would be able to live in the moment instead of constantly worried about when I could get my next fix
• That I would be able to get to know people on a deeper level because of the one above
• That my hair smells amazing
• That I would feel a general sense of calm
• That the smell of fresh clean sheets would make me sleep better
• That I would feel so free, unencumbered and no longer tied to something like a tether that only allowed me to go so far
• That I would feel strong
• That I would feel capable
• That I would get to know myself better because I wasn’t hiding anymore behind a smoke screen of addiction
• That I would feel less worried in general
• That I would want to learn how to sail and try other things that I would have never even considered before
• That I would feel more at peace
• That I would be more “me”, the me that I was meant to be all along and that I actually like me
• That I would feel like anything is possible because I did one of the hardest, if not the hardest thing, that I thought was impossible for me to do
I am free from something else dictating what I need to be doing, where, when and how!! Now I get to choose and the options are limitless!!
FREEDOM actually has a smell! It smells great and tastes even sweeter!
P.S. If you haven’t quit yet, you have no idea what you are missing out on! You will not be giving up a thing! Instead you will be gaining so much!! And if you have to tell yourself about the benefits that will be coming, before you feel them yourself, (fake it till you make it) that's fine too. Just quit today and be done! You'll love yourself for it!!