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Burn Your Bridges
Burn Your Bridges
From Titotiger on 10/15/2010 11:42:47 AM
Have you ever heard the expression to "Burn Your Bridges Behind You" or to "Burn Your Ships Behind You?" (Both expressions mean exactly the same thing.) Nobody knows for certain where or when these expressions first materialized. Some say that Caesar's soldiers were ordered to burn bridges after they crossed them during their numerous invasions, or that Cortez set fire to his entire fleet of 11 ships after they arrived at Veracruz in 1519 and began their conquest of Mexico. Now why was this done? Because Caesar & Cortez didn't want to give their armies any opportunity of retreat. Without the option of retreat, the invaders were much more committed to victory.
Burning One's Bridges today means that someone is done with the past. They are headed in a new direction. And that new effort is not just an "I'll try" or an "I'll give it shot" effort either. It's a "Look out I'm coming through" all out charge. There simply is no turning back.
I believe that one of the most important things you have to do, if you are to successfully quit smoking is to Burn Your Bridges Behind You. You have to truly commit yourself to winning this battle and look at your smoking days as an old habit that now lies on the other side of the bridge or, if you prefer, it went down with the ships. The possibility of retreat simply doesn't exist.
So how about it; have you sincerely made that mental commitment to a new non-smoking life? Are you really determined that there is no retreat back to your old habit? Have you finally decided to Burn That Bridge Behind You and get on with a better life? Because if you have then I know I'll.....
See You At The Top
Dave
(Quit 4-12-03; Passed 5-20-14)