A & B Challenge Feb No. 3 - Smoking
I went through the motions of quitting smoking last fall, and it has been 6 months (as of tomorrow) since I have had a cigarette. Quitting was something that I never thought I would be able to do, and each day I am more and more free.
I didn’t start smoking until late in life, towards the end of my college days. While I didn’t smoke for decades, I smoked a lot in the time I was a smoker. A lot of study nights, gigs, performances, road trips, deep conversations, break ups, court dates, counseling, fraternity functions, parties and well the list goes on. It was my crutch through those times, but non-smokers survive those times just like smokers do too.
I am ecstatic that I quit and rewarded myself with this camera, but I regret ever starting. My mother and sister never smoked… everyone else in my family has. My brother who died in 2008 was smoking about 4-5 packs a day, incredibly obese and a drinker. I refuse to ever turn out like that for my own sake let alone for my family. I just hope I stopped in time for my body to begin healing itself before something bad ever comes up!
A & B Challenge Feb No. 3 - Smoking
I went through the motions of quitting smoking last fall, and it has been 6 months (as of tomorrow) since I have had a cigarette. Quitting was something that I never thought I would be able to do, and each day I am more and more free.
I didn’t start smoking until late in life, towards the end of my college days. While I didn’t smoke for decades, I smoked a lot in the time I was a smoker. A lot of study nights, gigs, performances, road trips, deep conversations, break ups, court dates, counseling, fraternity functions, parties and well the list goes on. It was my crutch through those times, but non-smokers survive those times just like smokers do too.
I am ecstatic that I quit and rewarded myself with this camera, but I regret ever starting. My mother and sister never smoked… everyone else in my family has. My brother who died in 2008 was smoking about 4-5 packs a day, incredibly obese and a drinker. I refuse to ever turn out like that for my own sake let alone for my family. I just hope I stopped in time for my body to begin healing itself before something bad ever comes up!