Saved by Slow Death

“Don’t mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.” ~ Josh Billings

Over the past week I have had some thoughts about my plan to quit smoking. Quitting cold turkey is too much of a jolt to my system after having been a smoker for over two decades.

I feel I have no choice but to embrace the method of taking baby steps because so far, nothing else has worked. I feel this is the best plan for me because several years ago, this method actually worked! Obviously I began smoking again but that was due to being around too many people who still smoked. Right now, I don’t have a lot of smokers in my life so that is a big plus. Continue reading

“Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.” -Oprah Winfrey

Happy New Year to you all!  I have said it before and God knows I have tried before, but on this New Year’s Day I am hell bent on quitting smoking cigarettes for good. I have smoked for a solid 24 years and I can’t remember what it is like to not smoke.

I have three packs of cigarettes left and that means a three day supply, but over the course of the next several days (or more) I am going to ignore the routine I have created over the last 24 years. Hopefully, I can replace my bad habit with a better one! My source of inspiration this time has come from a site called, Lifestyle Changeup, you should check it out! Continue reading

“Pessimism never won any battle.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

There is a battle being fought out there every day by millions of people. A battle that’s a bitch to escape because everywhere they go, every street, every convenience and drug store, every park and city block the battle is in your face.

Recently, a friend almost lost her husband from a heart attack directly caused by this war. He survived this time, but if he doesn’t figure out how to win he may be leaving his wife and his two children behind…..forever. Continue reading

“To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I’ve done it a thousand times.” ~Mark Twain, attributed

I wanted to write more about my inability to quit smoking and all the crap that is in a cigarette. I thought I’d type out a nice little list but as I searched, I found over 80 cancer causing agents that have been identified in cigarettes……..so far! [sigh] I found 11 that sound vaguely familiar – here they are. Continue reading

“If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.” ~ Douglas Adams

I have quit using Ecstasy, GHB, Cocaine, and Crystal Meth, but I find it 1,000 times more difficult to quit smoking cigarettes. Is it because it is more socially acceptable and I can smoke whenever I feel like it?  Is it because I can buy it anywhere legally? Continue reading