Monday, March 26, 2007

Observations of an ex smoker

Most of my observations are those of "now that I'm a non-smoker."

Sometimes, though, it is hard not to be an ex-smoker...

Like...

The nicotine was a calming friend for both good times and bad. It was also a comfort during stress-filled times. So many things become related to nicotine... Once you are no longer a smoker, the dis-association becomes like "losing" friends... nicotine is powerfully addictive in so many ways, both overt and covert...

After dinner and before paying the bills are two high-trigger times for me. I'm learning. My cravings are very short-lived and not as powerful as they used to be - but they're still there...

Onward, upward, and out of the nicotine hole we go...

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