quitting is a catalyst to re owning your life

[Jonny5]

I always thought that quitting cigarettes would be the hardest thing to do.

 

Once I had nailed that I realised I could do anything and my confidence grew massively. I found myself reinventing myself and redrawing previously laid boundaries that I had imposed upon my self.

[juanrmartino]

Keep up the good work Johnny!

[Tink]

This  is so true, I had become life lazy and settled for my lot (not like me at all) - but because of the quit I am now back on track with me again - opportunities still await this ole bird ;)

 

just think I will be fitter and healthier at 45 than I was at 35  :D

[Still winning]

Agree completely. Still a work in progress but quitting has given me so much, I realize I can do what I set out to achieve now. x

[Sazerac]

This is one of my personal favorite benefit of quitting smoking.

The fact that I have the ability to change and change for the better.

How marvelous to be completely truthful with myself after so many years of the denial involved with addiction.

To witness this change and the confidence it builds in myself and all y'all here is incredibly inspiring.

 

[WeegieWoman]

True dat.

 

But ye know i dont think the confidence is visable. I dont think my pals or anyone think ive changed in anyway, apart from the fact i dont have a fag glued to my mouth anymore. 

 

But i do feel more confident, infact i feel very different to my smoking self and its alllllll good. Hey and with all this time and money we have now, we are doing a lot more too.

[Reciprocity]

^^^ It may not be visible to others around us Weegie but all of us here who have turned the corner on this addiction have felt the very same thing. A sense of accomplishment like no other. Each of us in our own ways have confronted this deadly addiction and taken back control of our lives. Now that's Freedom! 

 

It's not an easy thing to do which is the reason there's such a special bond with people on this board who we have never met and likely never will.

 

Here's to us!

[Boo]

17 hours ago, Sazerac said:

This is one of my personal favorite benefit of quitting smoking.

The fact that I have the ability to change and change for the better.

How marvelous to be completely truthful with myself after so many years of the denial involved with addiction.

To witness this change and the confidence it builds in myself and all y'all here is incredibly inspiring.

 

I'm always glad to see this topic brought up here on the Train.  Quitting, as I've written a million-and-one times, is dead simple.  Straightforward and uncomplicated.  However, from that one singular goal, to quit smoking, a ripple effect is set in motion.  You commit to the process.  You stop making excuses.  You start believing in yourself.  You start, rather quickly, to account for the successes of your effort.  There is just no way that does not carryover into other aspects of your life.

 

Strength begets strength.  Success begets success.

[Whispers]

Great bump, Thanks Sazerac