Hey my fellow newbies, hold your ground!

[Soberjulie]

Sometimes

it takes every last bit of you to keep your balance

and not do something self destructive.

I'm not talking about willpower, I'm talking about

something else.

I'm not sure how to describe it.

It's like the part of you that wants to live,

the part of you that is committed to not smoking,

is connected by only the most slender of threads to

the part of you driving the car,

making the decisions.

 

Sometimes you just hang in there,

a minute at a time.

 

You ask for help, but you know

if you choose to

you can turn away from that pretty easily,

or even accidentally

on purpose.

 

Sometimes

not sliding backwards

counts as moving forwards.

Sometimes not actively trying to die is

living large.

Sometimes holding your ground

is a fragile miracle.

[Ladybug]

Very well said Julie! 

[BAT]

[El Bandito]

Beautiful Julie

[Amy]

This is so true.

[Nancy]

Wonderful, thoughtful post, Julie!

[Soberjulie]

Wye, I like! Im saving that picture to my phone. :)

[Sazerac]

On 4/23/2014 at 9:29 PM, Soberjulie said:

Sometimes

it takes every last bit of you to keep your balance

and not do something self destructive.

I'm not talking about willpower, I'm talking about

something else.

I'm not sure how to describe it.

It's like the part of you that wants to live,

the part of you that is committed to not smoking,

is connected by only the most slender of threads to

the part of you driving the car,

making the decisions.

 

Sometimes you just hang in there,

a minute at a time.

 

You ask for help, but you know

if you choose to

you can turn away from that pretty easily,

or even accidentally

on purpose.

 

Sometimes

not sliding backwards

counts as moving forwards.

Sometimes not actively trying to die is

living large.

Sometimes holding your ground

is a fragile miracle.

 

This is a lovely post from our Julie. 

[Paul723]

Bump

[Reciprocity]

YES! We have a few around here now so stay with us Newbies! Take things a day at a time and stay true to that commitment you made to yourself not too long ago. It will happen if you just don't smoke - not even one puff is the road to freedom. Stay active here because as the days turn into weeks, you will need people who truly understand what you are going though. Those people will underpin your quit foundation for you as you continue to build your permanent quit.

Edited January 8, 2019 by reciprocity

[Paul723]

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[Paul723]

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[Paul723]

Still one of my favorites.  Be stubborn in keeping your quit.  It belongs to you; never give it away.

[DenaliBlues]

I love this, @Paul723. Thanks for the bump.