Today marks my '7th' anniversary of quitting smoking, 'Cold Turkey.' You know that expression, right? It's when you just stop doing it, like slamming on the brakes, and leaving a skid mark on the road.
My story really isn't that interesting...it is bizarre, though, as I never thought I'd ever quit. I started smoking when I was 14 years old. Fast-forward to 2016, and I just quit. Zero cravings. It's like I have never smoked a day in my life.
NOTE: Listen to your mind/body, peeps! It tells you lots of things, as did mine when it told me to (*in little voice*) 'STOP SMOKING, KELLY, NOW!' And, I did. Going by what-ifs,' I feel that if I did continue to smoke cigarettes, I would have fallen 'ill,' sooner than later.
I am sympathetic to those that absolutely cannot quit, like my mother, she practically died with a cigarette between her fingers. We tried everything to get her to quit, growing up, but she just went back to it, and eventually died of lung cancer, because of it. Sadly, I still smoked after her passing, like a fool, the main reason why I thought I'd never quit. It's the awful truth!
Yet, on this day, I will celebrate my milestone, because it's easier to get into, than to get out.
Past Me: 'I've been a smoker, for 33 years!' (1983-2016)
Present Day Me: 'EW.'
Hope this helps someone struggling with the 'bad' habit. Thanks. 🙂
Here, the gateway to our bad habits. What were they thinking! 😂
ANCIENT HISTORY!!! 😂
DYK? >>> Ben Lee - Cigarettes Will Kill You 🙈🙉🙊
Over and out, Kelly. 🙂
Hi Kelly! Denise & I say:
Congrats on your '7th' anniversary of quitting smoking!
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