Somebody reminded me recently of a post that I wrote way back when I first quit smoking titled, “choose your pain.” In it, I talked about how smokers have to choose between the pain of change and the pain of regret, and cautioned that,
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Just for Today
I found a list of affirmations posted somewhere very early on in my quit that all started, “Just for today…” I rewrote some of them, added a few at the end, and posted them on my quit smoking support site. I stumbled across the list this morning while looking for something else, and thought they were worth posting again, so here they are:
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Never Let It Go Unchallenged
Do you really believe you can stop smoking? If not, why not? In an earlier post, I encouraged you to think about the “escape hatches” you’ve used in the past to give yourself an out when the quit got too tough, and to tell yourself that you can stop smoking in spite of them.
If you’ve tried this, you’ve probably heard the voice of the junkie talking back. Argue with it!
“5 Life Lessons” Article Reviewed
I just read a funny article titled “5 Life Lessons You Only Learn Through Quitting Smoking” at cracked.com (I have a Google alert set up for the phrase “quitting smoking” and this article was in that alert yesterday. And no, this wasn’t the first time I’d read article at cracked.com 
), and I thought I’d do a mini-review and recommendation here.
Yes, you read that correctly; this is a review of an article on cracked.com…
Practice With Your Craves
Have you been quit for a while — maybe even a few months — and you still get strong craves on occasion? Do you wonder if maybe there’s something wrong with you, that you’re still having such strong cravings this long after you quit? Do you ever question if maybe you’re just not strong enough?
Chances are you’re looking your craves the wrong way. Let me show you a better way to look at them.
