Just Believe…
It is possible to quit smoking, it is possible to quit nicotine…
I remember when I was a smoker. I smoked about a pack a day year after year, for years, and found it nearly impossible to imagine my life as a nonsmoker. Smoking was a part of me, a large part of my life, and so the thought of not smoking made me feel incomplete, as if I would lose a part of myself if I couldn’t be a smoker. However I knew I had to quit, but I saw no way out and I just couldn’t imagine how I would be able to do anything without a cigarette, I just couldn’t imagine it.
My life revolved around when I could have my next cigarette. I smoked in the morning while getting ready for work, while driving, while reading or studying, while watching films or TV, during work breaks, with friends and bascially before and after any significant or insignificant task…
As you can imagine, my life was controlled by nicotine — including my mind. It seemed every other thought was “How can I quit?” but at the same time “When can I have my next cigarette?” I was in a hamster wheel, spinning and spinning, and going nowhere.
Regardless of my fears, I knew that I had to quit.
However, I kept facing the idea that it was “impossible” for me because I just couldn’t see a way out and I simply couldn’t believe that I could successfully quit smoking. It just didn’t seem real to me that I could be happy as a nonsmoker and successfully stay free from nicotine.
One day, I had a realization. I started thinking about people that I knew who had successfully quit smoking. And I thought to myself — “Well if they could quit, then certainly it is possible to quit smoking!”
At that moment, I realized that it was not necessary for me to believe that I could quit, but only to first believe that it is possible at all!
IT IS POSSIBLE TO QUIT SMOKING!
And it is not necessary to believe that you can do it at first, it is only necessary to believe, to know that it is possible to quit smoking.
Take the first step — believe that it is possible to quit smoking!
“If you believe that it’s going to work out then you will start to see opportunities if you don’t then you will see obstacles.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer
Hint:
1. Name 5 people you know (friends, family members or even celebrities) that have successfully quit smoking.