Good on ya Chas, that's the best gift you could give yourself............welll................ next to a really good guitar, which you can buy with all the cash you save from not buying the death sticks.
Tom.
I Swore Blind I Wouldn't Do It... But!!!
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Way to go Chas! Don' worry about any side effects, no one will notice the difference if you throw a wobbler
Wiley, great going on the abstinence too... power to you both!
Just a thought. It may help to frame the abstinence (from whatever) as just starting out on a new habit of being healthy and making a choice for good health each day. That way the spectator of the bad habit is no loner present in the sub-conscious... instead there is just the good habit taking up all that free space once occupied by the monster. How you hold things in your mind makes a BIG difference.
Wiley, great going on the abstinence too... power to you both!
Just a thought. It may help to frame the abstinence (from whatever) as just starting out on a new habit of being healthy and making a choice for good health each day. That way the spectator of the bad habit is no loner present in the sub-conscious... instead there is just the good habit taking up all that free space once occupied by the monster. How you hold things in your mind makes a BIG difference.
That's a great achievement Chas. Great work mate. While I've never been a smoker myself I've seen members of my family try it and it looks like a hell of a beast to kick.
Think of all the money you'll save and how quickly you'll be able to make Cole Clark that much richer.
Think of all the money you'll save and how quickly you'll be able to make Cole Clark that much richer.
Huge congratulations, Chas. May your quitting be painless and free from discomfort.
The one piece of advice I'd offer is this: don't ever take another hit off a cigarette, thinking that one hit is harmless and that you've got it totally under control. Pretty soon you'll be convincing yourself that you can have an entire cigarette -- harmless, you think, because it's only one. Then you convince yourself that having one a day is no big deal. Then it's one after breakfast and one after lunch. Pretty soon you're giving yourself permission to have one after each meal, so you invent reasons to eat so that you can smoke. And then you're a smoker again.
Not even one hit.
The one piece of advice I'd offer is this: don't ever take another hit off a cigarette, thinking that one hit is harmless and that you've got it totally under control. Pretty soon you'll be convincing yourself that you can have an entire cigarette -- harmless, you think, because it's only one. Then you convince yourself that having one a day is no big deal. Then it's one after breakfast and one after lunch. Pretty soon you're giving yourself permission to have one after each meal, so you invent reasons to eat so that you can smoke. And then you're a smoker again.
Not even one hit.
Thanks guys great to get such positive comments, well into day 4 now and no noticeable side effects other than my wallet is not as empty. That new Cole Clark might be a reality yet Michele. I hear ya Dennis, been there before and did exactly that. This time its because I want to and that's the difference. The dog thinks its great he gets longer walks now. And yes Dermot definitely more guitar time of late, which is good as I really went off the boil with playing for quite sometime.
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Look forward to 4 days becoming 4 weeks becoming 4 months becoming 4 years Chas, its a great step to take.
Travelling every day on the Swiss train network (they actually run very seriously on time!) you get exposed to clouds of second-hand smoke off the trains. On the platforms, in the hallways waiting to board walking down the tunnel any number of people light up and you have to hold your breath or just put up with it, every day, every train journey. I love the folks who take the last drag on the platform and blow the smoke out into the carriage as they board so that you can savour it for the next 5 minutes in that enclosed space. I hate having to breath in smoke especially early on a sunny clear winter morning when I was just enjoying the crisp fresh air. I know the folks blowing that deadly poison into my lungs are oblivious to it and the discomfort it causes. I really don't mind if someone smokes but I am seriously thinking of getting a badge made with ...
DO YOU MIND IF I DON'T SMOKE!
Welcome to my side of the fence :laugh:
Travelling every day on the Swiss train network (they actually run very seriously on time!) you get exposed to clouds of second-hand smoke off the trains. On the platforms, in the hallways waiting to board walking down the tunnel any number of people light up and you have to hold your breath or just put up with it, every day, every train journey. I love the folks who take the last drag on the platform and blow the smoke out into the carriage as they board so that you can savour it for the next 5 minutes in that enclosed space. I hate having to breath in smoke especially early on a sunny clear winter morning when I was just enjoying the crisp fresh air. I know the folks blowing that deadly poison into my lungs are oblivious to it and the discomfort it causes. I really don't mind if someone smokes but I am seriously thinking of getting a badge made with ...
DO YOU MIND IF I DON'T SMOKE!
Welcome to my side of the fence :laugh:
neverfoundthetime wrote:
FARQ they allow smoking on public transport amazing, you can't smoke anywhere here in NZ nowadays, they are talking about banning smoking in private cars next...Look forward to 4 days becoming 4 weeks becoming 4 months becoming 4 years Chas, its a great step to take.
Travelling every day on the Swiss train network (they actually run very seriously on time!) you get exposed to clouds of second-hand smoke off the trains. On the platforms, in the hallways waiting to board walking down the tunnel any number of people light up and you have to hold your breath or just put up with it, every day, every train journey. I love the folks who take the last drag on the platform and blow the smoke out into the carriage as they board so that you can savour it for the next 5 minutes in that enclosed space. I hate having to breath in smoke especially early on a sunny clear winter morning when I was just enjoying the crisp fresh air. I know the folks blowing that deadly poison into my lungs are oblivious to it and the discomfort it causes. I really don't mind if someone smokes but I am seriously thinking of getting a badge made with ...
DO YOU MIND IF I DON'T SMOKE!
Welcome to my side of the fence :laugh: