Post by judyb on Oct 1, 2005 14:23:53 GMT -5
Bubb repost:
Quitting smoking will open many doors....
Posted: 2001-06-07 11:30
all you have to do is to walk through.
Though I was born in the 40’s, I’m really a product of the 60’s. Since most of us are
of the same era, I’m sure you remember the ‘sounds’ of the time. The Beatles, Bob
Dylan, Santana. Since the 60’s were a time of unrest for many, certain songs may
have a significance which may pull a string or two when you hear them.
On the way to work this morning I heard (Simon and Garfunkel) ‘Bridge Over
Troubled Water’. I’m not sure as to when this song was released, but I certainly
recall the mood of the time. I’d been away from home for a while and when I
returned, I can’t say that I felt secure about many things. Though I surely knew where
I’d been, I certainly didn’t know where I was going. I didn’t feel secure about old
friendships. I didn’t feel secure about what I was going to do with my life. I thought
people had changed and that ‘things’ were just somehow, you know, different. In
retrospect, perhaps the people I knew were the same and really nothing was
different. I suppose it was me that was somehow altered.
Time and tide were not about to wait for me. Getting with the program was the
order of the day. I got married, had kids, began a career. It doesn’t matter in which
order. In either case, I smoked through everything. Lots of stuff in my life changed.
All except the smoking part. After 38 years of constant smoking, it finally dawned
on me that if I were to continue to do the things I enjoyed most, I’d have to make at
least one other change.
When I quit smoking, all kinds of things seemed to float to the surface. I began to
see things as they really were, not the way I wished them to be. I began to take a
closer look around me. After the smoke had cleared and as I began to take deeper
breaths, the people, places, and things in my life came into focus. Priorities
realigned themselves. I began to better appreciate my family, friends, myself, my
life. With a little time, simple functions seemed to remake themselves. Going for a
walk is now an incredible activity. Watching God’s creatures is an unbelievable
pastime. Drinking a glass of water is a different experience. Does quitting smoking
really create these abrupt changes? Without a doubt, yes. The removal of
hundreds, indeed thousands, of chemicals from your body will create amazing
changes. I’ve never been accused of being a rocket scientist but I will certainly
attest to the fact that some major changes occurred in my chemistry. (Hopefully for
the better).
‘…the most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is
untrue…’ Smoking kills. Habits and addictions are difficult to overcome… but not
impossible. If we were to conduct a poll by asking who was the most addicted
person, I’d bet we’d have 100% participation. Quitting smoking can be
accomplished. All it takes is the proper attitude, attack, and maintenance. Once
putting down the cigarettes, all it takes is the wherewithal to leave them. Cigarettes
do not provide serenity. Cigarettes do not provide peace and friendship.
Cigarettes do not create comfort. Cigarettes provide sickness and eventually
death. When you quit smoking....'Your time has come to shine, all your dreams are
on their way….
Quitting smoking will open many doors....
Posted: 2001-06-07 11:30
all you have to do is to walk through.
Though I was born in the 40’s, I’m really a product of the 60’s. Since most of us are
of the same era, I’m sure you remember the ‘sounds’ of the time. The Beatles, Bob
Dylan, Santana. Since the 60’s were a time of unrest for many, certain songs may
have a significance which may pull a string or two when you hear them.
On the way to work this morning I heard (Simon and Garfunkel) ‘Bridge Over
Troubled Water’. I’m not sure as to when this song was released, but I certainly
recall the mood of the time. I’d been away from home for a while and when I
returned, I can’t say that I felt secure about many things. Though I surely knew where
I’d been, I certainly didn’t know where I was going. I didn’t feel secure about old
friendships. I didn’t feel secure about what I was going to do with my life. I thought
people had changed and that ‘things’ were just somehow, you know, different. In
retrospect, perhaps the people I knew were the same and really nothing was
different. I suppose it was me that was somehow altered.
Time and tide were not about to wait for me. Getting with the program was the
order of the day. I got married, had kids, began a career. It doesn’t matter in which
order. In either case, I smoked through everything. Lots of stuff in my life changed.
All except the smoking part. After 38 years of constant smoking, it finally dawned
on me that if I were to continue to do the things I enjoyed most, I’d have to make at
least one other change.
When I quit smoking, all kinds of things seemed to float to the surface. I began to
see things as they really were, not the way I wished them to be. I began to take a
closer look around me. After the smoke had cleared and as I began to take deeper
breaths, the people, places, and things in my life came into focus. Priorities
realigned themselves. I began to better appreciate my family, friends, myself, my
life. With a little time, simple functions seemed to remake themselves. Going for a
walk is now an incredible activity. Watching God’s creatures is an unbelievable
pastime. Drinking a glass of water is a different experience. Does quitting smoking
really create these abrupt changes? Without a doubt, yes. The removal of
hundreds, indeed thousands, of chemicals from your body will create amazing
changes. I’ve never been accused of being a rocket scientist but I will certainly
attest to the fact that some major changes occurred in my chemistry. (Hopefully for
the better).
‘…the most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is
untrue…’ Smoking kills. Habits and addictions are difficult to overcome… but not
impossible. If we were to conduct a poll by asking who was the most addicted
person, I’d bet we’d have 100% participation. Quitting smoking can be
accomplished. All it takes is the proper attitude, attack, and maintenance. Once
putting down the cigarettes, all it takes is the wherewithal to leave them. Cigarettes
do not provide serenity. Cigarettes do not provide peace and friendship.
Cigarettes do not create comfort. Cigarettes provide sickness and eventually
death. When you quit smoking....'Your time has come to shine, all your dreams are
on their way….
