Quit Smoking by Remembering How You Started

By George Wischler"

In the beginning, there was an idea. An idea that somehow lighting up and smoking that first cigarette would make something 'better' for us. We would feel better - more relaxed in a tough situation. We'd have more friends, because it was a symbol that we were 'like them'. Or our 'status' would increase - we would appear older and more mature, more powerful, worthy of more respect, look 'tougher'.

Then time passed. The reasons we had for starting were slowly erased by changes in our lives. In some cases, they may have even reversed. Our minds and bodies aged, and we became less able to cope with health issues. New, more mature friends may be repelled by the results of cigarette smoke. And we became a slave to the constant fight or flight demands of nicotine on our bodies. Instead of relieving anxiety, we're forced to smoke on a regular basis or else we experience withdrawal. It now serves as a mere temporary distraction from negative life events.

And from the point we're at now, we can see the damage clearly. Cigarettes have influenced our decisions. They make us less able to think clearly about problems. They stall us, so we can not resolve our issues before they grow out of control.

And in reality, none of this is our fault. Finding fault in ourselves for these occurrences benefits no one. It doesn't help us, it doesn't help people around us, it only hurts. The fault lies within the system. The faceless corporations which deduce only an increase in their wealth, nothing more than numbers, from millions of precious innocent lives. These machines have no compassion, no empathy, no concern for health or quality of living. Their singular concern is for their own expansion, greed is their only drive.

But there is always hope - you need but believe it. We can free ourselves from this hellacious matrimony. See further, and realize in quitting we can become a symbol of freedom for those around us. Some may not be so receptive, at first, but gradually they will learn from witnessing your progression and accomplishments. The more of us who wake up, the better your reality, our reality can become.

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