about five weeks ago there was thread about quitting smoking.
i think i was mere hours into my own attempts to quit when i read it.
anyhow, somebody made the seemingly-cliche comment that "if i can quit, anybody can."
for whatever reason, i kept hold of that comment (imagining the person to be a 6-pack-a-day, cold-turkey-quitting bad-ass) and it really helped me through the first week.
it's been five weeks, and though i've had two back-slide cigarettes (both planned, both on Friday nights, and damn it, both well-deserved), i am positive i will never start in earnest again.
the reason is simple: quitting has shown me just how potent those things are. 35 days later and i am still jittery and anxious and feel like i'm missing something. i don't even need the nicotine, but apparently my brain feels differently.
nonetheless, in honor of that kind soul i say this to those who smoke and don't want to anymore:
believe me, if i can quit, anyone can...