My New Years Life Changing Evolution
This New Years i had decided to quit smoking. Amongst other things, i had also decided to reshape my life in a completely new way. I am young (24 years old), recently married and have been smoking for about ten years. I started smoking when i was 14 years old. My old girlfriend and i would smoke cigarettes and joints behind the drama studio at our middle school. By my freshman year of high school, i was finding the Liqour stores that would sell me cigarettes (thank god for my older looking moustache). I smoked all them time, even when i met my future wife.
I had successfully hidden my smoking habits from my wife. To be honest, she knew, but didn't want to admit how bad i was and to be honest, i didn't want to talk about it either. We married and i still continued to smoke. We got married in the summer of 2008, and i started looking into buying a house for us. This is when everything with the economy took a crap and i keep asking myself why? So, natually, after much research, i became very political.
I felt that Obama could turn everything around and make the economy better and the housing market better, etc. So, i worked for his campaign and donated time and money. I even tried to talk to my wife about politics but she just wasn't that interested. She wasn't into politics but i was able to turn her on to climate change issues (which i am a big supporter of) and animal rights issues
So, Obama's first year was coming to an end and i was nervously smoking away while i noticed that things didn't getting any better. And then i had an epiphany. Obama isn't the one to solve my problems, i am. If i wanted a change, i would have to seriously make changes. So, i decided i am going to quit smoking for good. I had also decided that i would stop giving my money away to capitalist pigs.
So, Week 1. I quit smoking. I slept the first 3 days and i have been irratible and twitchy ever since. But now that it has been three weeks, i do feel a little more empowered.
On Week 2. I quit eating meat. Eating meat ruins the environment and falls in line perfectly with my environmental and animal rights beliefs. I also quit eating all dairy products half way through this week.
Week 3. I gave up refined sugar. Only the raw stuff now.
So, i am dedicating myself to stopping a bad habit every week until i am pure and healthy and not being a hypocrite. I do not want to contribute my hard earned money to industries that will do nothing but try to turn a profit. I will only buy from the most humane, green, and pure companies. Mostly trying to support local businesses from now on. This has been my pledge and i just wanted to share with some others out there. If i can do it, anyone can.