Time to quit

This is it! I have had enough, it is time to stop smoking, (yet again!) How many times is this? At least the third that I can remember. But this time, I am going to succeed for good. I have to succeed, I will succeed!

Why is this time so different from all the others? I don't know to tell the honest truth, but one thing does spring to mind. I am more confident. I actually have started to like myself, and maybe because of that, I actually want to enjoy liking myself longer than I have hated myself.

Q day, as I have decided to name it, is Monday 18th, July 2005. From that day on, I will affirm my non smoking status, by saying to anyone that asks me if I want a cigarette, that I do not smoke.

I am doing this for me, no one else. There are a number of motives for giving up, and maybe over a period of time, I might reveal them. There are people, who will remain nameless throughout, that have urged me to give up, and there are those who are giving up at the same time as me. To them, I wish them all the luck and will power in the world.

There are a lot of first person personal pronouns ( "I" for those who can't be bothered to check what that means) and that is because this blog is for me.

If you read it and like what you read ,or even gives you inspiration, that's wonderful, it helps the "People pleaser" in me to reconcile myself with doing something for me. If you want to talk about giving up smoking with someone who is in the same position as you, then feel free to leave a comment.