Re: Reflections on QOF

ERIN: DON;T BITE, STEPH WILL REALLY START THIS PROJECT!


Stephanie <sajesqnyc@xxxxxxxxx> penned.wrote.stated:
: Erin sweet,

: I think it's time to just start crossstitching the damned couch, don't
: you?

: L & K xoxo

: Erin wrote:
:> It's hard to comment on such a simple, yet profound, testament to the
:> insanity of addiction. Well said. "I remember that I smoked. I can't
:> for the life of me remember why." I think we've got a new motto for
:> Steph to cross-stitch on her pillows.
:>
:> Congratulations on your QOF, and I'll look forward to your HOF speech.
:>
:> Erin
:>
:> Jimbob wrote:
:> > At QOF, I've officially doubled my longest quit. Another milestone is
:> > coming up, my 40th birthday. At that point, I would have smoked for
:> > about 28 years. I don't think about smoking most of the time. What
:> > I do think about are mistakes and missed opportunities that were the
:> > result of smoking.
:> >
:> > I remember the first time I smoked. A friend and I were ditching
:> > class and met up with another guy behind the school. He had
:> > cigarettes and gave us both one. I remember the rush, followed by the
:> > urge to vomit. It passed for me, but my friend barfed and we all
:> > laughed. I was finally a man. I was only 12.
:> >
:> > I think about the young lady that I had a terrible crush on in school.
:> > She had long raven hair, ice blue eyes and was a computer geek like
:> > me. A match made in heaven. I finally got the urge up to talk to
:> > her. She informed me that smoking was gross and walked away.
:> >
:> > I think about the brand spanking new 300ZX I bought and was driving
:> > home from the dealership with a lit cigarette. I was checking out
:> > something on the sunroof and drug the embers across the headliner.
:> > Non-reparable without tearing the car apart, they said. That car was
:> > totaled while I was on a cigarette run. The other driver was smoking
:> > when he hit me. He was 16 and had his license for 3 weeks.
:> >
:> > I remember going on a skiing vacation in Colorado and having one of
:> > the instructors ask if I had asthma. I remember coming back from that
:> > vacation after having not smoked the entire time. I took a big drag
:> > off a cigarette, nearly vomited and laid in the bed in a fetal
:> > position all night long. The next day, I woke up and started smoking
:> > all over again.
:> >
:> > I remember my grandmother lecturing me about smoking while she was
:> > dipping snuff. Of course I laughed about this. She died of colon
:> > cancer a bit later. I guess I showed her.
:> >
:> > I remember driving at 3:00 am during an ice storm to get a pack of
:> > cigarettes. On the way back, the car hit ice, spun a 180 and went
:> > backwards through a major intersection. The storm was so bad the city
:> > was without power for about two weeks. It was a great night for a
:> > drive.
:> >
:> > I remember smoking with a cold until it turned into Pneumonia. I
:> > spent two weeks on antibiotics and was almost hospitalized. I'm told
:> > that Pneumonia leaves permanent scars on your lungs.
:> >
:> > I remember that I smoked. I can't for the life of me remember why.
:> > I'm not a stupid person by anyone's definition, except a non-smoker.
:> > However, I've made a stupid choice that has had profound effects on my
:> > life and will probably influence it until the day I die.
:> >
:> > The positive side of this is that I'm three months smober. I feel
:> > great and am experiencing sensations of freedom and empowerment that
:> > I've never really had before. With a little luck and the support of
:> > AS3, I might see another 3 months. And maybe 6 more after that.
:> >
:> >
:> > JimBob
:> > 3 months, 3 hours, 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
:> > <http://www.unconventional-wisdom.org>

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