Well it’s officially been a week since my last cigarette. I’ve been feeling pretty easy with it, but honestly I kind of miss smoking sometimes. Which is interesting because it’s really the first time I’ve felt like that while quitting. Sure there are cravings and all that, but it’s different than missing it. I’m not exactly sure how to explain it, but it’s the difference between wanting something and needing something. At this point I’m not really feeling like I need a cigarette. I suppose I really don’t feel like I want one that much. The idea of it is really not all too appealing. But the idea that I can’t ever have a cigarette again, ever. That makes me miss it a little. I guess just because I’ve lived with it for so long. And there’s the rub.
Overall I feel pretty good about quitting. Finally feel like it’s really working. If you hadn’t read to post below I quit “for Obama” so to speak. I like to think of it as quitting for all the causes that Obama stands for and that I hope come to light in the next four to eight years. More over I’m quitting for a cause though. Like a marathon or something, except instead of walking/running/biking (or whatever) I’m “fasting” so to speak. But it’s for a higher cause, which makes it easier or rather harder to start again. It’s the permanent part that I think I’ll be having a bit of a problem with. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned about quitting smoking, it’s that it only works if your really quit. There’s just never a point where you can successfully say, “oh, I can have just one.” Not for me at least.
Well I’ve been try my hand at quitting smoking again. My inspiration? Barack Obama. About a week ago I decided that if Barack won the election, I would quit smoking. Not like I was making a deal with the world, that if the world helped to get Barack in office, I would return the favor by quitting smoking. The idea behind it was simple. Obama quit smoking shortly before he began running for President. He made a sacrifice along with many others in order to get to where he is today. And in my support for Barack and as I’ve been inspired by him, I’ve decided to quit. Almost as a “thank you” to Obama for his sacrifices. I know it might sound lame, but that’s been my inspiration. And honestly it’s one of the greatest inspirations I’ve used in quitting smoking. I’ve tried for others in my life and I’ve tried for myself, but this time I’m quitting for an idea and a symbol (with a living person behind it). It’s been a lot easier to say no to my desires for smoking when I just think about the fact that I’m doing it for Obama and myself. Hope for the future. Again, I know it sounds pretty lame. But I’m closing in on day two. It’s been going well so far, and although I’m not guaranteeing it to last (I hope it does though) I feel pretty good about the choice to quit and how it’s gone so far.