Day 4 - half way through week 1
Still getting flutterings of loss but I think that's psychological not desire of a cig. 7.30am here and in the garden with my coffee and no cig just enjoying the sunshine and writing this. I feel a little lighter somehow, calmer and peaceful. I feel different and wondering if I look any different to others. Probably not but that's not really the point is it. I feel cleaner, my hair feels softer and I'm taking time to look around more.
Sorry, will stop wittering
that's very good you are feeling good and no smokes very well done :)
sun was nice today.
IC
Well done Whitewillow 😊 I'm sitting here drinking my tea at 8.30 in the morning here in Ireland and enjoying the sunshine also ☀️ Three weeks for me today 😊 And life is good 👌 Keep up the good work 👍 We can do this 👏🏻
That sounds wonderful WhiteWillow, you are doing well for day four! Hope I can feel calmer by day four.
Not wittering, great sentiments, thanks for posting.
Why the feeling calmer, I wonder? Not having to make sure you're all stocked up, not having to have your mouth and hands busy all of the tme with making stinky smoke?
Yes, weewillem, it all seems like madness now that I have been so tied to smoking. When can we leave so I can smoke? How long will this take so I can smoke? Will I have enough smokes to get me through the day? Oh my goodness me, what an absolute idiot I've been to myself. Jen, you will feel calmer, try a bit of meditation too, that helps. Planting carrots worked for IC and fence painting worked for me today. Not only am I not smoking but I'm also getting shed-loads of jobs done. Double bonus.
The psychological battle can be the hardest and it does seem strange that we go through grieving for something that was making us sick and broke. I have found Mindfulness to be a powerful tool in being present and in the moment visualisation of the things I will share with my daughter and hearing her voice and feeling her hugs for non stinky daddy keep me strong and focused on the task at hand. The joy of seeing life through non smoker eyes is a beautiful thing and one that is worth keeping. Well done and keep up the smoke free life!
Hey Larney, I did wonder if you'd got IC and I mixed up, ha ha ha. I do garden but IC's carrots will be so well tendered, he will be entering them into competitions.
I use mindfulness too, Jazzy, it's such a brilliant tool and has brought me through some situations, not just quitting smoking. Lovely that your vision is clearing too and seeing things rather than casually observing them. People cutting grass this Spring has never been so amazing.