Smoking

I was walking back from work this evening (in the rain must I add) always rubbish weather in the UK lol, but anyway walking home I walk past someone stood there smoking and get that whiff of smoke smell, to be honest smoking is something we all see and smell every day and there is not much we can do about it but it got me thinking for the rest of the walk home especially as an ex smoker that I now am, just to confirm that 10 months of no smoking is almost upon me, but of course the big mile stone I am aiming for is 1 year

I began thinking of how difficult it was to stop, and how easy it must be for people trying to stop to be tempted back into smoking for all various reasons. You see all these people smoking, you see all the cigs in the shops on display, and you then see mass TV adverts and leaflets and newspaper articles displaying all the reasons to stop smoking, which is great for a way to stop people tempted into smoking however for an ex smoker and people trying to stop it is a constant reminder of smoking.

I was stood walking past thinking to myself, wow that was only me 10 months ago but had she had not been there I would never have thought it. Another example I might be sat watching TV and not thinking about smoking when the TV shows an advert, so though I don't get the cravings to smoke it only goes to show that myself and every other smoker and person trying to stop will forever be reminded of it making it more difficult for people to actually stop and reminding people who have stopped of what they have previously done, strange as it sounds but I hope people reading this understand my point of view.

I would rather forget that I ever smoked, just in case there is that slight chance that something or someone could prompt me to smoke. I even know I am constantly reminded by smoking that I know week by week how long I have been stopped for and for that reason I now have a calender on my website showing my progression because I know I can never forget. Hmmmm and to say sorry for posting this blog because again this is a reminder to everyone including myself, which goes to show I would not even be posting this blog had it not been on my thoughts.