today i celebrate...

picture this...
i have not had a cigarette in 44 months.
may 5th of 2007 will mark my 4th year
of not smoking! not bad!
i've been smoke free for: 1340 days
i've saved $26,818 (WOW!)
i've not smoked 5384 cigarettes (wow)
and i've added 6 months and 24 days to my life.
pretty impressive.

the only reason i know all of this is because
on the 5th of every month, "quit net" sends
me a "who's better than you today!?" e-mail
applauding my accomplishment. nice, right?
i can't remember when i stopped counting
the days, weeks or months but i think i will
always be conscious of the years!
years i've not smoked and years i have ahead
of me due to quitting! :)

my sister and i quit on the same day.
it didn't stick with her, unfortunately but
i know in her heart of hearts she'd much
rather be where i am than sitting in her
garage smoking while she reads this.
i love you anne!

addictions...what a bitch (sorry)...but they are.
no matter what yours is, you can change your
life any time...any day. every second that passes
is a missed opportunity to change.
look to the future...what do you see? who do you see?
where are you? who are you with? what are you doing?
are you still married? are you still sneaking food, cigs,
drugs, alcohol even sweets??
we all have the ability to stop, to quit to visualize
difference and make it stick.
now i know this is a time of making resolutions and
i'm not saying you have to do it today...
fear is what holds us to our addictions and hope is
what breaks us free.
in stead of saying "what if i start again?" "what if i
gain weight"....try saying "what if i live longer?"
"what if i like the new me?" "what if i CAN do it?!"
hmmmmmm......

i'll check back in a year......make a change.

meeting with my brother, scott, today to talk
about 2007 and our lives...gotta get going
and the cats are howling for food!! :)

make it a great day (as jacquie would say!)