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I came across some ideas to perhaps make your journey a little easier. These ideas have been used for many other things like loosing weight, but might help to apply them to quitting smoking. WEEK #1: Will Power isn't a you-have-it-or-you-don't thing. You can Brew up your own and apply it to any goal, INCLUDING the EX Program you have just started. Here are some keys to making some good things happen. 1. SEE IT. Take the time to think about what it will feel like to reach your goal and then wri… Continue

Barbara Morgan once said, "most everything worth receiving in life, takes time and effort, and cannot be obtained in microwavable minutes." Barbara worked hard all her life....first to become a teacher, then to reach the goal of being the first teacher in space. She finally reached that goal......many years later, after the death of Christie McAullif. The thought occurred to me that because we live in a society with television, computers, microwaves, IPods, etc. our sense of instant gratificati… Continue

I looked forward to the dinner my older son, who lives out of state, was having for Christmas. There were going to be family there that I hadn't seen in a few years. My youngest daughter, her husband and my grandson were going to take the drive with me. Well, on our way, my daughter informed me that she needed to smoke and could she smoke in my car. Of course, I had just passed a highway stop, but she chose to tell me after I went by. There was no place to pull over (it would have been too dange… Continue

An Exer here was mentioning that she was having trouble with the cravings in the middle of her 5th month. She mentioned that she had once had a mantra….Smoking is not an Option, but wasn’t using it anymore and thought perhaps she should. I think I need to say here that even if you are in your ninth or 12 month or wherever in a quit, you still need to refresh yourself on a regular basis as to why you quit, what your mantra or other expression that helps you is, and visualize your future without c… Continue

My life had changed much when I quit smoking over 19 months ago. But, it changed drastically when I lost Bob to lung cancer. I started out wanting to come here to help others in Bob’s memory….making some sense out of his death. I didn’t want to see anyone else go through the pain and agony that he suffered. It was a goal that I felt I had to accomplish and it appears, from the words of many, that I’ve reached that goal….giving me so much joy. However, I really need to let all of you know how muc… Continue