[at-l] Quiting smooking -- [Was: Re: Holiday Greetings & a New Year's resolution]

[Carla & Dave Hicks]

Good luck.

Speaking of luck, ever hear the good luck wish, "Break a Leg"?

Well I wouldn't recommend it, but that's how I quit smoking.  A few years back 
I broke my leg.  So, I quit smoking.

You see, back in the '80s I had promised my wife that I'd not smoke in the 
part of the house with central air/heat where the smoke would circulate.  She 
had had a stroke and I was trying to support her plan to quit -- even if I 
wasn't ready to stop, myself.

I had a small shop/study that wasn't on the central air-handler system. It had 
its own heat and a window air conditioner.  So, it wasn't a big deal.  When I 
retired and we moved back to Virginia, I rigged another "man cave" to smoke 
in.

Then shortly before Christmas in '03 I broke my leg.  No way to get down into 
the basement to smoke.  The weather was too bad  to be stand around on 
crutches outside too smoke.  And a promise to someone....  Well you know what 
I mean.  I wanted to keep it.

When I could finally get around, six weeks later, I decided that if I had not 
smoked that long I'd see if I could hold off a bit longer.

Four years later, I'm still holding off a bit longer.  I'm not saying I've 
QUIT.  I'm just holding off starting back for a while.  Its not easy, but been 
doable, so far.

So figuratively, "break a leg" -- a.k.a. good luck.

Chainsaw

BTW -- Are you the typical "problem solving" man from Mars?

I am.  So, I keep the "cave" and "the makings", at the ready.  That way I 
focus on the "hold off a bit longer" -- not on solving a problem there being 
nothing in the house to smoke.

Some folk have to clear out the source of the temptation.

But I know myself.  If there is some reason/problem/blockage/etc that I can't 
do what I "want to do", then I need to solve that "problem."  OTOH, if there 
is nothing to stop me doing what I want, then there of only the question of 
what I really "want" to do.

To make this somewhat trail related, "I put one foot in front of the other and 
repeat -- because that's what "I" want to do.

As always, YMMV.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Slyatpct at aol.com>
To: <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Holiday Greetings & a New Year's resolution



In a message dated 12/26/2007 8:52:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mvhudson at gmail.com writes:

And the  New Year's resolution? Why, to do more hiking this year of  course!


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I may try to quit smoking again.  If I hike more miles than this year  (1000)
, I'll be thrilled.

Sly



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