There is a Season
Four years and three and a half months after quitting and now it seems fair to say that smoking is in my past far more than not. I don't consider smoking these days and long ago I stopped looking back at my smoking days with nostalgia.I've adopted habits such as daily walking, photographing birds(later to draw) and reading--amongst other things. But these three were my main stays at first. Today they are almost second nature.
When I first quit, I didn't realize how much a cigarette represented a break (time off/time out) and so I tended to anxiously keep busy. I kept a list, followed it day in and out. A bit of a breathless approach, but that was the best that I could do. Today, relaxing, doing nothing are just a good choices as taking a walk, drawing or reading. Once upon a time, as a child, I had a season of play and rest that was not interrupted or counted, rewarded or timed by a cigarette. Today I have a similar season of rest, play and work--no cigarettes required.
Amen.
