2969036047_6ec7f11dfd_mNo matter what the date or time, it’s a good day to stop nicotine. The seasons roll on in this part of the world and each second ticks by one after another. That ‘s exactly how you maintain a smoke free life.

Each second becomes a minute and then a day, week, month year, and a decade. If you feel that you’re not doing so well…

1-Go ahead and feel it. Let that feeling have free reign for a few minutes. Don’ t even try to relax it away-hold the tension where it wants to clench in your body.

2-Become aware of the constricted muscles in your face or neck, shoulders or back and keep the tension there. As you become aware of it and center yourself on those things you will start to let go of them.

3-Now breathe deeply while you are still feeling tense. It’ s good to know how to have an awareness that is bigger than the tensions you carry.

4-Now, the clench will start to loosen and you can allow it to go.

5-Breathe and relax. One of the big problems with being upset is that people admonish themselves not to be. Do not deny that you are upset. Feel it. Be aware of it. See it for what it is– Upset. It is not you. You are the awareness that is watching the experience of being upset.

Then you can grieve the moment and get on down the road.

This is the program I used to quit 20 years ago. It works. The Man who designed it is a beyond expert ( if such a thing exists). Dr. Robert Shipley is  at Duke University and his program has bee helping people stop for decades.

This program is  not about hype or big promises. It simply works if you apply it.

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All former smokers have an opinion about how to quit. That s great, but- It is important to remember that each person is different. Each person is genuinely motivated by a different set of parameters. Your personal experience is not the standard for all mankind. Your experience is certainly valid, especially if it has served you well. But you have to be careful how you instruct based on your experience.

Whether you quit smoking by choke and gag aversion therapy, or through hypnosis, if it worked for you, that’ s good. But it might not be the right combination for other people.

When you back way up and look at some general principles of becoming smoke free, some patterns emerge. You will see these patterns are valid and here to stay. All habits are lodged in four areas of your life:

> Personal 

>  Cultural

> Physical  

>Systems

Whatever method you choose to quit smoking, you should include these four areas and stay with them to the end. I have been in meetings with folks who wanted to quit smoking. It never surprises me that the people who customize the program to meet their own needs, drop out first. They try to do it without support, or without a quit date, or without some other element that is very important. They don’t realize that they really need to stay with a broader overview that is bigger than they are.

Smoking has gotten bigger than they are and they need help that is sized to match. Some people get arrogant and think they can do it their way. There is a place for independent, free fthinking. Invention and innovation rely on it, however, I suggest being conservative when it comes to getting smoke free.

Stay with foundational elements; like the above four areas. You might not like it but that s OK.  The goal is not for you to like it. I know that sounds a bit like a drill sergant but take a real look at the overview.  Being smoke  free and quitting nicotine is the goal.
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