CarolinaRen

And if you’re interested, I’d like to share my story with you. To do so, I’ve created a small pdf file (16 or so pages) that document my reasons for quitting, how I thought I would someday quit, how I eventually DID quit, and what it felt like while I was quitting.

But be forewarned. I am a Christian, so the document is filled with much talk about God and my faith. However, I believe that the core information within it is worthwhile for anyone of any faith or of NO faith. After all, certain principles hold true in life whether you believe in God or not, and addictions trap us all.

So I offer this document to you whatever your faith!

Download it here: http://www.4shared.com/dir/1694596/d02beb9b/sharing.html

Note that this is a free online file-sharing tool, but it’s only free for so much bandwidth. If you happen to have problems downloading, please let me know by leaving a comment. I will seek out another solution.

This sounds corny but….YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

Renae :)

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...then say nothing at all.

I really have a problem with this. My tongue has caused me and those around me more grief than I can bear. And the worst thing about it is that I often KNOW in advance that my thoughts are not productive and so I should ignore them or keep them inside. But I rarely ever do so.

This all sounds so theoretical…so…example:

My husband cooked us ham and mashed potatoes the other day. I saw him walk through the living room with a bag of spinach. I put two and two together and knew he was going to cook that as the veggie. But I like either corn or green beans with ham and mashed potatoes since I like to mix it up into a casserole on my plate. So while the meal was cooking, I had this internal conversation:

“Look, we’re probably out of corn and he wants to make a veggie but doesn’t want to tell you cause he knows you won’t like his choice. So when you get into the kitchen, say NOTHING. If you don’t want the spinach, just don’t eat it.”

Now that is the right thing to do. I know it. You know it.

But I simply found myself unable to say nothing. I simply HAD to say “Where’s the corn?” And then a whole thing ensued about how “you know I like corn with ham” and then I wound up feeling like crap and…even worse…my husband wound up feeling like crap.

This happens way too often.

I simply must learn to hold my tongue no matter the internal discomfort.

If I can do it just once…just once! Then perhaps I will be on my way.