It’s not hard to acknowledge feelings of lust and passion towards someone, but that is not what love is. Until I can let myself BE LOVE, I cannot give love, and therefore being “in love” won’t happen. It’s far, far away, if at all, for me.
sweetshoola's Life List
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1. find my home
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2. be a better teacher
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3. read The Count of Monte Cristo
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4. ice skate
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5. take ayahuasca with a shaman
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6. think smaller
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7. pay off credit cards
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8. be in the best shape of my life...
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9. see the northern lights
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10. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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11. write a book
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12. float the Stikine River
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13. get a dog
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14. meditate every day
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15. be a mother
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16. go to India
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17. read, read, and read some more
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18. practice yoga every day
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19. expand my vocabulary
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20. do a vipassana meditation retreat
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How I did it: You have to want it first. Then it's all about falling in love with yourself. Do whatever it takes to win your heart... pamper yourself, treat your body like a temple (eat well, exercise, relax, cleanse your body), be kind to others, smile a lot (fake it until you make it). Ask yourself "Who am I?" and explore that question. Find out what you truly want, who you truly are, remind yourself every day that you are a w… Read how I did it…
It’s not like it’s necessarily bad for you. In fact, it could be the reason I have such a strong immune system. I give up… there are more important things in life.
I was able to quit by using Nicorette gum (2 mg) whenever I had a craving for a cigarette. Once the smoking habit is gone, you sort of forget to chew the gum. It worked for me and is worth the investment. I still keep some gum around just in case I’m ever tempted (like when I’m around smokers or have been drinking)
As an incentive, keep a “piggy bank” of cash that you would have spent on a pack of cigarettes (so for example, in my state cigarettes are $7 a pack and I would smoke about 1 pack every 3-4 days, so every 3-4 days I would put $7 in the bank. Then, when you have quit and are totally free of nicotine… take that money and buy something cool for yourself as a reward.
Good luck… be one of the 5% who actually remain non-smokers after quitting! It is hard, so you should be proud of yourself when you do. Who wants to be a wheezy, yellow, wrinkly, stinky old person anyway?
