Setting a quitting date-Please pray for me

[RuthD]

Thank you for your hope for me to be able to quit. It is something I have to do sooner or later. I know I will get very sick from them because I have a bronchial problem. I use an inhaler sometimes. I don't want to get cancer. My mother died of it and I saw what that was like for her, just horrid! I am praying to Jesus every day to get the strength to quit. I am praying for you, too. God bless you.

 

[Forge3]

Thanks Ruth. Yes you have very good reasons to quit. We will do this. Sometimes in the grip of the addiction it may seem hardly possible. And we look to our motivation and we pray. It will be something to breath better and have that behind us.

 

[RuthD]

Yes, breathing better will be good. I had a dream the other night that I could hardly breathe and it was so real. I woke up thinking I couldn't breathe but my breathe came back. We will conquer the evil cigarettes!! It's just when for me.

 

[Forge3]

Busy work week and being almost as busy on my days off does not help. It is a challenge slowing myself down, unwinding, sitting still in prayer. And things will slow down after this weekend. Less stress and more Yoga, being still. Things that help.

 

[RuthD]

I'm glad things will slow down for you and you'll have less stress. It must be hard for you to have to be too busy all the time. Maybe you can take time out for some meditation, too. I should do that. I have been crazy smoking. *bangs head on wall*

 

[Forge3]

Just busy this week. Christmas and all. Yes quiet meditation can be do well for both of us. It can be a grace filled moment.

And here is a poem of hope

A morning star beckons wise men to depart.
To meet the child to be born in our heart.
For that is the place that true love is born
From a 'dark night' comes the star of morn.


Keep your chin-up and trust in the Lord.

 

[RuthD]

Thank you for that wonderful poem. It made me feel better. I feel like such a failure for smoking. I am coughing and wheezing bad again. I went and bought 4 packs of smokes. Maybe I can quit or try when I am done with them. How are you doing?

 

[Forge3]

I am doing fine. Exercising, doing Yoga again and long walks. That is a reason smoking does not make sense for me as well. All the Christmas shopping and cards were done yesterday and back to ministry today. I have to be honest and say I am sorry that you bought four packs. It can be harder to quit with temptation around. I know that with regards to drinking. I have given away or dumped out my beer before but it is not the best idea to stock up Ruth. I know this is a very hard struggle for you. I have an addictive personality and it became that way with drinking and smoking for me. Smoking is just the next thing to go.

Also I don't like that you are coughing and wheezing. I hate to think of you suffering physically and emotionally with the addiction. You know I am only saying this because I want you to get better with this. And I know all too well the ravages of addictions. I plan on offering up a vocal prayer for you with my prayer group at mass today so the whole group can pray over this. I am glad the poetry cheered you up. Which reminds me and a bit off topic I will be looking into getting my poetry into the Church bulletin with the priest today. Maybe see if it can be weekly and in synch with the readings. This will get me studying the weekly Word in a new way.


God bless you Ruth. God bless you and your family. I have a Christmas card I would like to send you if I knew where.

 

[sp82]

Praying that God will give you the strength to quit. Don't give up! It can be done. I have been smoke free for 1 year and it took me several tries to quit over a couple years. Keep up with trying!

 

[RuthD]

Thank you for your caring and concern and prayers Forge and sp. I am smoking a bit less now. I want to cut down first, it may make it easier to stop. I hope so. God bless you both.

 

[seanben]

Great work..Wish you luck for the same..