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SeekSobriety · 09-30-2009, 10:02 AM

You can totally do this, We can learn from Charlotte, she wanted her sons to spread her story around so that we do not have to suffer as she did.

It is much easier to fight nicotine addiction now on our terms then to battle cancer and emphysema. We do not need to wait until it is too late! For what? What on earth does Nicotine really give us, a few seconds of a rush, a momentary lapse of reason, is it worth the 7 dollars a day minimum not counting the health costs. Is smoking worth 49 dollars a week! Almost 200 dollars a month! And that is just being a pack a day smoker, if we smoke two packs a day we are looking at 400 dollars a month! $400 dollars a month!
For what!? Something that will kill us and cause us to suffer and our families to suffer while they care for us. Not to mention burial costs etc. Is it really worth all this?
I think we have been duped by the cigarette companies and thankfully for us we do not have to walk down the road that Bill Wilson and so many other AA people did of dying not from alcoholism but from Smoking related illness/cancer. We do not have to go down the road that they did, they may not have known just how much of a drug nicotine was back in those days, but now we know. now we certainly know.
There is no denying this fact. Even the cigarette companies openly admit to it now and even warn us of this fact on the cigarette packages.
Is this all worth our $7 to $14 dollars a DAY!?

It all begins with Now,
This breath we can decide to be free from the drug nicotine and the poisons of tobacco. This breath we can decide to walk around the block or walk up a flight of stairs, to drink a nice cool refreshing lemonade or pineapple juice. To have a nice cool glass of water or a warm cup of herbal tea with some honey. This breath we can decide to take a healthy break and not walk back into the office reeking of smoke and stinking up the room. This breath is ours!

Thanks for letting me share.

09-30-2009, 10:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
SeekSobriety Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 296	You can totally do this, We can learn from Charlotte, she wanted her sons to spread her story around so that we do not have to suffer as she did. It is much easier to fight nicotine addiction now on our terms then to battle cancer and emphysema. We do not need to wait until it is too late! For what? What on earth does Nicotine really give us, a few seconds of a rush, a momentary lapse of reason, is it worth the 7 dollars a day minimum not counting the health costs. Is smoking worth 49 dollars a week! Almost 200 dollars a month! And that is just being a pack a day smoker, if we smoke two packs a day we are looking at 400 dollars a month! $400 dollars a month! For what!? Something that will kill us and cause us to suffer and our families to suffer while they care for us. Not to mention burial costs etc. Is it really worth all this? I think we have been duped by the cigarette companies and thankfully for us we do not have to walk down the road that Bill Wilson and so many other AA people did of dying not from alcoholism but from Smoking related illness/cancer. We do not have to go down the road that they did, they may not have known just how much of a drug nicotine was back in those days, but now we know. now we certainly know. There is no denying this fact. Even the cigarette companies openly admit to it now and even warn us of this fact on the cigarette packages. Is this all worth our $7 to $14 dollars a DAY!? It all begins with Now, This breath we can decide to be free from the drug nicotine and the poisons of tobacco. This breath we can decide to walk around the block or walk up a flight of stairs, to drink a nice cool refreshing lemonade or pineapple juice. To have a nice cool glass of water or a warm cup of herbal tea with some honey. This breath we can decide to take a healthy break and not walk back into the office reeking of smoke and stinking up the room. This breath is ours! Thanks for letting me share.