"This evening, as I viewed a fantastic lightening display and the thunder rolled, I smoked my last cigarette.  I don't usually litter, but I threw the rest of the pack out the car window as I drove home from work.  It felt final.  I know enough about overcoming addictions to wonder at people who think "Just say No" is all there is to it.  That is certainly one aspect.  But it's a very complex approach, and the manner in which this decision will impact my whole life frightens me a bit.  However, others have quit and so can I."

I was reading back on some of my posts..... it's been 4 months, and we're both still clean.  Lori Jo chews lots of gum, and I just will not to do it.  It's hard, because much to my chagrin at admitting it, I didn't really want to quit smoking.  Hey, does anyone really want to overcome a vice?  It's the human condition that, deep in our hearts, we really want to continue.  But if you're able to see where things will lead, sometimes you can get beyond some of those things.  So it was in my case.