When I look over the past year of my life I have to ask myself have I gotten further, or am I at the same point where I was this time before. I have to say yes I am further along. It feels great to be in a different place from where I was last year. For one, I chose to stop smoking. It was not good for my overall health. I knew I had to make a change and give up my vice. I did it by slowly preparing myself, holding myself accountable by telling others I was going to quit. I also googled my brain by asking, what does it look like if I quit smoking?”

I told people in my life I was going to quit so I had no choice but to be a person of my word. I really wanted to with the pandemic. I decided it was the best thing to do for my lung,s body, and overall health. It became easier to stomach when I started to think about all the money I’d spent buying nd smoking supplies and how I could use the money to do other things that were beneficial in my life. From the time I decided to stop smoking, and actually stopped was 9 months. I stopped. I had to give myself a pat on the back and some grace for actually taking the steps and going through with it.

I don’t know who this helped or resonated with today, but I hope it helps in some small way. I want to thank whomever has stopped by to read my blog. Its been 1 year since I started my blog. The money I used to pay for smoking I have put it into something more fulfilling than puffing. Thanks for reading.