<!--enpts-->One day<!--enpte--> Well, I made it to eleven months now. When I first started this quit, eleven months seemed like an unreachable goal. But when you just keep going one day at a time, the days add up. Keeping your focus on the short term - sometimes the right now - you can be successful.

That was one of my stumbling blocks in previous quits. I would contemplate the thousands of days in the future that I would not be able to smoke, and it would intimidate me. It was too much to expect. And it also showed that I was still deluded that I liked smoking. So my determination would be overwhelmed.

By now I have quit just for today so many times that I no longer really want to go back to smoking. I can think of not smoking ten years from now without any panic.

I still get urges to smoke - some quite strong. But I can deal with them. And that’s all you can really expect at this stage of the game. Vigilance is still required - but I can beat this damned addiction.

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