the best part is watching the cloud of smoke

I am proud to say that I've quit smoking for over two months. I am characterized by excessive impulse. I impulsively began to start smoking, and on impulse again, I decided to quit. The span of time from beginning to end accumulates to a decent two years.

I was well aware that smoking was not doing me any good. If you have any friends who smoke, or for that matter, have any other bad habits, I am 99.99% sure that they too, are aware that it is not good for them. When you're young, that isn't enough to curb you away from the temptation. Unless you are an old soul trapped in a young person's body, you tend to not think about the long term effects.

And here I am, 20 years of age. I still have many years left to be reckless and not worry about any long term effects. So how did I quit? I think I decided one day that I didn't want to smoke anymore. That was it.

I don't have a miraculous story. I just wanted to stop and I did. There were consequences of course. The withdrawals, specifically on day 4, were horrible. I had a throbbing headache, felt anxious, was jittery, and wanted to throw up, all at the same time.

I didn't blog about this to persuade anyone to quit anything. If something inspires real happiness in you, by all means, hold onto it. But the second you become dissatisfied with it and it begins to lack any purpose, it's possible to let it go. All it takes is willpower. If you want to stop, you can. I cannot even begin to express how powerful the mind is.

I am deathly afraid to be around cigarettes or touch them ever again. But that is my way of coping with quitting. I think of it as a healthy, relationship closure.

On a side note, is anyone else tired of the ads on youtube for Nevada? I groan everytime I get one before a video. I found an interesting video comment earlier: "Deadmau5 = Canada's way of saying sorry about Justin Beiber". (I am not a Beiber fan, I never will be)

Currently listening to Deadmau5 - Sofi Needs a Ladder.

Happy Tuesday!

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