| Okay, we all know that smoking is deleterious to | | | | the good Lord know that you want to quit |
| your health, can alienate you from friends and | | | | smoking and you need his help. Choose quality |
| family and serves to wreck devastation on your | | | | uplifting spiritual materials to read and stay away |
| personal finances! This is truly a dirty filthy habit | | | | from TV and magazines that glorify and or |
| with zero upside. And as anyone, who is trying to | | | | advertise smoking products. |
| quit, one of the most frustrating challenges that | | | | I recommend treating nicotine like any other |
| any human being can face. It's easy to overeat, | | | | addictive drug in regards to withdraw. It is |
| and putting on those extra pounds seems to only | | | | important to minimize debilitating withdrawal |
| take a few days. However shedding unwanted | | | | effects by reducing every three days the amount |
| pounds can take months of disciplined effort, | | | | of the given addictive drug. With narcotics, this |
| calculating caloric intake versus caloric burn. | | | | would translate to approximately 10% of the |
| Smoking is no different, becoming addicted | | | | existing does every three days. Cigarettes on the |
| happens very rapidly, yet can take a very long | | | | other hand are a inconsistent delivery system of |
| time to overcome, and relapse is very common. | | | | nicotine, therefore how many puffs, how deeply |
| The difference between food addiction and | | | | inhaled, and how long the smoke is retained within |
| nicotine is one of necessity- for everyone must | | | | the lungs, all allow for an inconsistent absorption. |
| eat. However to maintain an ideal body weight we | | | | So the good rule of thumb would be to reduce |
| must learn to eat to live, and not, live to eat. | | | | the amount of cigarette you smoked per day by |
| The first thing to prepare is your mind! Our minds | | | | 10% until you're down to just a few cigarettes a |
| are powerful and one needs only to look at the | | | | day. Your nicotine levels will now be very low, |
| Golden gate Bridge or the Eiffel Tower to realize | | | | greatly reducing the discomfort of the three to |
| that what the mind of man can conceive he can | | | | five days that it will take for the withdraw, and |
| achieve. Quitting smoking is no different than | | | | before, technically, you are nicotine free. However |
| building a complex building. We must first | | | | remember being nicotine free is only the beginning |
| formulate a plan-we must write that plan | | | | of quitting smoking. The real work becomes |
| down-and we must convert that plan into | | | | staying nicotine free after the withdrawal process |
| workable drawings. To prepare the mind we need | | | | has ended. You are now in the realm of mental |
| to set a date that we desire to quit smoking, | | | | effects, and this is where the rubber really meets |
| actually a challenge if you will, and be resolute. As | | | | the road. |
| a medical doctor who teaches advanced | | | | It is important to rid your home, office and car of |
| behavioral modification techniques I urge you to | | | | all smoking related paraphernalia as well as |
| take that step and write down on a piece of | | | | avoiding all people places and things where |
| paper your desire to quit smoking and your need | | | | smoking was encouraged. I highly recommend |
| for the best plan to achieve that goal. Then pick a | | | | you hang with a crowd of non-smokers as this |
| night to program a dream, and by that I mean | | | | will make long-term freedom that much easier. |
| simply self talk your desire to quit smoking and | | | | Your church or synagogue is a great place for this |
| the need for the best method that would suit you | | | | kind of support, and I encourage you to let |
| as the answer to that dream. Tell yourself that | | | | everyone know that you have quit smoking and |
| upon waking you will have the answer. Believe it | | | | you need their help, their prayers and support! If |
| or not your conscious and unconscious mind has | | | | you've never done it before, I would highly |
| stored within it all the anti-smoking programs, | | | | recommend you consider fasting along with your |
| potions and lotions that had been advertised over | | | | prayer on a regular basis and with spiritual |
| the years. The answer for the one that would | | | | consultation from your rabbi or pastor. |
| best suit you is already there just for the asking. | | | | Don't ever underestimate not only the power of |
| The next thing to prepare is your body! Start | | | | prayer, but also the power of praying people! I |
| eating as healthy as possible limiting your intake of | | | | guarantee you will be filled with physical energy |
| all sugar, caffeine, and alcohol! Of course as a | | | | that was previously being sapped by this |
| medical doctor, and if possible, I recommend no | | | | ravenous chemical. A little exercise, a better diet, |
| sugar, no alcohol, no caffeine, but this is not | | | | and the absence of nicotine in your system will |
| necessary in this journey of recovery from | | | | find you with an increased energy that needs to |
| nicotine. Start exercising very moderately as this | | | | be channeled in the flow, outward from yourself! |
| will begin to condition your body to produce its | | | | Resolve to volunteer your time, talent and |
| own feel-good chemicals. These feel-good | | | | treasure to those less fortunate than your self |
| chemicals are germane to your recovery as the | | | | and make sure to drop that extra money saved |
| nicotine is removed from your system a void will | | | | (from quitting) into the offering plate. These |
| be created in your brain and the best way to fill | | | | disciplines need to become a way of life, a |
| this void is with natural endorphins produced | | | | tobacco free, addiction free, life that exemplifies |
| through exercise and proper nutrition. | | | | service to others. Before you know it you will find |
| The next thing to prepare is your soul/spirit! Let's | | | | yourself a steward of the good, and the blessings |
| face it smoking is a self centered endeavor and | | | | that have been bestowed upon you from birth, |
| serves to bring pleasure (although artificially) to no | | | | no longer serving yourself and desires that had |
| one but yourself. Becoming spiritually fit is a | | | | become unhealthy and unproductive. |
| matter of love flowing outward to other people. | | | | These techniques can be used and applied while |
| The greatest commandment is to love your | | | | adhering to any of the smoking cessation |
| neighbor as yourself. You see the truth is we | | | | programs that are already on the market and |
| already love ourselves far too much and the | | | | available from many venues. Hopefully the |
| mystery behind the truth of these words is that | | | | program that you choose was a result of your |
| when we allow our love to flow out and serve | | | | programmed dream-as this is the best way to |
| our fellow man the desires of our heart are given | | | | choose a method that will work for you. And |
| to us by our heavenly father. Our bodies are the | | | | always remember that the programs are there |
| temple of the Holy Spirit and his spirit wants | | | | to assist you in a decision that you need to make |
| nothing more than a healthy and happy body. | | | | with resolute conviction putting your hand on the |
| Prayers of this nature are always answered. Let | | | | plow and never looking back. |