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We had one heck of a freezing ice storm last night. I woke early this morning, and, just as well, because it took almost 40 minutes to clean the 1/2" ice that was deposited on all the windows of my truck. It was bitterly cold and the wind chill factor made the temperature feel like 15 f. It was so windy that it was impossible not to breathe in the cold right down to the bottom of the lungs.

While I was scraping away I had a very vivid deja-vu and it was so clear that I had to stop and think of my place/time for an instant. I have never had this happen so clear before. It brought back a very disturbing memory of the "old" Blair (not literally) when I used to smoke a pack and a half a day.

We all experience these feelings of being there before. What I remembered was thoughts of me scraping my windows with a cigarette in my mouth, cussing and cursing the cold conditions that I was exposed to, feeling out of breath and wishing that I was still in bed sleeping. I would always have a cigarette lit, like a chain smoker, until all the ice was removed from the windows. I hated these conditions, the cold, wind, snow.........

We’ll, not this time. I was actually enjoying it! The cold was not bothering me and I was not out of breath. The drive to work was also treacherous to say the least. Previous driving conditions would have caused panic attacks, pains down the arm etc. all caused by the stressful condition. We’ll, not this time either.

I was as calm as could be, not feeling under any stress at all. What a difference 6 weeks without smoking makes, not only physically, but psychologically as well. I am a changed person for the better. I am sure that all of you out there will agree that you have experienced similar feelings about yourselves since you quit. These positive self awareness feeling are good and very beneficial in the quitting process.

Ex-smokers are different. They are more sure of themselves, their actions and their consequences. As a result they are much better off than before. This may sound corny to a lot of you, but stop and think about how you have changed since you quit. Write down the positive and the negative items and I think that you will see that you are a better person than you were when you were smoking.

For one thing, you are now treating your body with the respect that it deserves. You have become aware of the damage that you have already done to your body and at the same time decided to take a proactive step to begin the healing process. Quitting smoking is the best thing that a person can do to improve their overall health. It is never to late to quit!

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