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Our lives are often a reflection of the choices we have made along the way. I chose to smoke for decades, to the detriment of my health and wealth. Two years ago I chose to quit smoking mostly to stop the harmful effects of smoking on my health. 

 

Just recently I took the money I saved from not having to buy cigarettes for just this past year and spent that on a Caribbean Cruise and enriched my life by visiting 5 places I had never been to. This was a consequence I got to choose because I had quit smoking. You may choose something different. Doesn't matter. The point is YOU get to choose the consequence - not your addiction!

Didn't hurt that I escaped the bitter cold for a while either. Here's a couple of pics of my trip:

 

 

Lounging on the Lido Deck

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At the beach in Tobago

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Had I chose to continue smoking 2 years ago the best consequence of that choice would have been standing outside in the freezing cold getting my hourly fix.

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The worst consequence of that choice might have been this?

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Put the choices for your future back in your hands. Choose to quit for good! There are so many benefits from choosing to quit. Temporary discomfort in the beginning is a small price to pay to get back your freedom!

 

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Fantastic! 

I smoked my last cigarette 10:30 PM January 5, 2018. I smoked for 37 years.

I remember it like it was yesterday. It wasn’t even my brand LOL.  It was one I bummed from my wife because I intentionally left mine at home.

I chose to quit for more reasons than one. Money was one of them. You’re right, a few days of discomfort is well worth the reward.

I chose to purchase some new home entertainment equipment with the money I’ve saved from quitting.

Quitting nicotine is by far, hands-down the most significant thing I’ve ever done for myself in this life.

Cigarettes did nothing for me. They took away my time, my money and my health. 

 

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