Admitting Failure and Setting New Targets

My only goal for last year was to stop smoking. Unfortunately, I failed to meet that goal. Even though I am no longer smoking on a regular basis, I feel that I have not achieved anything. I am still a slave of Nicotine. However, admitting that gives me at least some kind of hope for a smoke free future. Luckily for me, I have still got time to reach that goal.

It is time to quit feeling sorry for myself and reveal my goals for the year 2011:

First, I want to Learn more about addictions. I have come to the conclusion that I need to learn more about different addictions. Understanding the mechanisms behind them could help me to understand my Nicotine addiction, and possibly even help me to beat it. At least I am hoping that studying addictions and their treatment would give me more expertise to deal with my own cravings.

Second, I want to stop smoking completely. This is one of my most important goal for the year 2011. I really want to figure out a way to convince me that casual smoking is not worth it. It is a bit surreal that I want to smoke at certain situations, because I will always feel like shit at the next day (and many more days after that). It just does not make any sense to me, and yet I am still wondering, if I should go out today. Any ideas?

Third, I want to have fun. I believe that it is essential to understand that stopping smoking can be fun and enjoyable. Understanding this will make it easier to stop smoking, because every passing moment does not feel like torture. This might sound like nonsense to you, but I can assure that it does work. When you understand that you are not losing anything important, it will be so much easier to start your new life as a nonsmoker.

I wish you all a happy new year, and I hope that this will be the year when we all will quit smoking together.