–Orison Swett Marden
I really love talking about will. It reminds me of four and a half years ago when finally I gave up cigarettes.
I'd quit a few times before, but always ended up in a crisis within five to six months, and buying a new pack.
"Man, I REALLY need a cigarette!" was a phrase you would hear from my mouth a lot.
Then one day, I decided.
And it was different than the other times. This time, when I began to entertain the comfort derived from a cigarette, I would tell the mental image to hit the road.
"Smoking is NOT an option." That was my daily mantra for months, but I did it. Smoking was NOT an option. Period.
I had decided. I didn't think so. I didn't know I "should" quit. I had decided that THIS is the way it's going to be, period.
That decision changed my life. I gained 30 pounds that I'd lose a year later, but I didn't smoke. I ate and walked and crafted and chatted and cleaned... but I never smoked again.
Then, in the following year, I used that same decision making method when I lost the weight. Thirty pounds from quitting smoking and ten that were already padding my ass. In seven months, I was down forty pounds and overALL, 28 inches.
I still have a little day to day trouble with little things. Seems no matter how many times I try to set my mind to it, I can't quite keep my kitchen clean. I guess it's just not that important to me (shrug*).
But if you want something... REALLY WANT IT... and decide. Within that decision is everything to complete the desire. You need only decide. And I mean REALLY, honestly decide.
The rest is easy.
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