Hi All,
I have been travelling in my little blue car for 2 years now. The journey has been a very long one but, in the long run, much easier than I expected. Learning to drive is hard at first, but, like anything, the more you get used to it the easier it becomes. I waited too long to learn to drive this car....40 years too long!!! Like most learning processes, it�s much better to do it when you are young and not so set in your ways.
I admit to having had days when it would have been simpler to turn off the road and take a break in a motel. All along the way there were stresses and strains which made the journey so much harder...a car accident, moving house, our daughter divorcing, and many more... Good reasons to drive into the side and give up? NO!!! The thing is, had I done that, it would have been a lot harder to get back on the road again. Maybe I�d never have set off again. I'd have remained stranded in my Addiction. Those stresses and strains still would have been there whether I was on the road or not!
Someone once said it takes about 2 years for the road to become more even. Maybe it�s not so much the route you are on that is bumpy, but your driving skills that improve to cope with the bad road. Gradually the road becomes so much smoother because you can handle the car better. It does not happen suddenly or at any set time, but builds up until you know you will stay on this road to Freedom for the rest of your days.
I know that I am a very competent driver now, and life is so much better being in control. It has led to a healthier life, hopefully a longer life and to FREEDOM!
I want to thank this site, the Mods here,and all the friends who helped me way back then and up to today. I don�t post often now, but I never forget where it all started. You are all wonderful, and I owe you my life!
To all new voyagers on this road I say...Stay Positive. Look into the distance, to the future.
Read, Post, Learn, and put all you have learned here into practice. Know that YOU CAN DO IT!
Whatever it takes, just don�t smoke!!!
Never Look Back, The Future is Ahead!!!
Love Lolly. :)
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[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/25/2004
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[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �365
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