For the vast majority of my life I have been a smoker. I do not remember exactly when I began to smoke. To me it is not exactly a red-letter day that I want to enshrine in my personal memory space.

I suppose I must have been around eighteen. This is actually the age in most countries and cultures that a person becomes an adult; a responsible and mature person who really should determine what is good and what is bad.

Well, I began to smoke. I fell madly in love with Lady Nicotine and succumbed to her nefarious charms. This affair has lasted for nearly a lifetime.

However, I have recently realized that I want out of a relationship that is simply not suitable for me. Metaphors aside, I’m now determined to give up smoking. I will be making active efforts in that direction.

I’ve not been capable of quitting cold turkey. Giving up smoking is not as easy as it sounds. At least for me it hasn’t been a cakewalk, as for a long time I used to be in a denial mode and to obtain my cake and eat it too.

Everything recently started after i chose to adopt a jogging regimen, as I desired to shed weight. There is a small yet steep hill right in the heart of the jogging course which i frequent. I just couldn’t quite negotiate the hill. I was huffing and puffing all over the place by the point I got to the top in most cases had to stop to gather my breath.

The irony of it struck me that I was going over the hill but was incapable to make it over that hill. The jogging routine had shaken not just stagnant tissue and muscle but also my conscience. I was beginning to make some progress, but that hill bothered me.

That a little goes a long way was never as obvious to me as when i took up jogging to try and kick the habit. I blundered on. I was determined to make a difference. It was a good three months before I really could negotiate that hill without almost collapsing and going down on my knees.

My efforts began to pay off! I started to feel better about my body and myself. I was breathing, sleeping and eating much better. I haven’t been able to quit smoking yet! But I am working at it! Everydaythere are a number of battles I win once i refuse myself a smoke. There are battles that i lose too. The war continues to be on. I know I will win. Someday I’ll quit smoking. I just hope it’s not too late when i finally manage to quit!

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