“But don’t you feel like you’re giving in?”
At first I did. I thought... Am I gonna let those goons force me to stop doing what I love??!! Am I gonna let them beat me and win??!
Then I thought...
Hmmm... I get to breathe better on the treadmill. I am now less winded when I walk up the stairs. I will get to spend more time with my grandkids and I save $10-12 per day.
What exactly am I losing?!
In addition to winning all of the above... The GOV cannot control that part of my life anymore. I am not giving in, I am taking power away from them. The biggest FU I could give them is to remove myself from their agenda. And, in this, I am not their tax sheeple anymore.
I only pray to God I can keep it going. It is REALLY rough sometimes. After 1.5 packs a day for 35 years... throwing them away cold turkey is the roughest thing I have ever done in my life... especially since the hubby still smokes.
But... again, it is worth it. And I wish 10,000 NJ smokers would join me and really send a message.
:)