THE REAL CAUSE OF UNREST

Yet, we must never forget the real frantic energy that IS ENERGIZING all these thoughts and mental pictures - the deep CRAVING you have to smoke.

This FEELING  that people have been telling you for centuries is..... the nearest thing to hell. 

This FEELING that you don't want to face. 

This feeling that you are so convinced that you won't be able to handle it.

Well, may I ask you:

HAVE YOU EVER REALLY EXPERIENCED THE CRAVING TO SMOKE AS IT REALLY IS? REALLY EXPERIENCED IT MOMENT-BY-MOMENT?

HAVE YOU EVER STAYED IN THE PRESENT MOMENT AND ACTUALLY FELT IT --- AND NOT YOUR MIND'S INTERPRETATION OR EXPECTATION OF HOW IT SHOULD BE ? 

THE A,B,C.....

Giving up smoking is very simple.

You make a choice not to smoke.

However, many times during the day, especially during those trigger occasions that you have linked so closely with smoking - you will WANT to smoke. Don't make yourself wrong for feeling like this.

There is nothing wrong with this. 

In the past, you found smoking enjoyable - because of false associations - so it is only natural, that for a while after you become a nonsmoker, that you will have these strong urges.

Do not revert back to the old way and hate these desires and yourself for having them. 

Don't let your mind run away and take you away from this close non-judgmental inspection.

For the first time, you are NOT going to run away from this feeling that you get when you can't smoke. 

You have been doing this your whole life.

Simply stay in the moment. Don't let your mind take you away from what is really happening NOW. 

Stay open and relaxed and notice how you feel now. 

You may feel empty, uneasy, anxious but if you don't let your mind exaggerate these feelings, you will realize that they are only temporary and NO BIG DEAL.

YOU WILL REALIZE THAT THIS IS ALL THERE IS TO IT. 

THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO WAIT FOR AND SOON EVEN THESE TEMPORARY SLIGHT FEELINGS WILL BE GONE.

Yes - that is all there is to it. 

There is nothing else to wait for.

However, because we all believe the old MYTHS that giving up smoking MUST be hell and extremely difficult - we cannot believe that this is all there is to it.

So we conclude....... that there is something wrong - and then the idea pops into our head:

"Ah, maybe it hasn't come yet. That's it. I'll just wait. I bet you very soon I will experience the real agony - the real pain that everybody speaks about. "

And so you wait around, day after day anxious, worried, fearful - waiting for this terrible drama - this great test. It is an illusion.

KEY IDEA:

You have already gone through it. What we described above IS IT.

 There is NOTHING to wait for.