things that I'm now writing about.

I stopped both practices by simply changing my habits and this started with what I thought about those habits. For the entire time I engaged in these habits I listened to everything everyone told me about the practices. Thing

For many years I battled with supposed addiction and finally walked away from both drinking and smoking once and for all. I use the word 'supposed' in reference to addiction, because of what I learned through the process of quitting both practices. I learned that it wasn't about addiction, but rather the habits that I had of drinking and smoking everyday. Both practices had become so normal to me (or so much of a habit) that I had a hard time even imagining my life without either one of them. So I simply changed the freakin' habit, and now don't engage in either practice.

Before you begin to think that I'm crazy or that I must not have really been a smoker or drinker, consider this. For the better part of 15 years my average daily consumption of both products was a pack of cigarettes and a twelve pack of beer! Without bragging, I would have to say that those numbers were strong, to moderately strong. I smoked every day for that entire span and drank most of those days. I tell you this simply to qualify myself as someone who actually did the things that I'm now writing about.

I stopped both practices by simply changing my habits and this started with what I thought about those habits. For the entire time I engaged in these habits I listened to everything everyone told me about the practices. Thing

wasn't about addiction, but rather the habits that I had of drinking and smoking everyday. Both practices had become so normal to me (or so much of a habit) that I had a hard time even imagining my life without either one of them. So I simply changed the freakin' habit, and now don't engage in either practice.

Before you begin to think that I'm crazy or that I must not have really been a smoker or drinker, consider this. For the better part of 15 years my average daily consumption of both products was a pack of cigarettes and a twelve pack of beer! Without bragging, I would have to say that those numbers were strong, to moderately strong. I smoked every day for that entire span and drank most of those days. I tell you this simply to qualify myself as someone who actually did the things that I'm now writing about.

I stopped both practices by simply changing my habits and this started with what I thought about those habits. For the entire time I engaged in these habits I listened to everything everyone told me about the practices. Thing

abit, and now don't engage in either practice.

Before you begin to think that I'm crazy or that I must not have really been a smoker or drinker, consider this. For the better part of 15 years my average daily consumption of both products was a pack of cigarettes and a twelve pack of beer! Without bragging, I would have to say that those numbers were strong, to moderately strong. I smoked every day for that entire span and drank most of those days. I tell you this simply to qualify myself as someone who actually did the things that I'm now writing about.

I stopped both practices by simply changing my habits and this started with what I thought about those habits. For the entire time I engaged in these habits I listened to everything everyone told me about the practices. Thing

s and a twelve pack of beer! Without bragging, I would have to say that those numbers were strong, to moderately strong. I smoked every day for that entire span and drank most of those days. I tell you this simply to qualify myself as someone who actually did the things that I'm now writing about.

I stopped both practices by simply changing my habits and this started with what I thought about those habits. For the entire time I engaged in these habits I listened to everything everyone told me about the practices. Thing

things that I'm now writing about.

I stopped both practices by simply changing my habits and this started with what I thought about those habits. For the entire time I engaged in these habits I listened to everything everyone told me about the practices. Things like: Drinking is fun. You're addicted to nicotine. Smoking relaxes you. Having a beer after work is how I unwind. And on and on the list goes. I changed the way I thought about all of that and started asking myself if these questions were true. I found out that they were all lies I was telling myself to justify doing what I was doing.

So I started being honest with myself and saying things like: Smoking makes me smell terrible. I hate being so winded from simple activities. I hate waking up hung over. How much money do I spend on beer? I also began being honest about the fact that I really never liked either practice. Soon the day came, when I said to myself, "I think I'm done."

And I walked away. I didn't go to meetings or take drugs of any kind. I got no help from gum, patches, or pills of any kind. I simply walked away and haven't looked back. I heard a great quote once that said "Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change." I simply changed the way I looked at smoking and drinkin