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Sunday June 8, 2008

Smoke risks hamper you

By JULIAN A LEICESTER

This is the second in a series of seven articles on creating the = will to=20 stop smoking. This week, we look at the =91perceived=92 risks of = smoking.

IN my last article, we touched on the subject of getting clarity.

We talked about being crystal clear of the fact that cigarettes are = just=20 dried leaves wrapped in paper, and it need not be the remote control of = our=20 lives that will create risk in our health and life.

=20 If you see yourself now as just a non-smoker most = of the=20 day, and that smoking is just an action and activity that you indulge = in, then=20 quitting becomes easier with this realisation. - AFP photo

In today=92s instalment, we are going inward to further understand = our inner=20 psyche =96 how we have become so accustomed to cigarettes.

Whether you are still grateful to your cigarettes for the many = pleasures you=20 derive from it at home, or at work, during socialising or having drinks, = one=20 fact remains constant =96 your lungs are still getting contaminated.

And you can=92t get replacements.

Only a change of habits and lifestyle is the better option. So = let=92s get to=20 understanding all those perceived risks out there.

They only exist as long as you give it importance and hold on to it. = Let just=20 release these imagined risks and move on.

Step two: Understand risk =96 determine its real value to = you

Consider this fact: Almost every planned activity in life that has = failed is=20 mainly because of two reasons.

It is firstly because instructions were not followed closely, and = secondly,=20 because those instructions were not fully understood.

I noticed that some of my smoking clients, when they do not fully = understand=20 the science of what is in the =93Cigarette Slayer=94 process, they omit = some steps=20 or do it wrongly and eventually get the wrong result =96 they can=92t = stop!

It=92s like a cake recipe done horribly wrongly!

All you get is something that looks like a burnt meteorite from the = sky.

Most smokers tend to mention or blame their smoking spouse, buddies = or=20 socialising trends as the catalyst to remain smoking.

Remember, smokers and tobacco products is not your focus now.

Your focus must be your commitment to health. Give deep thought to = what you=20 will be in the next two years if you continue smoking.

This destiny is not inevitable. Get wise now.

What you must do now

You are not your smoking action! You are just you, and smoking is = just your=20 activity.

When you start to realise that, you are actually separate from your = smoking=20 activity, and you will begin to see the plain facts of your smoking = habit.

If you see yourself now as just a non-smoker most of the day, and = that=20 smoking is just an action and activity that you indulge in, then = quitting=20 becomes easier with this realisation.

There are many risk factors that encourage you to smoke. Your = previous=20 failures to quit may be because of those cigarette packs and cartons in = your=20 house, office, or your precious gas lighter, antique pipe or ashtray=20 collection.

Does your spouse or best friend smoke around you and give you a = feeling of=20 losing out on the fun, especially, when socialising?

All these are really not risks by themselves but a =93perceived = risk=94 in your=20 current thinking. You are a separate entity to these smokers.

Be the Cigarette Slayer! Flush this type of thinking out of that room = in your=20 mind.

It is time to get centred within you.

You are now declaring your desire to enjoy the best health standards=20 regardless of what others do to their lives.

You know that there are many ways to get pleasure and satisfaction = without=20 risking your life.

Julian A Leicester is the designer of the =91Cigarette Slayer=92 = Quit Smoking=20 method. For further information, visit http://www.hypno-station.com/.

The information provided is for educational and communication = purposes=20 only and it should not be construed as personal medical advice. = Information=20 published in this article is not intended to replace, supplant or = augment a=20 consultation with a health professional regarding the reader=92s own = medical=20 care.

The Star does not give any warranty on accuracy, completeness, = functionality,=20 usefulness or other assurances as to the content appearing in this = column. The=20 Star disclaims all responsibility for any losses, damage to property or = personal=20 injury suffered directly or indirectly from reliance on such=20 information.

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