I quit smoking a little over a year ago and it has changed my life.  Its
amazing the life you lead as a smoker and non smoker.  Its also amazing
how now after a year, I cannot stand to be around smokers.  It smells so
bad and I can tell everyone that smokes just passing them in a hall or
in the grocery store, they just stink, its really horrible.  I am shocked
at myself that I did smoke now and for 15 years and rationalized every
minute of it and smelled so horrible.  I am glad I quit for the ferrets
and people around me also, if not for health reasons then the nasty
smell.
 
I have family that smoke and I dont say anything to them, everyone has
to make there own mind up to quit as I found out but I really wish they
would.  I know longer cough and my ferrets no longer sneeze which I do
contribute to smoke because thats the only thing I changed.  I just pray
I didnt do any damage to them.  I have only had them 2 years and I smoked
around them for 1.  But I had one on allergy medicine which I have now
taken him off of.
 
I apologized to my little guys because I love them and would never want
to hurt them and I feel that I had been and rationalizing my addiction at
the same time.  Now I am free it feels so good, I feel so good, my time
is my own instead of how I am going to get the next smoke in, or were the
money is going, it is really amazing how much it changes your life to
stop smoking, just think about everything you do as a smoker and what you
would be doing if you didnt.
 
Thanks for listening and I wish you smokers the best and your fuzzies.
[Posted in FML issue 4270]