banishing the madman

"hey man," said pablo, "i hope you are takin' care of yo self."

"more walks, fewer (zero) smokes," said steve.

"take a full breath," said dre, "and then let it out...not in a hurry. work your way back through yr day, back to when you were fresh, and then let the thought leave you."

"i want to grow old with you," said my sweetie.

"don't be an asshole," said my inner voice.

the litmus test, of course, will be the little jam tom'w. i can't wait.

one foot in front of the other.

one step at a time.

shaking my smoking jones for good is one of the hardest things i have ever done.