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I QUIT SMOKING after thirty-three years, thanks to my brother Michael.  We were both hard
core smokers and had tried to quit on many occasions, but we usually went right back to it
after a few days or weeks.  I had just figured I would never stop.  I knew it was taking a toll
on my health, but it was just too difficult to give up my killer crutch.  I was so addicted (had
one lit and in my mouth before my feet hit the floor in the morning) that I just resigned myself
to the fact that I would die prematurely from a smoking related illness.  Yeah, well, something
has to take you out, right?

One day my brother Michael told me that he had made a promise to himself to quit smoking for
good.  He said he felt like a time bomb, that at some point his luck with his health was going to
run out and he’d be in big trouble.  He said he wanted to be around to dance at his
grandchildren’s weddings.  I’d heard this all before and figured his quit would last a couple of
days and than he would fold and buy a pack.  

Fortunately, I was so wrong.  Michael’s quit days turned into weeks and than months.  On his
one year quit anniversary, he was healthy, energetic and had
lost a little over ten pounds.  He
had traded his tobacco addiction for a workout one.  I was so inspired by Michael’s
accomplishment that I made a commitment to quit myself.  Like Michael, I used the nicotine
patch and became a health nut.  I had some dark days, but I knew if my brother could take it,
so could I.  He was there to support me every step of the way.

I’ve been smoke free for six years now and I thank my brother Michael for being a real
quitter.       
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    Welcome to the My Inspiration column.  Here readers share a few words about the person,
    people, or particular situations that have inspired them.  In the spirit of New Thought, we
    look upon our inspirations with love and gratitude.  
A Real Quitter
By James Matteo, MA