LIVE WITH IT ... Being an ex-smoker means accepting desires to smoke. "Accepting" something is the opposite of trying to avoid it. When I get the desire to smoke, I just relax my body and let the desire wash over me like a wave. Or I embrace it as the only alternative to smoking. I let it stay as long as it wants, and go on about my business while it's there. It was somewhat distracting at first, but with practice I learned to coexist with it peacefully. It's mildly uncomfortable, but it's not pain or suffering. It's just a fact of life.
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