Posted by Ann on 11/17/2001, 11:56 am Your company is no longer a consolation. I see now how you consume my time. Every waking moment you are foremost in my mind. I avoid friends and family to be with you. I postpone work and chores to be with you. I suspend my life to be with you, at my own expense. So I ask myself now, why I am willing to yield to you? Why am I willing to give you the energy and attention I do not give myself? Why am I willing to ensure your growth while ignoring my own? Why am I willing to listen to you instead of my body, my spirit, and my wisdon? Why am I willing to go to the end of the earth, day or night, rain or shine, to appease you? Why do I allow you to control my life while your presence makes me suffer? The truth is, I am not. Of all the promises you made and never kept, of all your lies and decietful ways, of all your manipulation and maligning, I cannot expect that you will leave with grace. So when you knock on my door and ask to share a cup of coffee or tea, do not be surprised when I tell you, "go away", you are not my friend. You have been replaced by a new best friend -- "me". Sincerely, found on QuitNet
Dear Cigarettes,
I am writing this letter to you so that I can say goodbye one last time. It has taken me a long time to realize that I don't need friends like you. It has taken me a long time to realize that your are not my friend after all. I found you when I was feeling alone and frightened. You took advantage of my vulnerability, my naivete', and used it to secure a position in my life. For so many years now I have placed you on a pedestal above me. I have nurtured you while I was hungry. I have sheltered you while I was cold. I have coddled you while I was sick. I have given you my undivided attention while others waited, or moved on.
(Your Name)
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