Surviving me. Becomming my own friend

Humble

6-12-14. 226 lb

Don't ever forget the footsteps you've taken or how dirty you became while building the road.

Too often and I will speak only for myself it is too easy to say "it's easy". When I was smoking with 100's of failed attempts I use to hate it when a former smoker would say I quit no problems it was easy. What they forgot is how many times they tried and failed, and what it took to mentally prepare. They forget the first 3 days of withdraw and how fragile they were. They forget how tempting it was to be around a smoker for a few weeks. They boast spreading there glorious peacock feathers and rightly so. They achieved what most find difficult and almost impossible. They allow that pride to overshadow someone's fear and struggles. The person at the start line feels as though the journey is too long all the while the finisher stands at the finish line with the sweat and scars behind them. Be carful when you reach your goal weight to delicately balance pride and promotion with your words. For most this is the beginning of a long and life long path. Be sure the steps you imprint in the muddy beginnings help and not hamper those in you path.