Election Day: You Get a Vote on Your Quit, Too
It’s Election Day.
Across the country, people are casting their votes and making their voices heard.
And it got me thinking about a different kind of decision.
The one we make every single day as quitters.
I will not use nicotine today.
When it comes to quitting nicotine, hopefully you’ve got people in your corner.
Maybe it’s your spouse. Your kids. A friend. Maybe it’s a bunch of people you’ve never met in person but talk to every day at KillTheCan.org.
They can encourage you.
They can hold you accountable.
They can remind you why you started.
But there’s one thing they can’t do.
They can’t make today’s decision for you.
Nobody can cast that vote on your behalf.
And unlike an election, you don’t have to wait for the results.
You get to live with your decision today.
Some days that choice is easy. You barely give it a second thought.
Other days, especially early in a quit, it might be the hardest decision you make all day.
But it’s still yours.
You don’t have to convince anybody else.
You don’t have to win an argument.
You don’t need anyone else’s approval.
There are plenty of things in life we don’t get to control.
This is one decision we get to make for ourselves.
Whether you’re quitting chewing tobacco, dip, nicotine pouches, or another form of nicotine, the commitment is the same.
I choose not to use nicotine today.
Tomorrow, I’ll make that choice again.
I’m proud to be quit with you.
Chewie ~ KillTheCan.org
This post was adapted from The Quit Log, a free email newsletter from KillTheCan.org. One thoughtful reminder about staying nicotine-free, delivered every other Wednesday.
