Dan, Wow! I can really relate to your recent health crisis and the decision to change some habits. So, what do you think you'll do? Everything in moderation...but that's not so easy.
I remember when I decided to quite smoking tobacco, ages ago...I was afraid that there would be nothing else to do if I kicked this vice. It will take some time for both you and Linda to adjust to your new, 'boring' lifestyle...but you will find new things to enjoy, including better health.
I really didn't have any trouble stopping weed and wine once I made the decision. I, too, was addicted to tobacco and quit cold turkey. The method I used was to choose desire. The desire to smoke would be lost if I smoked, so I looked forward to the desire. This frustrated the habit and it finally gave up and stopped bothering me. I have begun to like getting up at 5 am. :-)
Linda is not into hikes, but we do walk around the courthouse square on mornings when we don't have Pilates, three times around being one mile. She is getting edgy about me being here all the time. I haven't gone back to San Francisco since the shutdown. I am spending a week in San Jose, CR, in December, to get some dental work done and enthused about getting to live in a hotel for a week. "You can stay in a hotel any time you want," she said. I don't get no respect.
Giving up the things one enjoys to lengthen one's lifespan seems somehow wrong.
I believe Socates said, all things in moderation, including moderation."
What would be the point of living without attending the carnival occasionally 🤔
Socrates took only a moderate amount of hemlock and it killed him.
Dan, Wow! I can really relate to your recent health crisis and the decision to change some habits. So, what do you think you'll do? Everything in moderation...but that's not so easy.
I remember when I decided to quite smoking tobacco, ages ago...I was afraid that there would be nothing else to do if I kicked this vice. It will take some time for both you and Linda to adjust to your new, 'boring' lifestyle...but you will find new things to enjoy, including better health.
I really didn't have any trouble stopping weed and wine once I made the decision. I, too, was addicted to tobacco and quit cold turkey. The method I used was to choose desire. The desire to smoke would be lost if I smoked, so I looked forward to the desire. This frustrated the habit and it finally gave up and stopped bothering me. I have begun to like getting up at 5 am. :-)
At least you're taking nice photos now! Perhaps you and Linda could take hikes together and share this new hobby...😊
Linda is not into hikes, but we do walk around the courthouse square on mornings when we don't have Pilates, three times around being one mile. She is getting edgy about me being here all the time. I haven't gone back to San Francisco since the shutdown. I am spending a week in San Jose, CR, in December, to get some dental work done and enthused about getting to live in a hotel for a week. "You can stay in a hotel any time you want," she said. I don't get no respect.