Cut these out. Tape one wherever an ashtray used to sit: the kitchen, the car, the desk, by the back door. Seeing them should make you smile and remind you what you decided.
This spot is
closed for smoking.Since this week
Not one.
Not even a puff.It only takes one to restart
Bell ringing?
Breathe. Drink. Rinse.Then text your friend
I breathe
for a living now.Day by day
Seven days.
Then the rest of them.One at a time
The ashtray
lived here.It moved out
My own wordI have smoked my last cigarette. For seven days I will follow the plan, check in with my friend every evening, and press the button before I do anything else when it gets hard. I am doing this for myself and for the people who love me.
Signed and dated Your own signWrite the words that matter to you. The name of someone. The thing you want back. Keep it short and put it where you will see it most.
Inspired by the stop-smoking program developed by missionaries in the Ireland Dublin Mission in 1983. Every word here is our own.