Feeling the Desire
I am having a very deep yearning for a pipe today. The thought of the beautiful brown crumbles of a robust, whisky-infused burley leaf just seems so temptingly good at the moment. I can imagine the gentle tamping of the leaf into the bowl of my pipe and guiding and nurturing the flame to meld with the leaf.
The thought of the pleasure of drawing from the stem of my pipe the rich, thick, chalky pipe tobacco smoke is immensely pleasing. It seems as if it would be a beautiful gift.
I can sense that it is going to be quite challenging for me to refrain today.
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3 Comments:
Yet when all the fancy hyperbole is done, its the nicotine that really has you in its grip. Fight the desire Pipe.
You know that you will feel these desires for the rest of your life. I have a good friend who gave up his pipes around 1990, and he still misses them after nearly 30 years. He says that if he outlives his wife he will probably take up the pipe again.
You also know that you are the master of your desires. The last 10 months have shown that you are well capable of refraining, even though at some level you really don't want to refrain. So, maybe you can negotiate with yourself, and instead of indulging today you can grant yourself permission to indulge in a pipe a week from today. Then, a week from today, you may decide to re-negotiate, or you may decide to indulge.
If MRMacrum were 100% correct, you would be looking at lozenges and gums and e-devices as socially acceptable alternatives to smoking your pipes. Apparently you aren't considering those, so I have to conclude that while your body may indeed be craving the missing nicotine, your particular challenge is that your soul is craving the whole experience of the pipe. Again, you are the master of your desires, as you have proven in the last 10 months. You know what modern society desires of you, but only you can decide whether your desires are more important. I am sure you'll decide well.
When I'm feeling the desire - I look for my wife.
I do miss the smoke after.
the Ol'Buzzard
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