Inspiration!

Who inspires me to change? I have to say, I don't know that I have an answer for this one. Perhaps my reasoning is a little convoluted, but I'm hoping that by being able to change my own behavior, I can inspire some people who are very important to me: my dad and my brother.

My father has been a smoker since he was a teenager. He quit for a few years, but recently started up again. And my brother started smoking late in high school (he's 19 now). I've been trying to get them to quit forever. And I've always resented the fact that they say it's too difficult. Isn't anything possible if you have the will to do it? With this project, I'm learning how difficult it is to actually change habits...and I'm not battling a nicotine addiction.

I'm hoping that if I can show my dad and brother that I can let go of my vice, they will feel more empowered and try to let go of their vice. I've researched a million option, including drugs like Zyban, that help with nicotine addiction, but I feel like I've more of a right to by insistent if I've demonstrated that behavior change is possible.

I'd also like to add that I went to Starbucks today. I had a hot chocolate. I never thought those two sentences would be juxtaposed in anything I wrote. Such a rock star right now!