When I started smoking at 15 I felt excitement ... I was being a bad girl, I was doing something I wasn't supposed to do, it was fun, it was dangerous. I would look for places to hide so I could smoke, then worry about my mom not smelling it on me. My parents had…

My smoking friend, who I like to call "guru" (because he's a spiritual guy) sent me this and I wanted to share it with you.   Meditation is essential in today's busy world, but with a cigarette there's no need to find any other mediation. Smoking itself becomes a meditation if the smoker gets lost.…

I like Haiku because a lot of emotions are so brief, they come suddenly and soon are gone. A brief poem like this comes without secondary ideas, it doesn't tell you what emotions to feel, it takes the reader to the edge of a cliff and drops them. In reading these, we get to know…

In talking to a knowledgeable cigar smoker about inhaling cigars he gave me some real neat information. I've inhaled little cigars, the thin ones, maybe a little bigger than a cigarette, but it's harsh. I guess I'm used to inhaling because of the cigarettes. With the bigger cigars I naturally try, but can only inhale…

I smoke menthol cigarettes almost exclusively, always have, love them! This doesn't mean I won't smoke a regular cigarette, I will and I have. My first one was not a menthol. My second one was, and from then on I was hooked. A cigarette is a cigarette and though they vary in flavor, I'm open…

I was near home driving back from a birthday party, I was smoking, the weather had been nice here in South Florida so the windows were down ... All of a sudden I see cop lights behind me. Damn it. I hate when that happens, I get nervous, jittery, those lights are disorienting, my heart…

Look at all these benefits associated with nicotine!   Nicotine is NOT a carcinogenic substance! Contrary to what people say. Nicotine stimulates the growth of new blood vessels and increases the number of red blood cells. Nicotine increases wakefulness, motivations, alertness, and creativity. Nicotine increases activity across both hemispheres of the brain. Nicotine improves attention,…

Here are ten pretty good reasons to smoke! Ready?   Number 1: Smokers have more reduced risks of Alzheimer's disease than non smokers. Number 2: Smoking protects against Parkinson disease. Number 3: Smoking improves human information processing, you're more focused. Number 4: Smokers tend to be more tolerant and sociable than non smokers. Number 5:…

Have you felt yourself Longing for a cigarette, Imagining your lips pressing on the filter ... That memory pleasantly in your mind? Have you found yourself Filled with those nicotine feelings So exciting Of wanting to smoke ... deep And have it all return to your lungs Because it all fits so well in your…

I've heard that some things can cause chain smoking by enhancing the nicotine craving, like drinking alcohol and even using cocaine (which I don't mess with). That may be the case, but I tend to chain smoke when I haven't smoked for a little while, like after teaching a class (I'm a dance teacher), being…