Quitter

Quitter by Sandra Rinck

Quitter is about quitting smoking or vaping.  I did this one the morning after my decision to quit for good.  The importance of it is recognizing what it does to the heart and how it is a soul sucker.  To look at yourself knowing that it needs to be done is hard because for many of us, we built an entire life around it and to truly let it go brings some feelings of sadness that you have to get past.

It was made as a reminder to myself and to others that the positive things we thought it brought to us were a lie and now you have to face it.  The swamp is symbolic of growth.  Like the lotus that grows in poor conditions, we can also rebound and grow again.  Grow into a better version of ourselves but to be reminded of what we left behind.

The cattails are symbolic of finding peace in letting go of something that is destructive.  The full moon is the path in the darkness, giving meaning to the common symbolic understanding of illumination and waning. The “dolphin eye” is a symbol of intellect.  That we do know quitting smoking or vaping is right and we know why.

Sometimes our hearts and minds don’t always see eye to eye but we do recognize that we are letting go of a lifelong relationship and it’s not easy.

Truly, this piece is for those of us who need to be reminded of the journey.  It doesn’t matter if it’s smoking, vaping, drugs, or relationships.  It hurts to say goodbye and need to be reminded of why we let go in the first place so that when desire to return creeps back in, we have something to reflect back on so we don’t go back.