Ministers are considering banning smoking in a variety of places, including pub gardens, outdoor restaurants and outside sports venues, nightclubs and in small parks - Seems a bit excessive. I’m really glad I don’t smoke anymore, but the one important thing it taught me was how insane your inner self can be. I knew I needed to give up when I reached the top of a flight of stairs one day, hardly able to breath, and my inner self’s first thought was to reward myself with a cigarette. That obviously made zero sense. It was difficult to give up, but when I did it was the beginning of a long journey of discovery about my mind and body. I wonder if without cigarettes would I ever have noticed? Now that I’m smoke free a total ban feels like it could be like pulling up the ladders to awareness for others that haven’t had that experience yet. news.sky.com #