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G’day NOPE starts my day C

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Only 7:50 pm Saturday on the Pacific coast of USA; pledging early for the Sunday pledge to take my mind off of craving. The usual "just finished dinner" urge. I won't smoke for another day.

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NOPE - smoking sucks!

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Nope Excellent work Kate, naming your craves diminishes the power they have on you. Loving your quit, you've got this.

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Nope! Not on the last day of the year!

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Yes, exactly so! I'd forgotten. That is something....I think it is in Mindful meditation. One exercise is to just notice thoughts and emotions, not judging them, but giving them a name, identifying what they are. Acknowledging what something is does, indeed, diminish their power. It is the unknown that can be more frightening than the known. Thank you for bringing this up, Tammy. It will send me back to reviewing some TED Talks about Mindfulness. Jon Kabat-Zinn (think I have the spelling right) was, I believe, the founder or one of the founders of the practice of mindfulness. Originally it was to help people suffering from chronic pain when traditional therapies were not helpful. I don't have time to go back and do a fact check on myself right now. Sigh. Still nighttime craving. At the point where I have to go to sleep to quell the urge to smoke. The man's name on YouTube will open the list of many talks and guided meditations. Tammy, thank you again. You see how helpful it is, dear new QT readers, to share thoughts and insights?!

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

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G’day NOPE to start the day C

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@Kate18 I am glad to be able to help in any way possible, I didn't know this is in mindful meditation, I was actually quoting Harry Potter there, where Hermione says fear of a name increases fear of a thing itself. Glad to know that the messages stay the same irrespective of the medium they are delivered from.

So many things!! Stronger, smarter, healthier, freer(more free),calmer,more productive, more focused, less distracted.......

Let's not get caught up in majoring in the minors. If the pledge works for you, do it. If the pledge is something that you don't care about, forget it. The only compulsory rule for a successful quit is this: Do Not Smoke! "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." --Stephen R. Covey

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NOPE....smoking stinks....

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Congrats @TobacNO!

Was at a family get together. Went digging through my purse for something, then stopped with a second of fear, worrying whether my cigarettes would fall out of my purse. (I was a closet smoker.) Then I remembered that I don't smoke. Sigh of relief and bit of a chuckle.

No longer tethered to the tobacco industry, fine fellows that they are (not).

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Not worrying about running out of cigarettes!

My confidence has soared since I quit smoking. I have control of my life once again. It still amazes me how much effort I put into smoking. My entire day was wrapped around when I would smoke. I craved my next cigarette before I had even put out the one I was currently smoking. I mistakenly believed quitting was too difficult. It wasn't too difficult. Smoking was difficult. I am so thankful for the life I have now and I would not trade this freedom for anything.

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Jack, you need a ticker! tracks your days quit and money saved. It can be really motivating! You can make one by clicking on the link below. If you have any trouble let me know. https://www.quittrain.com/tickers/

Freedom from being a smoker in front of my daughter.

Strength ...I feel more stronger now in every aspect of my life ....I can cope better ...more calmer ....

At first I thought quitting was about a healthier lifestyle and saving money but now, a year later; it's being rid of all the BS that goes along with the actual act of smoking that I am happiest to be rid of. Being able to control my own life and not having to run my life in accordance to a nicotine addiction's demands.

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I'll PM you with how to save it to your signature

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Oh !!!!....This is going to be fun !!!.....why stop there ....you ready Boo Boo....

The NOPE pledge worked for me because I would never break a pledge to myself. Once it was done each morning, I knew I had to make it through that day. Then I got to choose again the next day.

Nice to meet you Jack and congratulations on your quit ?

today was a busy workday....the snowmobilers are in town. long weekend. made plenty of drinks, but didn't take even one puff. so far, so good. a few rough spots, but none lasting long. it is good to be home though for sure. thank you all for the support. it means alot to this old boot.