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Nope! Happy New Year to all my new friends and supporters. It is such a thrill to celebrate this new year smoke free!

Good morning fellow NOPErs.... and welcome to the New Year... happy Hogmanany for our lovely Scottish contingent, you guys do this changing of the year better than anyone else in the world. So as we close the door on 2018 and reflect on all the joys, sadness, hopes, achievements and new friendships and memories made just think how much better 2019 will be. Did you know that 1 January is Commitment Day??... celebrated since 1960 Commitment Day as an extension of the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions—however, commitments are different from resolutions in that they are more often made to people, so they can benefit others as well as you! So you might take 5 minutes to turn to your significant other and repeat the commitment you made to them even decades earlier... or you may turn to your kids and commit to spending an hour with them a day.. every day... for the year... it may just be sitting down and having a chat in a cafe... or taking a walk in a park, or doing a jigsaw or a project together... or you may like to commit to a charity, commit to writing 1 letter a week for amnesty international, or commit to participating in Relay for Life, or a trek or a marathon.... or you may commit here to your fellow quitters to NOPE... and if your lurking, you may commit to not smoke... however you celebrate commitment day may you gain from your commitment. NOPE.... lived it every day of 2018.... gunna live it every day of 2019

NOPE!! I haven't posted lately but still going strong! Happy New Year everyone!

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Happy new year all. Hope 2019 brings you the best of everything and is filled with joy!

NOPE! Happy New Year!

G’day short, sweet, simple.....NOPE C

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I won't smoke today.

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Happy New Year everyone! Nope, Smoking is not an option

NOPE and Happy New Year to all!!!!!!!

Yay .........a brand new year....NOPE...

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wow,,, thats awfull,I should be dead,,I smoked for 30 years,,,,,, good post,,,,, RC

Happy New Year!

Cheers to a Happy & Healthy New Year!

Happy New Year all! Still several hours before midnight in the US. I think 2019 is going to be the best year yet!

From Long Island, New York to all here on the QT...cheers to us!!

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#NOPE Hope all you Nopers are well and a Happy 2019 to all you quitters! Don't drink too much ...

NOPE! Not One Puff Ever, and I am so relieved that I don't smoke

Most Definitely NOPE on the first day of the New Year!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations @Linda Thomas for being smoke free for 5 months. Well Done Linda on building such a great quit foundation. You are already paying it forward with your care and support of the newbies coming behind and those of us who have been around for a while. Your story is an inspiration and I am so happy we all get to share it with you. So rewards are important, and you deserve something special to start your year and your sixth month of not smoking. Congratulations....

Congratulations @catlover for being smoke free for 11 months. Well done, and as you start your last month as a newbie make sure you pause to celebrate all your work and dedication to be smoke free and build such a wonderful quit. It has been great sharing this journey with you, your Nope always bring a smile and you are always will to help out and support your fellow travelers we are lucky to have you with us. Get those bags packed, your next stop is the Lido Deck and I can see your boat coming in.

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Happy new year everyone!

No more huddling under a tree, trying to keep from getting rained on and trying to keep rain from drowning my cigarette. (I only smoked outdoors) No more looking at my month-end budget and expenses, and how smoking was keeping me from saving money. It's also giving my willpower a workout. Saying "no" hundreds of times to urges to smoke; saying "yes" to exercise and meditation.

London is trying ..great effort ... Happy New Year ..from the UK ... Xxxx

WOW... FANTASTIC fireworks in Sydney, Thanks for sharing...... ( have climbed that bridge)

Hope it's Happy, Healthy and Wealthy xx

Happy New Year!

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Apparently, mirror neurons are a tool in our mental survival kit. We watch other people, and if they live, we do what they did. I know, that's way simplistic. I've been feeling very low about having to travel. I don't like to fly anymore. I was a flight attendant for seven years and loved it. Don't know why I don't want to fly again. So, feeling low, and wanting to smoke. Yesterday, a shopper came unhinged and loudly and harshly berated me for the way I was ringing up her purchases. She immediately demanded a manager. I called for a manager, then remained quiet, respectful and apologized, and offered to allow another cashier to help her. The manager arrived, I finished the transaction, and continued on until the next break. I was seething with suppressed anger. (Before I went home, the manager called me aside and said that this is typical behavior for that customer; I did nothing wrong.) At my break, I recounted to another cashier what happened and told her I really wanted a cigarette. I explained that I had quit, but right now was wishing I hadn't. I wanted to smoke. Turns out she smokes; "I keep it to four or six a day." I had a brief memory of having told myself I'd just have four or six a day. Ha! I kept myself from asking her for a cigarette. I strongly craved a cigarette for the rest of the day and during my commute home. I was sorely tempted to ditch my quit. As I drove, I don't know why, but I thought about mirror neurons and how they are related to learning, peer pressure, and crowd behavior--the copy-cat effect. I rambled from thought to thought about it and then said to myself, "I can use this to counter the desire to smoke right now." I imagined two groups of people. I saw one group avidly sucking on cigarettes on a sunless day, with smoke billowing around and smelling up their clothes, hair, and breath. With x-ray eyes, I saw the smoke curling inside their lungs and saw damage being done to their bodies. The other group I imagined were jogging or swimming, biking, gardening, everyone in the sunshine and breathing the fresh air easily. I imagined myself walking on by the haggard looking, diseased smoking group and taking a walk in the park in the sunshine with my small dog, breathing fresh air and feeling great. I began to relax. I mindfully kept my attention on the sunny people, focusing on how these were the survival behaviors, and saw myself copying what they were doing. I thought about these mirror neurons and the impact my return to smoking could have on another new quitter on the QT forum. And what would I say in a post? Lame excuses, that's what. What if my returning to QT as a relapsed smoker, having to start over, triggered a copycat effect in one or more other QTers. I'd feel terrible. Mirror neurons and the copycat effect. We have to be careful about where we turn our attention, be mindful about whom we emulate, and remember that other people may be copying our behavior. I still feel low about having to fly, but I didn't smoke. Another day of appreciating QT and saying "no" to cigarettes.

Gday NOPE. NOPE NOPE C

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What amazed me was how scary real the commercials against smoking became but how I would still ignore their message. I would sit there trying to ignore them, hoping my husband wasn't paying attention. Sometimes I would try to distract my husband's attention away from them. I was ashamed inside and scared that most likely that was going to be my reality but not strong enough to change things. I was addicted and had no idea how to change. I had tried so many different ways to quit and was unsuccessful. Somehow, I ended up finding this forum. What is it that is so different about this place? It is a place where no one looks down at you - they have all been there. You were not there physically but it felt as if you took my hands and guided me through. Smoking took my self esteem and power. You showed me it was still there and that I could get it back.

And for those on the fence thinking about quitting. Who would want to continue after seeing what they are inhaling into their bodies on a daily basis

Congratulations on your fifth month Linda!

Hey hey!!!! Way to go Linda!

Melbourne's were better... LOL.... seriously how do we compete with the Giant Coat Hanger and the Opera House?? Welcome to 2019 all our Britskis.... the future is good!