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Waiting on a train home...had a blast with Doreen and Nicky...although there may have been guest appearances from some of you mob at lunch. So in typical Melbourne style we ate all round the world...German for lunch, yep D got some sausage, then Street side at a laneway cafe for coffees..then dinner was Italian...I had the bestest day ever....but will now be obsessed with finding my mystical feather that the wheel of fortune said is coming.

Nope, I don't smoke anymore!!!!!!!!

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Nope not today!

OH ! My Beautiful Women !

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NOPE Happy Friday everybody

G’day NOPE.....NEVER/EVER/FOREVER

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Having coffee and tarrot with Doreen and Nicky

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NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

The Smoker's Vow by Joel Spitzer To be said just before taking your first puff after having quit for any appreciable period of time. With this puff I enslave myself to a lifetime of addiction. While I can't promise to always love you, I do promise to obey every craving and support my addiction to you no matter how expensive you become. I will let no husband or wife, no family member or friend, no doctor or any other health professional, no employer or government policy, no burns or no stench, no cough or raspy voice, no cancer or emphysema, no heart attack or stroke, no threat of loss of life or limbs, come between us. I will smoke you forever from this day forth, for better or worse, whether richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part! "You may now light the cigarette." "I now pronounce you a full-fledged smoker." https://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_04_11_Smokers_Vow.html

G’day NOPE.....NEVER/EVER/FOREVER

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Enjoying my homemade soup

Lovely ladies, lovely pics, Glad you met up and had fun. Thanks so much for sharing .

Two pictures from today.. haf my hands full so not the best quality (Friend with dogs: Far away to front left to right: Pepper Abby the golden retreiver Mies, Milly and a name I don't remember, Siem, Pontus, Jura, Bobi, Pofke, Dali and clover is invisible in this pic) (Bas Pippa Pub and Dexter) And one pic from yesterday of the new pup in the group Clover

Headin inta town to catch up with our Doreen!

Remembering to say hi from Doreen...her Nicky is keeping her so busy she doesn't have time to pop on but she misses everyone heaps an will be on again soon.

dammit juan. we would love nothing better to prove sarge wrong. even sarge.

Stay out of trouble but have lots of fun!

We want pictures!!!

Nicotine stimulates the reward path in our brain and by replenishing ourselves with nicotine, we were rewarded with Dopamine. Many times a day we went from the panic of, 'I've gotta have a smoke' to 'Ahhh', the brief relief of satisfying addiction. We were jerking our own chain every twenty minutes or so....for years. When quitting nicotine, that dance of our reward system shuts down. It's a shock and we miss the consistent rewarding rush of dopamine. Our brain doesn't understand where all the feel good stuff went so, it is essential to amplify rewards, to jump start our natural pathways for the release of Dopamine. The physical act of rewarding ourselves is crucial for the brain to access Dopamine. It took me a moment to wrap my head around this, The Physical Act of Rewarding Ourselves, Is Crucial For The Brain To Access Dopamine. Our friend, bakon, is a big advocate of rewards, quite rightly, too. Celebrate your first moments, days...your first weeks and months. The first year, the next... This can take the form of exotic holidays, paid with the ducats you were giving to Big Tobacco, to simple gifts to yourself, a new book, a magazine, a film... ooh ! plenty of excellent chocolate passed these lips (dark chocolate, apple, almond, banana, strawberry, salmon, beet, watermelon and pumpkin seeds also stimulate Dopamine). Choose activities that make you feel pampered like the perfect bath, an afternoon nap in freshly laundered sheets, a candle lit dinner. Getting through difficulties and experiencing your triumphs are all opportunities to reward yourself. Keep in mind, you are not spoiling yourself, you are re-training your brain to deliver dopamine as an honest reward. Like quenching your thirst with a long tall cool glass of water. Celebrate as the hours go by, while the body adjusts to the new normal. A normal of being rewarded with dopamine but, naturally, of course, the way it was before we allowed nicotine to control our reward system. I remember the first day that I forgot to think about smoking or not smoking, wow ! this is what being nicotine free feels like ! I was so happy and celebrated by purchasing a small tree, a Sweet Viburnum full of blossoms, a living reminder of my freedom. My continuing reward is the luscious freedom I appreciate every single day. I am in better health and free-er in spirit... Tell me what your rewards have been, my nicotine free friends, what are your rewards now ? S p.s. Along with Dopamine, we can hack into our other happy chemicals to improve the quality of our lives, in addition to aid in quitting smoking/nicotine. All are accessible simply through Meditation; taking time for slow, measured breathing letting thoughts slip away. Exercise and laughter induce the release of Endorphins, Oxytocin flows with orgasm, giving/receiving gifts. Serotonin gets you high when sitting in the sun, hanging with friends and by reflecting on your accomplishments. I would also like to add a link from our friend, Joel Spitzer Using Cigarettes As Rewards

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Damn, it's thundering, could hail Could

Glad you're back Kate, click on time box and then when the clock pops up click the hour number to the left then adjust the time on the right. Next click the minutes number on the left and the minutes on the right and lastly the am or pm then click set

Another umbrella needed today, stormy Storm

You are doing great, Phil. I was lucky in that I really didn't have many smokers around me at all when I quit. Keep up the great work. Hopefully Mrs. Boosh is inspired by how well you are doing and decides to quit the cigs too.

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The Atlanta Braves just signed Cole Hamels to a 1 year deal. Sounds like a good pickup. I wish him luck against everyone but the Cubs.

Thanks Steve. Back in early 2016 I smoked more than a pack of cigarettes per-day, drank way too much, had terrible eating habits, and was leading an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Then I quit smoking and channeled my addictive tendencies towards health and fitness (I'm not good at doing things in moderation). Feel better now than I did twenty years-ago. Good call. I've seen folks who went through amazing transformations that started with a 5k plan. I like how those plans can be adapted to anyone at any level and they provide clear and measurable goals to work towards. Happy running Steve.

From our Canadian friends, The Road To Vaping "This story is part of Vape Fail, a CBC News series examining some of the policy failures that led to the adoption of vaping as a smoking alternative and the resulting consequences."

Easy, just wack yourself on the thumb with a hammer and the time before the pain subsides will seem to last forever. There, sorted.

Dylan, - no competition

My vote was for the Dylan version too but, like Boo, my introduction to the song came from GNR. And yes, their cover of "Sympathy for the Devil" was horrible.

Voted for Dylan. I always lean towards the original. The Guns N' Roses cover was the first version of this song I heard. I think GnR did a good job on their cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door. However, I would argue that GnR's cover of "Sympathy for the Devil" is one of, if not the worst, covers in the history of rock music. That tape should have been burned and never spoken of again.