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I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever

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NOPE for today!

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N.O.P.E. 🙏

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever

NOPE

NOPE!

NOPE for today!

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N.O.P.E. 🙏

I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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Congrats to six year quit! keep on truckin.

Late to the Party but a BIG congrats to @Mac#23 6 Years is nothing to sneeze at; it's a BIG deal!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter All! 😊

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🥰You can get a fine if you touch them

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I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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Same to you, Doreen!! VID-20260405-WA0002.mp4

We carved out really deep smoking neuro pathways in our brain for years when we smoked. It was easier for many of us to postpone, procrastinate, and avoid people, issues, and situations using smoking as a crutch instead of dealing with our life stuff head on. The new neuro pathways we make when we quit smoking, the healthy recovery ones, just aren't that deeply ingrained in us in the beginning so its easy, even compelling, to want to revert back to our old familiar patterns. It takes time & repetition to rebuild new pathways to replace the old ones (and to stop our addiction from leading us astray). Be kind to yourself (especially with your self-talk). Don't judge the urges you are having; just turn them away. It gets much easier & better with more smoke free time. Every time you say "NO" the concrete foundation you are building becomes stronger & firmer. Patience. It takes time to build new auto "go to habit" responses. It takes time to rebuild US. (Written by me 12-3-21. Nicotine addiction (or any addiction for that matter) physically changes our brain. It takes a while to recover ourselves once our addiction is dormant (but still lying in wait should we ever decide to use our DOC again) so remember to be kind to yourself. Best Wishes.)

Well said @Minnie Mouse! I 💯 agree with this. Not only do we need to create new - hopefully healthier - coping strategies, we also need to rewire the reward centers in our brains. For a while after I quit, everything seemed flat. Nothing satisfied. Because I’d scorched all the dopamine receptors in my brain by force-feeding them with nicotine. I thought I’d never feel happy again. But I was wrong. That malaise was temporary. After a while, I started to be able to enjoy things again… the taste of food, the feeling of a cool breeze on a hot day… the fizz of my favorite beverage. Life’s little pleasures. It’s a beautiful part of recovery, actually.

A couple who work at the travelling circus go to an adoption agency. Social workers there raise doubts about their suitability to adopt. The couple produces photos of their expensive, 50 foot Prevost motor-home, which is already equipped with a beautiful nursery. The social workers then are doubtful about the education that the child would get. "We've arranged for a full-time tutor to travel with us who will teach the child all the usual subjects along with French, Mandarin and computer skills." Then there are doubts about raising a child in a circus environment. "Our nanny/housekeeper is an expert in pediatric welfare and diet." The social workers are finally satisfied. They ask, "What age and sex of child are you hoping to adopt?" "It doesn't really matter, as long as it fits in the cannon."