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And now we celebrate....responsibly.

Five years ago today, I decided to take the leap. I stopped making excuses. I stopped "planning." Figured if I was going to quit smoking it was time to stop tap dancing around the subject and get to it. I didn't have full confidence that I would be successful. I had failed the challenge so many times before there was bound to be some doubt creep in. There was no momentous shift in my mindset. I didn't have some sort of epiphany at the beginning of my forever quit. Any clarity about the process of quitting smoking came later and was earned by having quit. Took things one day at-a-time in the beginning. Those days turned to weeks. Weeks turned into months...and so on. Now I have five years under my belt and have full confidence that I will never touch a cigarette again. I really didn't know what to expect when I started this process. And if someone had told me how the simple act of quitting smoking would effect my life, I probably wouldn't have believed them. Success breeds confidence and that confidence carried over into every facet of my life. As I was successfully doing the thing that I had told myself I couldn't do, I started to ask what else was possible. As I learned to deal with life without cigarettes, I had to do some serious self-examination to figure out how to actually confront issues rather than just stepping outside and smoking one-after-the-other. The process stripped me down to the bone and forced me to deal with issues for the first time in my adult life; I'm far more resilient now than I was five years ago. The initial goal was to get off of the smokes. The final result was a better version of myself and a much improved life. I joined the Quit Train the same day I quit smoking; one of the best decisions I ever made. I received support from the other folks on the Train from day-one. Gained invaluable knowledge. On top of all that...had a good time and made some great friends along the way. It has been an honor to ride this Train for the last five years.

Congratulations boo on five years quit! And thank you for hanging around and supporting everyone, we all appreciate it

Congrats on 5 years Boo. Get ready for the big ball and try not to faint this time.

Congratulations Boo on this incredible quit

Yaaaa Boo ....5 years ....this is .....Sound As A Pound .... Carn,t believe how fast the years have flown .... We have been on some Adventure,s.... Your now on another Wonderful New Adventure .... Your journey on the Train has took you on a journey you never imagined.... You,ll always be ..My Partner in Crime ...and I'll be your bit on the side .... Huge Congratulations ....Love you Heaps

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required)

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Boo 5 Me 20 whoooh hoop Well done Boo keep spanking them chicks.

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Congratulations what a great accomplishment!!!!

Congrats Boo! 5 Years is special and you are still here dispensing wisdom to others who are just starting out If the nicodemon ever dares come around, you know what to do!

Great job, Boo. Congratulations on 5 years smoke free and it is awesome you keep helping others with their quits as well.

Congratulations to you, Boo!

Congratulations!

Yes I know Its Monday for all you Poor unfortunate souls But for me it is my Friday with the days Off to follow ! This last couple days have been a cluster Fudge, really had me on the edge but 3 day out at the refuge keeping the bad guys at bay, sighting in my 06 and popping off some 9mm will have me right as rain. so for the next 3 days you all have a great time and enjoy all you can while you can, You smell that ? No serious that a deep breath, do you smell that ? FREEDOM ! free from Nicotine, free from work free from the daily grind god it is good to be free ! Ok I may be a little stressed !

Wet dream prompted total meltdown GSTWN

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Congrats Boo 5 years is an amazing quit. I hope you have celebrated this day in style. Thank you for staying around to continue helping others . Time to get your party hat on, and have some fun!

Congratulations on month one Ace. By the way, the badges get much better as time goes on.

Awesome job, Ace! Keep up the great work!

Hey Linda it's great you posted to help you work through it. Stick to your guns and keep that quit! You'll come out stronger in the end. All the best!

Congratulations! I know it's been a hard fight, but you did it! Relax and Enjoy your accomplishment!

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Nice one, Ace!

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Congratulations Ace, time for a sweet reward

Congratulations!!!!

Just added you to the calendar @AceWhite

Congratulations on being past the hardest month of all Ace, that's fantastic!

Sporting a new badge today!! Leaving room for many more to come

Well today is my 2 months smoke free. Doing ok, have good days and some bad. Thanks for all the encouragement!!!

Such a moving post @jillar. He was a very unique person who travelled the same roads as all of us and yet could not out run his fate. Yet, he did leave others some very interesting insights into the struggles against our addiction. Timeless stuff really.

Welcome aboard Brian and good decision to quit! We have all the education and support you could ask for here so take a look around at all our different forums. There's even a fun Social section with various forums from music to games to help keep your mind off smoking. If you get a chance please make a post in our introduction forum so everyone can say hi

Which one did you get? I have heard that people have been getting sick with the Moderna shot. I did not want to wait three more weeks for the Pfizer, so I got the Moderna. I did not have any problems with the first shot.

Congratulations Linda. I know it has been tough but you are fighting through this and are doing the right thing by keeping the quit. Keep up the great work. Things will get better.

I've done it a few times myself just ask Jillar. Using powerful flagellation gets intense Wdptm

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This is great, congratulations Linda. Don't forget to reward yourself.

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Wheeewww Congratulations Chica I'm very happy for you!! Keep going Have a great day!!

Yay @Linda, congratulations on two months quit! You should be soooo proud of yourself, we are Make sure to celebrate this achievement in some way because you've earned it!

I spent some time Pondering this and what I came up was this: Most of the Die hard Ill smoke until they pull the cigarette from my cold dead fingers are dead. The others like my self have run their bodies into the ground and are now paying for it and for the youngers its just a stinky nasty thing that dirty old people did and are out vaping Fruit loops. Now if I were to Think more o it All the BS laws and the stigma applied to smoking in California have succeeded in pressuring and deterring people from smoking or into quitting smoking as a way to blend in. So all this leaves me to believe that in the very near future California will be the first state to illegalize smoking and become the first none smoking state of the union. now thats all I can stands cause I can't stands no more