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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Bush walk

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. scruby creek

Oh what a beautiful forest! Thank you CbDave for all you do here! Today, my 13th anniversary. Another great reason to NOPE.

Thank you all very kindly. It's funny. The other day, I found myself thinking about how long it's been since I've had a cigarette, cigar, or even a single puff of anything. For all I know, it could have been on my actual quit anniversary, but I didn't even think to check the date. 😆 If I could go back and tell my newly smoke-free self just one thing, it would be this: One day, all those triggers will simply disappear. The seasonal triggers, the stress triggers, the memories, the sights, the smells, and all those unexpected reminders that used to make me want to smoke will eventually lose their power. They'll just fade away until they no longer exist. That was one of my biggest struggles early on. I'd be going about my day, perfectly content, when some random memory or sensory trigger would come out of nowhere and suddenly make me want a cigarette. What I couldn't have imagined back then was reaching a point where none of those things would affect me anymore. Not because I've learned to fight them or become better at resisting them, but because there's simply nothing left to resist. And that's exactly where I am today. The triggers are gone. The desire is gone. Smoking is no longer something I have to think about, avoid, or overcome. That's a kind of freedom I wish my early smoke-free self could have known was waiting for me.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Kata kjuta

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Guess

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Erye creek…. The Simpson desert floods

Hello my darling Nicotine free creatures, Time for another party, she says with glee. Thirteen years FREE from the slavery of nicotine addiction. Hard to believe when the first 13 minutes passed and strengthened my resolve. I was winning each nano second. Then the weeks and days culminating in the first 13 months nicotine Free. A huge accomplishment through the seasons, the inevitable triggers. The triggers from bloody nowhere for no good reason. (like addiction has any reason to it at all). Training my brain to look at something of beauty instead of the urge to smoke. Busting up the pattern, foiling the addiction. Each day, NOPE became my mantra. A resoluteness evolved. I was never going back and vigilance became essential. Addiction remains, only lurks until ignited again. I understand this through and through and keep my guard fully armed and doggedly aware. This takes little effort now, at thirteen years. I NEVER think about smoking, only a regret I didn't free myself sooner. The quit taught me how to change, how easily habits form how easily one can create habits that serve, that help, that heal yourself. The self-destruction is over. There are always new delights to find. New Joys to surround yourself with. We are free to choose and must choose well for ourselves. I hope new quitters will garner their strength and push through the physical urges and then the mental anguishes of a quit. AND friggin' keep your quit! Protect your quit at every turn! You are Always an ADDICT never an amateur in this world of nicotine. All you can do is abstain. Forever. NOPE. Life on the other side will show you a powerful You. A person who knows how to change and protect themselves from harm. We all deserve that love for ourselves. Not One Puff Ever, Sazerac Art

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. The flooded quarry

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Dew on spider webs…… bet you the spiders are pissed off

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

NOPE. Thirteen years and another marvelous day to NOPE. Thanks, Dave.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Blue green algae

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Nope! Never on Canadian Thanksgiving Day

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Glasshouse mountains

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N.O.P.E. 🙏

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. Jacaranda blooms in oct …. You know the year 12s are sitting thier final exams…

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