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I think about you a bunch, @Stewietech and I am so glad you surfaced. You still have many friends here, I am one of them. I am so happy you are still smoke free, especially after going through your troubles. You have built a strong and sturdy quit, baby ! That is awesome. Hope you stick around and call us all 'lads' again, my friend. Love, S

Thanks alot, @johnny5, Apparently, Roberto was in on Playing for Change at the beginning. I am so glad. Haven't seen Grandpa Elliot out for too long a time...worrisome but, he may surface in the Spring for Jazz Fest.

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OMG ! My friend, Roberto Luti is in this ! @ 1:11. He used to play on the streets here with other friends of mine. How nice to see him and hear him playing so well. Lovely. I guess I will have to go to Livorno, Italy to meet up with him again or, maybe not, he is a gypsy and could show up at any time in any place. Also Simone Luti shows up playing bass, a relation ? Nice bass. Hope he gets some dosh and some work out of this video, he's really good.

I used to think exactly so, forestgreen. I was an aggressive smoker, smoking where and when as often as possible. I didn't hide it, I flaunted it. In the early days of vaping nicotine before any regulation, I would supplement my dry tobacco with a vape and I took extra delight in getting my fix in places like Whole Foods or organic groceries. I was an idiot, yes. I was an addict. It was only after understanding the tenants of addiction that I was able to admit my folly. I wasn't a rebel at all. I was a slave to Big Tobacco That was a stunning realization for me and helped to power my quit Here is a page of resources from our friend, Joel Spitzer concerning weight. Weight Related Resources and a video

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Congratulations, @Wantsit on your First Year of Freedom ! I am so happy for you, we all are. Hope you celebrate wildly with plenty of rewards. NOPE-ly yours, Saz

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Champagne has encouraged enough revelry. Hover

I am so happy for you @Wantsit ! For sure, you 'gots it' now. Congratulations on your First YEAR of Freedom. Cravings and Triggers fade and fade, fading imperceptibly after a while. I think of smoking as a concept now and as a result of volunteering here, I think about many aspects of nicotine addiction but, out in the other world, I don't think about my smoking or not smoking. It is never a temptation or even a fleeting but, annoying thought anymore and hasn't been since the first year or so. I still pay mind to NOPE and grateful at the end of the day that I remain free. Stay vigilant, you beautiful nicotine free creature, and continue to reward yourself. You have built a marvelous quit.

Congratulations, Abby, on your Ten Months of Freedom ! Hope you celebrate wildly ! Thank you for sharing your quit with us.

Your commitment to NOPE is a shield of armor, Old one. Each situation you encounter, each trigger you conquer re-wires your brain so the associations will not be connected to nicotine anymore. You Quit Smoking !

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

Hello, HeatherDianne, I have every confidence that you will make it through the weekend. Prepare yourself with rewards for every crave/trigger conquered and remember to Breathe ! Our friend, Joel, has a great materials on First Weekend Issues After Quitting Smoking

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Recently, a villain encapsulated despair Drama

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Going underground and renouncing dilettantes. Artsy

Stay aware and safe @johnny5, quite a line of storms right up the East coast. Summer is over. Cold North wind knocking at the door here.