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Triumphant Chicks Big O

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GRRRRRRRRRRRRR mother fuker mother fcuking neighbor. Turning them in tomorrow for their fuking broken gutters fuking water damaging my property, fuking illegal B & B, illegal fuking building changes, flocks of mother fuking pigeons living in spaces from missing fuking siding, a line of fuking construction and other fuking trash along my fence harboring mother fuking rats and fuking mosquitoes and fuking TERMITES. FFS. I had given them 30 fuking days to make fuking improvements and fuking nothing, fuking nada. This after fuking years of dealing with their mother fuking crap. So, fuk it... I am dropping a mother fuking dime on that fuker this week to the fuking city, many fuking agencies in the fuking city. I fuking should have fuking done this mother fuking months ago. I have fuking had it. This is The Mother fuking French Quarter for fuks sake. W The fuking F. In my, not so humble mother fuking, opinion, I think I fuking aced 'The Curse It Thread Now, a sip of fuking Cognac to soothe my mother fuking SOUL.

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Hey, @Vivianne, You are doing everything right. Understand that some days are good days some aren't. This is life. You quit smoking, smoking is no longer an option. Ever. Reward yourself for conquering this gnarly day. Something v. nice. and @abbynormal ! You stay strong and focused, girl, too ! both of you may need to look at this, Red Flags and see how ridiculous romancing smokes are, it is just the addicts voice...pay NO mind and protect your quits !

YAY YAY YAY here is my TRIUMPHANT big O

Perhaps 'containing' frustrations isn't the way to go. Take a good look at your frustrations, a severely honest examination. How can they, one at a time, be ameliorated ? Finding new ways to deal with problems is the new challenge and also a way to resolve these issues previously hidden behind a veil of smoke. This is the journey of our lives.

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Your quit is young, sunshine. Please protect it from any interference. You must keep your quit separate from circumstances in your life. Have a look at Cristóbal's Your Quit & Your Life--The Proper Sequence

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

Encouraging aphrodisiac recourse

Perhaps another idol needs talent Saber

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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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Quitting smoking is often an opportunity to examine deeper into ourselves. Accepting the truth that we are nicotine addicts leads to accepting other truths and of recognizing truths without denial. This has been one of the greatest gifts that my quit has given me, that I have given myself. The honesty to delve deep, the compassion to accept and learn to understand what I find in my excavations... It has been remarkable to learn about your journey which, in many ways, resembles all of our journeys. I thank you for your awareness, your honesty and your willingness to express your journey here, M.

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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