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for all the mathematical wizards out there

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

and one from Merle and Kitty

Congratulations Giveintowin ! Welcome to the start of your Second YEAR of Freedom. You faced a whole year of triggers and travails and now it is time to REJOICE ! Reward yourself with something very special.

Hey ! Congratulations on your first two weeks of Freedom. We are all so happy for you. Things will get better, believe me. It is so great you are sharing your quit with us and building yourself a nice, sturdy one. Let us know if there should be a pothole in the road ahead and we will help to lift you out of it before it turns into a sinkhole. Protect your quit and nurture yourself. What rewards do you have planned ?

Here is an introductory article about NicA2 Nicotine Eating Bacteria that was published a few years ago and a brand new sci/nerd publication from NCBI An enzymatic approach reverses nicotine dependence, decreases compulsive-like intake, and prevents relapse

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE Another beautiful day to be free

Thank you very, very much for noting my anniversary and taking the time to send your wishes. Jo, Roz, Weeg, Tammy, Reci, Doreen, Lusty one,' C9Jane, Paul, Joe7. Babs, BKP, Jillar, M'Life, Whispers, Martian5, Boo, Catlover and Johnny 5. Y'all made me feel really good. Deep down inside GOOD. Thank you and thank y'all for being here, saving all of our lives. Love, S

Hey Rez, Congratulations on your five years of LOVE and freedom. I hope you celebrate wildly and give that Islander a big smooch from all of us. S

Smoking covered and muffled all our senses, it is such a pleasure to hear of your re-discovery. Breathe deep your magnificent Autumn !

-19. Slipping away is a great song too. Kiwi's are my friends too. C'mon chickies.....I'm waiting for my Big O.

-17 it was cool to meet bakon and Missus Bakon (who is v. v. nice). Your Max Merritt, 'good feeling' has a great horn arrangement in it

-15 bacon is a mathematical wizard. Thanks again for posting my anny and for your PM.

-13 It is a great place to hang when SOS's are happening. Relieves some of the tension on both sides. Is Bacon still down here cheating ?

-11 I used to call Zero, the Big 'O' and was really charged when I could post my Big O

I know about your COS support group and was sorely tempted but stayed clear until today. -9

-7 I spent a lot of time down here, my DNA is all over the place

-5 I haven't been down here in years...and it is probably dicey coming down here again. Will I be able to leave peaceably again ?

Our bodies have memories, conditioned responses to feelings or situations and addiction makes full use of this. It takes a while to change all this up. You are right @Baseball Coach, "they are just a habit that you need to break' ...just a habit that you CAN break. Congratulations on your quit, Coach, good to see you around.

Hello my beautiful smoke free creatures ! Wow. The Tardis is here to take us all to our favorite places in this beautiful world. There will be music and dancing and everything imaginable to taste and sip. Let me catch my breath. You know there's going to be some rockin' done. Thank you all so much for your posts of support and love and music. I am blown away and need the hankie I am saving for daughter's wedding. I have had five years of LIVING smoke free. Five years of relatively peaceful travel experiences. Five years of not freaking out that I didn't have fire and cigarettes. Five years of uninterrupted dinners, conversations with friends, concerts, theater. Five years of appreciating my senses and not stinking to high heaven. Five years of health for my lungs, my skin, my essential organs, my mind. Five years of excellent blood supply to lady parts. Five years of my brain dispensing appropriate rewards. Five years of not thinking about feeding my addiction 20-50 times a day. Five years of quality self-awareness. All of this makes me very happy. I am really proud of myself. I am far more confident, no longer relying on bravado and it is an honest, well earned confidence. I know myself so much better now. I'm not apt to fall for even my own bullshit. I know I can change. The thought of re-establishing my addiction is abhorrent to me. I will never be a slave again. I maintain my commitment to NOPE. Sometime a thought comes to mind, 'oh, I used to smoke during moments like this'. These thoughts are not a crave, trigger or a temptation. They are a vague memory, like I used to wear micro mini skirts and love beads. These are not for me anymore and the things that I used to do... well, I ain't gonna do that no more. This journey has been the most rewarding thing I have done for myself in my life and coming here watching new quitters find their power is one of my favorite rewards. Y'all are awesome. I respect each and every one of your heroic journeys. All of us have a special bond here and I am appreciative of the soulful camaraderie, the humor and the tears. When one of us builds a visible and successful quit, it is thrilling to see self confidence and power emerge. I am grateful for newbies and elders alike for showing everyone how to put nicotine addiction aside and live Free. Thank you, one and all. You are my troops and help me protect my quit. I am ever grateful. S

Hey Armed, Five years is great, innit ! Hope you and your beautiful family are well and rockin'. Please remember to celebrate...you are a hero. Love, s

HA ! October 23 is a very good day, like all the days, to be FREE ! NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE