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Huge congrats Jillar on 8 years smoke free and for all the support you have given freely to others over those 8 years in order to help them also succeed in quitting (myself included). You have truly incorporated giving valuable guidance to others into your own quit journey

Hope you all enjoy the holiday and take time to remember your fallen heros

Not to mention many of those actors/actresses died of smoking related illnesses well before they should have.

Welcome Struggle Daily! Quitting is doable for all but you gotta commit absolutely and without reservation. Under NO circumstances will you stick a cig in your mouth and light it. Yest it's tough initially; really tough but it does get easier with each passing day that you don't smoke. You may not realize it at first but it is getting better with time you put in not smoking. Read everything you can here and stay active on the site. People will guide you along the way.

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Best part of quitting by far!!! YOU now run your life NOT your addiction to NICOTINE! And that lasts for LIFE buddy

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Yep! Still in party mode over here

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How long have you smoked for @kenzie_peyton? Think about how many times you have unconsciously conditioned your brain to believe that satisfying that horrible withdrawal feeling you always got after time passed from smoking you last cig. was indeed pleasurable. Dozens, hundreds, thousands of times over the years. And when you got that first hit, your brain is thinking ... Ahhhh. That right there is conditioning yourself to believe smoking is "enjoyable". IT'S NOT! it's simply getting relief from mounting withdrawal symptoms setting in because you're addicted to nicotine. When we decide to quit, we are telling our addiction; go ahead! Bring on the withdrawals ... do your best! I have committed to ignoring you and I know with time, those withdrawal symptoms will fade (because my mentors on the train have said so!!). And yes; we all used smoking as a reward for all sorts of things and that's part of the reason quitting and feeling comfortable about it takes awhile. I quit in January when it was cold and snowy where I live. I wondered what would happen the first time I cut my lawn the following spring because I ALWAYS used a smoke afterward as a "reward". Turns out, by the time it came around it wasn't such a big deal afterall. Instead of lighting up a smoke, I grabbed a cold beer, sat out on my deck and breathed in the wonderful smell of fresh cut grass - something I could never smell as a smoker. The very difficult times of your early quit do not last all that long in the grand scheme of things. Start making a concentrated effort to think of all the good things that quitting will bring to you and stop listening to the lies your addiction wants you to beieve. Make a list and look at it often: Breathing better; really tasting your food again, smelling better to others, saving a pile of $$, not looking like some kind of outcast to non-smokers as you stand outside puffing away, and best of all ... FREEDOM! Freedom from nicotine running your life each & every day. That's HUGE!!! We all enjoy those things and more as quitters. Why not come join us? Oh yeah; post all you want. We all did when we were in the midst of our withdrawal days. We know how upside down life can be during that time. If you find yourself up at ungodly hours looking for something to do, go to the Games Page. That's a good place to waste a bit of time keeping your mind occupied

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Looks like a lovely spot ya got there

I know people ....... very powerful people

Lol on the standard comment! That's all I'll drive and always have done. Mind you I was born well before 2000 If I go to a dealership for any maintenance, I usually have to drive it into the repair bay for them I never thought about having the stick by my left hand though. Hummm ... not sure I'd like that as I'm right handed. Suppose I could get used to it with time.

Sorry to hear things are rough on the work front at the moment Stew. Hope you get some good new people soon and are able to keep your deadling. Stressful for sure. You're on track though for a huge life long improvement on your health and wealth by quitting

Congrats @Stewbum!! 10 whole months ... not long now till the big one Another reason to party - Yay!!

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Great pics! Enjoy the Wedding and get together. The first pic of the divided highway struck me as odd somehow. Then it dawned on me that the cars on either side are driving in the wrong direction compared to what I'm used to seeing here where I live. Guess I forgot you must drive on the left in Australia

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