Jeffrey

Sammie- Congrats on Two Months. Awesome !

Sonic- Congrats on One Month ! Awesome ! :)

NOPE !!!! :)

:biggrin: NOPE for me !!!!

Chrys- Congrats on 7 months. I always read your posts...you are so for real and in-touch. Just a marvelous accomplishment. paul :)

NOPE !!! :)

:acute: NOPE !!!

Sandy- Congrats on Three Months ! Have a special day ! paul :)

Congrats on One Year, Rez ! Thanks for your support. You're the Real Deal ! paul :)

NOPE !!!!

Nay Nay- Congrats on (5) Months ! AWESOME !!! :)

Sally- Congratulations on ONE YEAR SMOKE FREE !!! Your support has been inestimable to me and to so, so many on the Forum. Your presence here has added to and is an integral part of our recovery process. If there is one thing I didn't doubt, it was that you would reach the One Year. You have to give it away to keep it and that's just what you do my friend ! (((((HUGS))))) paul :acute:

Count me in.......NOPE !!! :)

Tracey- Congrats...11 Months is BIG !!! Great Job and thanks for being one of the people who was supportive of me when I first happened on the QT. paul :P

Congrats on your One Year ! This gives hope to guys like me ! Awesome !!! :)

NOPE !!! :)

N O P E...not today !!! :rolleyes:

I have compassion and understanding for anyone who is on that rationalizing merry-go-round, but I also know there is a bottom line: I either want to smoke or I want to not smoke... smoking doesn't have anything to do with anything but smoking. Don't think I lecture here, I had smoked for decades and went back many times, too; but just for today, a day at a time, I choose not to smoke. I have to stay in the day and not smoke TODAY ! Yesterday is a cancelled check and tomorrow is a promissory note. All My Best to Everyone who for today is standing up to this dastardly addiction. Thanks for not smoking, because all of you here on QT help me every time I see you didn't smoke again for another day ! Wow...Not too Shabby ! :)

Joe-Congrats on 11 Months !!! Awesome ! :)

NOPE !!! :)

NOPE !!!

Congrats, Mason on 4- Months....Awesome !!! :)

Holski- Congrats on 4- Months..that's BIG TIME ! Great Job ! paul :)

NOPE !!!

Jackie- Good post and topic..much food for thought. I identify with all the responses before me and it's why so many before me have mentioned how posting and reading the posts are so helpful. Someone will write something and it will really strike a chord! When MQ said, "...I'm glad you recognized it and (are) keeping it separate from your quit," it hit me between the eyes more than ever. The junkie part of my mind wants to mesh life's problems / situations with smoking as the solution. More plainly put, smoking doesn't have anything to do with anything but smoking ! Now pauly boy needs to remember that cause I haven't arrived. It's a journey like Sazerac says.