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Linda It’s easy to create justifications to smoke: · There’s a big snowstorm coming · The holidays are approaching · My relatives are coming for a visit · I’m always cranky The key is to stop looking for reasons to smoke and focus on the benefits that are just emerging, and will only get better with time. Don’t let the addict voice in your head tell you that a cigarette will make things better. It will only bring misery or worse.

You bad, uh-ha. Keep up the good work @Dogbelly

It takes a lot of dedication to show up here every day to start off the pledge. Thanks @Cbdave

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A toast to catlover! Cheers to 3 great smoke free years!

Good to hear that your hubby doesn't stay down long (that doesn't sound right when I read it back to myself). The people who get up and start walking right away are usually the ones with the best outcomes. Hope you guys are walking the dogs really soon Mee.

Four years is amazing @reciprocity! Give yourself a well deserved reward.

Fortunately I was crabby before I quit smoking, so no one noticed a difference. I'll bet your friend is willing to put up with some temporary irritability knowing that the long term result will be a healthier you. Keep up the good work Linda.

Southern California. Witness protection program won't let me get more specific than that

Gorillas wander around Sub-Saharan rainforest didid

Rebound elicited dunk

Thanks jillar. You can probably imagine how crazy-busy it's been the last 2 months. SoCal hospitals are swamped.

This is a great video and song IMHO. Have to admit that I thought the chick with Dave Grohl was kinda hot in the first few seconds of the video. Turned out to be the drummer Taylor Hawkins in drag.

Better late than never. Great job @Angeleek! Welcome to the tribe!

Heading in to work. View from the parking lot.

Thanks everyone.

Way to go Mona. You're doing great!

Forrest Gump's prawns yielded rabies CHOCO

Congratulations Joe. Have you considered rewarding yourself with the next generation Mustang?

Congratulations on 9 years of freedom Sarge. Proof that the EZPZ method works.

Congratulations Steven. You're well out of the starting gate and in this race to win it.

10 months is amazing Angeleek. Time to turn this ship around and head back to port for the big party just around the corner.

Congratulations @johnny5. 6 years is a victory worth celebrating!

Sorry for the lecture Jswiss. I hadn't even noticed you were from Taiwan. I just assumed you were from most of the planet that's seeing a huge spike in COVID cases. My bad. Congrats again on 2 weeks. Hang tough. You can do this.

Jswiss Glad to hear you're nearing two weeks smoke free and able to overcome strong associations with your smoking past. I give you my 100% support and praise. I don't want to on your parade but I have to raise a concern. As a healthcare worker who got COVID back in early March, I loathe to see people ignoring basic, simple steps to reduce the spread of this killer virus. I'm tired of seeing people die and suffer every day at work. I find it very troubling that you're in a social gathering as COVID is raging to all-time highs. You mention that you're in a circle with smokers (needless to say they're maskless). As you take the amazing step of improving your health by quitting smoking, please consider the other major risk to your health (and others) and take the simple steps to slow the spread of this killer disease. Once again, highest praise on your excellent quit. Keep it going.