JH63

 @jillar So the NOPE pledge is for one day at a time and not forever. It's good to know that someone else couldn't commit all the way, right from the start.  But you were able to commit forever at some point. I Hope and Pray that I make it to that point! I'll be so Happy!

Thanks!

Ran across this post and thought to myself, that's me!

"You have not closed the doors on your smoking past and evolved into a never again smoker, you have a lingering belief that smoking does give you some benefits and are abstaining through many methods."

 I have stopped smoking many times, but I have never quit smoking.  I've known this since one of my stop smoking periods last year.  I'm stopped right now, but I can't say honestly that I have quit.  I don't know what will happen as time goes on.  I can't honestly take the NOPE pledge.  I can pledge not to smoke for a day, or a week, maybe even for a month.  But I can't get to ever! I look at not smoking as a goal. Once I reach my goal, the amount of time I decided not to smoke, then everything goes haywire. 

 I have been told before to change my goal, extend it out longer, or better yet, make my goal to never smoke again.  I'm trying to do that this time! But I'm not certain what the outcome will be.

"This is the power and strength behind NOPE...it is not just a bashing word from the hardcore ex smoking police, it is the source of their quit strength"

I understand this statement.  NOPE is what I'm working towards, but it's not where I'm at!  I'll keep working on getting there.  50 years of thinking and doing things one way makes this a monumental task.

Have a Great Smoke Free Day!

I agree about the slow suicide! I was born with great health, but I can feel the cigarettes sucking all the life out of me!