Paul723

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Your stress and your addiction are not connected, you are only using one to excuse the other.

This year Sazerac suggested that instead of thinking about a cigarette, quitters should look for: Beauty. That light on that leaf, a color, a beautiful cloud here for a moment, the face of a loved one, a special picture or painting, listening to a song that you love, reading a favorite poem or passage in a book. You know your own beauty and how to find it. Use this to your advantage. Beauty is all around us and it only takes a little focus for the happy endorphins to rush around. This is good advice for all of us. Congratulations on seven Sally!

I think you're getting the hang of this quitting thing!

Don't be afraid. You will be able to use the first two weeks as motivation to stay quit. Lean on the forum when you need strength.

Most smokers are afraid that they will succeed in quitting cigarettes. They hate the thought of change. It's scary to do something you haven't done for years. So my advice is - don't be afraid. The nicotine addiction can be overcome, quitting won't kill you. Will you be uncomfortable - yes, but your attitude and understanding will help make it less so. Your body can heal from the damage smoking has done to it. Believe the people here when we try to help you succeed.

You have quit smoking but your brain is having trouble accepting that fact. It is like the final stage of grieving, you will feel better when you know that you are done with cigarettes. The day this happens will be like magic. You must keep going. Read on the forum to help you get a better understanding of the process of freeing yourself from nicotine addiction.

Keep going!

Good job breakfast meat! Eight is great!

Great Job! How's the kid? Celebrate!

Congratulations on your second year!

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Congratulations my friend! I'm so glad you decided to quit and save your feet. Here's a song you can dance to:

Great Job!

You deserve everything quitting gives you. Congratulations!

Rock solid!

Push those thoughts out of your mind as quick as possible and they won't bother you. Do what ever you have to do to protect your quit; it's the most important thing in your life.

Good Job Sandy!

When we told you it gets better you believed us right? Congratulations!

Soon you'll have days that you don't even think about smoking. Congratulations!

From my last celebration there has been a lot of loses. My assistant at work left to pursue a degree in IT. Our cat Koko died of cancer. A dear friend of ours suffered a brain aneurism two days before Christmas and died. Then a pandemic virus came along to change normal. But, I have a new assistant that I am training. We got a new kitten named Bobo. We’ve helped a widow adjust and we have adjusted to virus avoidance. I am very happy to have quit smoking, this part never goes away. Part of me feels that my chance of surviving if I were to contact the virus is vastly improved. Oftentimes a new/potential quitter will come along and I will give the helpful advice, “Jump”. It is a leap of faith I’m suggesting; believe that you can do it, don’t be afraid. When you jump, you will end up in a new place and will have a slightly different view, a new mindset. You hope you do not fall or that maybe someone will catch you if you are going to. Quitting smoking is like that. At work I have made several interesting molecules. I am also contemplating retirement. At home I have made many interesting meals and brewed an excellent German style lager, so I have a good work-life balance. Janet723 has been baking treats for some local nurses because she is a good person and because the nurses deserve it. Koko: Hey Paul Paul: What is it Koko? Koko: The paint isn’t dry yet Paul: Thanks Koko, good to know. I like watching this: Where's Matt?

Keep on keeping on!

Great Job! Celebrate by doing something fun!

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Great job on seven plus one years!