I Can SMell The Beach

Time really flies. Vicki it seems just like yesterday that you arrived on the scene and here it is 100 days. You are amazing and have achieved a huge huge milestone on your journey to total freedom. I commend and congratulate you on a job will done. [center][IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/jrduffis/thCongrats.gif[/IMG][/center] Enjoy the beach and please reward yourself big time to match your big time quit. Duffis :p duffis's Quit Stats Since Sunday, February 13, 2005, I've been smoke-free for: 346 Days, 16 Hours, 15 Minutes, 37 Seconds. I have saved $1,453.20 by not smoking 10400 cigarettes. By not smoking I have added 75 Days, 2 Hours, 28 Minutes, 5 seconds. to my life expectancy.

The Patient Quitter

Another great one Joe. I am so glad that you are here at the SSC; you give so much at the right time in the right direction. Please keep it going my firend I look forward to your posts. Duffis

Warning, a TERRIBLE NEW DISEASE for non-smokers!!!!!!!

Back to the pub Brent it has been a long day of smugness for me. I am still trying to figure out how to train stupidity. Like I said it has been a bad day yet nothing a pint won't cure. Duffis P.S. .....you crack me up :p

A CONTRACT WITH YOURSELF

Good god, this goes back to 1965-66 when I was stumbling around the grounds of the Esalen Institute in Monterey, California trying to figure is all out after having attended one of Fritz Perls �Gestalt" seminars. I was very much into humanistic psychology at the time and any one of you familiar with Gestalt Therapy knows that is deals in the �here and now� as opposed to why your mother wouldn�t let you suckle.(being polite as I didn't want't to get into penis envy at this point) The big thing then was making everything �contractual� including relationships. Egalitarianism at it's finest, most of it was crap in its purest form but there were a few things that made sense and one of them I am going to run by you at this time. Our decisions in life, what we change about ourselves and how we choose to react, are no one's responsibility but our own. But because the mind often rebels against what we know in our souls to be positive changes, putting a plan of improvement or action can be difficult. One very useful tool to help bring about change is to make a contract with you. A self contract, like any contract, is a formal written commitment and can be drafted for an infinite number of reasons. It is a contract between you and yourself that can act as a guide, a motivator, a means to enact self-improvement, or a way of making peace with yourself. You choose an aspect of your life you would like to focus on and then lay out in clear language what you want to do, how you will do it, and if you wish, a timetable. Be honest and make sure your contract reflects attainable goals. A contract that you cannot bring yourself to follow isn't going to be very helpful. In writing your contract, specify why you have created the contract, your responsibilities and the results you expect, what reward you will give yourself (if appropriate), and the individual steps you will take. Date and sign it, alone or in the presence of a witness. If it helps, you can make a ceremony out of signing your contract. Some situations in which you might want to enter into a contract with yourself may include changing a behavior or working through a personal issue. Reading the contract daily can help you remain committed to the guidelines you have laid out for yourself. Abiding by the con

Weekend Promise 01/27/06

Thanks Lady and Hummy. I'll join you in this walk in the park and not smoke this weekend. It was 20 this morning up here Hummy and still had a great walk with "the kids". Hope ya all have a great smoke free weekend. Duffis duffis's Quit Stats Since Sunday, February 13, 2005, I've been smoke-free for: 348 Days, 6 Hours, 18 Minutes, 17 Seconds. I have saved $1,461.60 by not smoking 10448 cigarettes. By not smoking I have added 75 Days, 10 Hours, 42 Minutes, 36 seconds. to my life expectancy.

A CONTRACT WITH YOURSELF

Thanks Hummy, it really does work. I was looking at your stats and I was floored. What an amazing quit you have. $1700 bucks is a huge savings and over 10,000 sick sticks not smoked. You go girl!! Love ya Duffis

Thoughts about Cravings

I realy don't think of them as "craves" as much as I do "vague thoughts" that I don't know how they got there. The thing is that for me they don't last more than a second or two. Duffis duffis's Quit Stats Since Sunday, February 13, 2005, I've been smoke-free for: 351 Days, 7 Hours, 29 Minutes, 46 Seconds. I have saved $1,474.20 by not smoking 10539 cigarettes. By not smoking I have added 76 Days, 2 Hours, 33 Minutes, 58 seconds. to my life expectancy.

Monday Stats Parade 1/30/06

Never have started one of these but what the hey after a year it is about time. Here we go gang Duffis :p duffis's Quit Stats Since Sunday, February 13, 2005, I've been smoke-free for: 351 Days, 7 Hours, 25 Minutes, 7 Seconds. I have saved $1,474.20 by not smoking 10539 cigarettes. By not smoking I have added 76 Days, 2 Hours, 32 Minutes, 57 seconds. to my life expectancy.

still not smoking!!

Gazza I knew you could and I knew you would. I remember when you first quit and the hell you went through that first two weeks. One day at a time and you can and will win this war Keep a stiff upper kilt and pass the single malt please :p Duffis duffis's Quit Stats Since Sunday, February 13, 2005, I've been smoke-free for: 350 Days, 17 Hours, 46 Minutes, 48 Seconds. I have saved $1,470.00 by not smoking 10521 cigarettes. By not smoking I have added 75 Days, 23 Hours, 35 Minutes, 40 seconds. to my life expectancy.

An open letter to B.....

You have some great fans and support Ann. I would feel so much better myself knowing Brent was just down the road, he offers much support. This is a part of the quit that we all go through and the determined will win. I am sure that you are a winner Ann, hang tough and keep us posted. Your friend Duffis :)