I have seen myself in every single person, and prophet is a good word to describe them, that has crawled back to tell their story and asked for forgiveness and help. They did not have to give unconditionally for the cause of the greater good, and I think that is exactly what they did, and hope and pray that they are received in return. They could have just disappeared and returned, after an unconsoled self-beating, as a fresh new someone else. This scenario offers no giving and no receiving and a deprived, one-sided learning experience. These prophets offer compassionate insight.
If this site is about aspiring to be free (from addiction), then I liken it to our Statue of Liberty and its welcoming inscription:
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your
teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed,
to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
...or maybe we should extinguish the light and leave them lost and imprisoned.
ALL ARE WELCOME should be be the message sent out
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 52
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,050
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $145.6
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42
Leslie,
Love your mantra!!!
Thanks for checking on all of us. You do not know what it means to us for someone like you to check in and flash those unbelievable stats...INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 53
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,077
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $148.4
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
Hey JohnW,
I realize you don't need to stay as close. But you were there for my 1st weekend remember? I did take those long walks, with black licorice like you said.
Came out fine, thanks to you.
Congratulations to you :)
Audrey
(smokeless in Oklahoma, right?)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 53
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,078
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $148.4
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58
Nonic,
I have thought of the word "quitting" in this way as well, as it implies defeat. Trust me your not alone, symantics are very important, and affect us more than any of us realize.
"Stop smoking" was the better way to say it that I came up with as well. Puts you in command.
Audrey :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 54
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,090
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $151.2
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24
Looking,
I went through that too the last time I quit and haven't gone through it yet this time either. I remember though finishing all of the "disinfecting" from smoking (which I am still going through...just today I cleaned out the inside of my car after almost 3 months) and coming to the point where all of the cleaning and ridding of cigarettes was over. I was like, "what next"? I was in limbo with my life and didn't know where to go next and missed the cigs as they gave it the ebb and flow that was missing.
I guess that's a turning point we all will have to deal with. For me I hope something small will work and not a new house or a new job, but maybe a date sporting my new self. :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 54
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,098
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $151.2
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 10 [B]Seconds:[/B] 52
I regularly have dreams of smoking.
But just for the record...
Last night in my dream I picked up a lit cigarette off of the ground (for some reason it had lost its filter and was just the end) and I was determined to find a place to discard of it and prevent a forest fire!!!
Of course I did..
:)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 54
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,098
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $151.2
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8
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