To All My SSC Friends,
I am truly humbled by this recognition. The outpouring of your wonderful words of congratulation is so overwhelming that as I sat here reading all the posts I felt a true sense of family to all of you. The fact that this is a peer nominated award makes it all the more special.
It is impossible to measure how important this site has been to me. The SSC has been my quit buddy from day one. The people here have been a tremendous support resource for me. Even though I don�t post in every thread, I read just about everything that everyone posts.
Most of you have probably heard the term �born again� in reference to a religious experience. Well, I am a �born again� ex-smoker. That is the closest I can come to explaining my fervor in some of my posts. Life is so very precious and when you finally wake up and realize you have been killing yourself puff by puff, it�s time to take your life back. I did that and now I share my desire to see everyone smoke-free. Sometimes I get carried away... but it�s hard to contain my excitement.
There are so many great posts from you in this thread that if I start to mention a few, I feel that I could accidently omit someone and unintentionally hurt someone�s feelings. So let me say to each and every one of you here, THANK YOU!!! The messages, the graphics, the thoughts, the well wishes, they are all genuinely and sincerely appreciated.
I was feeling like a little kid yesterday when Josie posted the thread. (Great intro Josie!) I spent the whole day smiling and I�m still smiling. I even gave myself a little reward last night and went out to dinner and then to DQ for dessert! When you look at how many visit this site, how many post, how many quit for good, and how few are selected to the Hall of Fame, this award takes on a true level of honor and importance for a quitter. The value of this site and the other smoking cessation sites cannot be overstated. They are literally saving lives every day. How cool is that?
Moderators: Josie, et al., thanks for being here and keeping things, including myself, in line. You allow us a lot of leeway at times and at other times you are quick to yank a thread. You always use good judgement and tend to err on the side of caution, which I can�
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