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One year ramble Part 5 - Positive Attitude (last one... I promise!)

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 449

Oh my goodness! What an absolute inspiration you are! I've printed all 5 parts of your one year wisdom and will carry them in my purse as a reminder of where I am and where I want to be. Thank you for sharing! Debbie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/26/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 2 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 56 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $7.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3131

BFS thanks for sharing this :)marie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 138 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,076 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $552 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3368

Awesome Post Pam! I couldn't agree more. This post will help many find happiness in there new smoke free life. Fondly, Free [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 169 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,086 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $676 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 14 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 20 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

BFS, I have to thank and commend you for all the effort and thought you've put into these posts! They're all terrific and will help many. Thank you for sharing what you have learned with us. Congratulations on your first smoke free year! We are very proud of you! Danielle _________________________ The SSC Support Team

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1073

Just hooking all five parts together for future reference! :) Well done Pam! [color=Purple]~lbugg~[/color] [url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?Forum=1&Topic=33751]One year ramble - Part 1[/url] [url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?Forum=1&Topic=33752]One year ramble Part 2 � Courage[/url][url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?Forum=1&Topic=33753]One year ramble Part 3 � Commitment[/url] [url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?Forum=1&Topic=33754]One year ramble Part 4 � Strength[/url] [url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?Forum=1&Topic=33755]One year ramble Part 5 - Positive Attitude (last one... I promise!)[/url]

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2631

Thanks Pam....Now I got to hear the whole story....Thanks for all your support...thanks for all your positive ideas and for sharing what you have learned with us. Big Congrats to you! Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 46 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 938 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $230 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2830

Positive Attitude As with all things in life, attitude is everything! If you go into a quit thinking that you�re going to fail, guess what??? You probably will! Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.� It�s all in your attitude. Changing your attitude means consciously changing the way you view yourself, your quit and your life. Obviously, way easier said than done! Since the majority of quitting is a mental battle with yourself (see One Year Ramble Part 4 � Strength for more on this), it�s only logical that having an easy quit or a hard quit depends on you and how you view yourself and your quit. Granted, there will be people who will have more difficult quits due to extenuating circumstances, but if you�re having a difficult quit, then check your attitude first. One way to help you retrain yourself to have a positive attitude is to remind yourself to have a positive attitude. What I mean by this is get some little happy face stickers or star stickers and put them in various places around your house, your office or wherever you spend a lot of time. Every time you look at one, think �how�s my attitude right now?� If you don�t have the best attitude at that moment, ask yourself why and what you can do to change it. Doing this for a few weeks will train yourself to think more positively. I know it sounds stupid, but if you do it, it really does work! I promise! There�s a saying, �act cheerful to be cheerful.� This means that if you have to go through the motions for a while and �pretend� to be happy, perhaps that�s all it will take for you to actually BECOME happy. If you focus on the negative and about how horrible your life and this quitting experience are, then no wonder you have a bad attitude! Try to focus on the positive in your life. Start small with doing this just once or twice a day and see if you can�t work your way up. Having a bad day? That�s OK. There will be some days when no matter what you do, you won�t have a positive attitude. But the key is that those days are far less than the other days when you CAN change your attitude. And if you find yourself having more bad days when you can�t change your attitude than days when you are able to have a positive attitude

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