Lady, thank you for your thoughts and inspiration. I haven't been on the forum for sometime. I have been so busy with my Community Center. I started a non-smoking program and it is doing really well. We have 12 members, I started it last August with only 3 of us. Now you talk about support we have it. We meet 2 times a week. And on the first Sat of the month we go out to dinner. So much fun, we play card games (Rook) my favorite. Our phones are always ringing or I can just walk next door to one of my friends. I kept telling them, If I can quit smoking you can too. We have 4 more that keep saying they are going to stop smoking. I keep talking to them, they will come when they are ready. Each one of us is so different, some went cold turkey (God Bless Them), but most of them used the patch. I guess it was because I had success with the patch. We have 8 women and 4 men.
For the program, I use Fish-Out-of-the Water's "Recipe For My New Life Post". I hope he won't mind. I think maybe I should have ask him first. I also used some of yours, Luna's, Shevie's, and Pam's (BF). I should have ask all of you. But I knew in my heart that you wouldn't mind. There are probably more but I can't think right now.
I tried to get them to come to SSC, but most of them don't have a computer. Every time we meet each one of us has to bring a positive saying. And 5 things they did to avoid smoking, and what they did to help someone, and what someone did to help them. We do this for probably and hour, and then we play cards, and eat until 11:30 or 12:00. I am so proud of all of them, I was on the phone for probably 2 hours tonight. It has made a difference in my life, it has gotten me out of the house, I have started laughing again, and believe me laughter is good for the soul. I have more energy, just being with all of them, I know that my life will never be the same after my losses, and nothing can ever fill that void. But helping others has taken away most of my grief. I am on a mission for my small rural community. I know that this program is just going to keep growing.
We also have a exercise room in the Center, with many different machines. We use them for 45 min to an hour. They can also go anytime and use the machines. As you can tell I am very excited abo
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Hours: 3
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