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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 563

BFS, I have never seen The Lion King. I can't recall the last Disney movie I saw.. oh well.. I guess we have different tastes in entertainment. But we have similar thoughts in quit concepts. Quitting is about change. In my post about "The Goal", I discuss the concept of control. Change and Control are completely linked when it comes to quitting smoking. You can see it two ways.. you change your life when you gain control or your gain control when you change your life. Either way it's all good. Great perspective. I certainly hope all the newbies are in this forum reading all this good stuff!! [b][color=Purple]Be Strong. Be Smart. Be Quit[/color] [color=black]Joe[/color] [size=3][color=Blue]Knowledge Replaces Fear[/color][/size] [size=2][color=black]Illegitimus non carborundum est[/color][/size] [size=2][color=purple]Hoping for success without hard work is like trying to harvest without planting.[/color][/size][/b] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 793 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,825 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,942.85 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 142 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2830

Yes Lady, I do remember doing that... but the context was a little different and it was so long ago that I decided to use the same scene again in a different context. I agree Nonic and Tom, about the fog. But when the fog lifts, the view is SO clear and absolutely breath taking... but not the way that smoking took our breaths away! ;p Crave the Quit! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 760 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,000 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,138.80 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 53 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5195

I remember having this conversation once before when you smacked me upside the head and used the disney analogy on me!!! It seems so simple now, but then again hind sight is always 20/20. Change IS good. Sometimes change can be painful but the point is that if we just keep putting our best foot forward, the change comes and we wake up one morning on the other side. What a great morning that is. Don't give up. The fight is worth it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 745 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 14,900 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,607.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 67 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1148

Nonic, you got that right. I am of the same opinion when it comes to smoking. Now that the fog has lifted it's all clear to me now how foolish nicotine can make you. That's not withstanding the foolishness it took to enter into the addiction to begin with; that was the weakest moment of all (weakness of mind). [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/15/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 123 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,460 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $516.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1160

BFS, really good post. Change is scarey and I don't remember that teenage girl who started smoking so long ago. I was miserable as a smoker. It kept me from having a close relationship with my children and grand children who warned me over and over of the danger. It made me feel dumb. Everyone knows smoking is bad for your health and anyone who does it has to be addicted. Oh I know I was one of those who made all sorts of excuses,but deep down inside I knew I was addicted and did not want to face it.Sometimes change is good. Thanks for reminding me I am not alone in this fight for freedom!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/4/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 11 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 220 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $44.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 31 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 813

Tom I hear you when it comes to reason and logic...The addiction has no relationship to either...Think of it this way how logical is it to stand on a street corner in sub zero weather with the wind blowing a gale in your face, sucking down 4,000 deadly chemicals all the while believing that you are having a marvelous time...The sad fact is that I done just that... Well guess what I "ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more"...Those days are gone for me, nicotine can call my name all it wants, and I will never go back...I get the feeling that you are of the same opinion... nonic [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 202 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,060 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,414.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 36 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 52

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1148

Great post! I think it's the "fog" of the addiction that is most intimidating when it comes to facing this changed behavior. The fog keeps you from seeing the door or the stick swing over and over again rapping you on the head. The pain dulls with time so you don't have that either to help guide you. You have to proceed on faith that the door is there and you can open it and walk through when you get there. The air will clear and you will see things clearly for the first time in a long time once you pass through. Reason and logic alone don't work because of the addiction. You have to have faith and believe all these rewards await you on the other side of crave river. Crave river is full of things that bite and make you ill. You really have to believe the other side is that much better than the side you're on to make that crosing worth all that pain. Looking back across the river at the other side I came from, it's all clear to me now why I did it to begin with. I realize now that I left nothing behind that will help me move forward. I can easily live without everything I left behind and I sure as hell wouldn't swim back across for anything over there. That journey's not worth it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/15/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 122 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,440 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $512.40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2830

Bear, Are you trying to say I'm niave or something because of my age?! ;p You're right about change being the open door that we miss because we're looking too long and fondly at the closed door. And yes, change IS scary sometimes... but it's also very exciting. I think it's all in the way we look at it. Crave the Quit! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 758 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 18,950 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,130.54 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 53 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

BFS, Great analogy! Thanks for sharing! Danielle, Bilingual Support Specialist

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1698

You know what I used to be 30 once ;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/20/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 116 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,088 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,160.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

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