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Good evening WaynenMary, thanks for lighting the TGIF Bonfire! I'm dumping in 121,250 unsmokeds tonight. Have another awesome smoke free evening everyone!

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I'm throwing my 133,340 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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Only by Gods grace I'm throwing my 261,850 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire! Thank you dear WaynenMary for hosting Friday night bonfire I appreciate y'all

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Friday May 9 Self Serve Bonfire

Welcome to the BONFIRE on this beautiful Friday Evening! It’s a self-serve bonfire so carefully throw your unsmoked nasties into the bonfire and head over to check out the many different diversions available on NOPE Island! We encourage you to toss any worries or problems you are experiencing tonight into the fire as well! 🔥 Everyone is welcome at the Bonfire! Whether you have 2, 20, 200, 20,000 or 200,000 stinkeroos, we want your unsmokeds to make this fire blaze high. We especially welcome...

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Thought for Today

Friday Smile

Repost:  It's the monkey!!!!

Love this - another excellent Gummer repost.
Have a good one.
Cara
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It's the monkey!
From gummer on 7/31/2007 11:15:36 PM

You know how addiction is often referred to as a "monkey on your back"? Well, I think there is actually a lot of wisdom in that expression....

You see, the worst part about quitting is that dreadful feeling of deprivation... that sense of not being able to have what YOU want... But that's where you make the mistake.... in believeing that by quitting you are denying yourself something YOU really want.

It is not so.

The truth is... that need to smoke does not come from YOU. It is not a voluntary, conscious desire that YOU come up with all on your own. Nope, it is a separate thing you are carrying around. A condition that flares up independently . A malady caused by smoking. A parasite. It is a monkey on your back.

A monkey that feeds on nicotine. And every time this monkey gets hungry it starts tugging gently at your hair, and when you don't respond it starts pulling harder, and biting at your ears, and poking it's fingers in your eyes until you pay it undivided attention. It will settle for no less. It becomes such a menace you simply cannot concentrate on anything until he is satisfied first. But once sated he curls up comfortably against your shoulder again, and rubs his soft fur against your cheek, filling you with comfort, and relaxation, and happiness.... and then you are both content for a while.... until he gets hungry again.... and turns on you.

This is what you have been living with all these years. And you have carried this burdensome ape around for so long you no longer know what is YOUR desire and what is HIS. You have come to believe that his needs are your's. You have come to identify yourself with him, to love him in spite of the constant abuse. You have blurred the line where you end and where he begins. You have, in fact, allowed him to take control and become a major part of you.

And that is why quitting is so hellish. Because by denying the monkey's demands you feel like you are denying your own needs. No more. It is time to separate them... to look at your need to smoke as something separate from you... something alien... unwelcome... a burden... a parasite feeding off you. Externalize that need to smoke. Set it aside from YOU. Recognize it as a scourge thrust UPON you by smoking. It has NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. Every time you feel those withdrawals remember that it is not YOU bringing this on... what you are feeling is that bloody monkey tearing at you... having a fit because you will no longer play by it's rules. It is pulling out all the stops and tearing around your head, smacking you this way and that in a desperate attempt to get fed. But just like a real monkey, if you do not feed it, it will eventually go away.

So next time you feel desperate to smoke, remember... it's not YOU that wants the nicotine, it's the monkey. Don't feed it. Free yourself.

Gummer

Repost: It's the monkey!!!!

Love this - another excellent Gummer repost.
Have a good one.
Cara
D6995

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It's the monkey!
From gummer on 7/31/2007 11:15:36 PM

You know how addiction is often referred to as a "monkey on your back"? Well, I think there is actually a lot of wisdom in that expression....

You see, the worst part about quitting is that dreadful feeling of... Show more

Good morning everbuddy
Happy Friday to you!!!!!
Up and going for the day. Off to visit a centre for the last time today. Going to miss my kids there. I am saying NO to smoking today and keep moving forward along the Freedom Road. I hold my hand out to the next winning quitter joining me kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a great day
Cara
D6995

4Y 0M
Life Saved
$103,876
Money Saved
188,865
Unsmoked

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Good morning world!! It is 5:47am in my part of the world. 56° right now. A bit breezy with wind at 8mph. Humidity is at 86%. No rain expected today. Now it's time to say NOPE. Get my day off to a good start

Yesterday was pulmonary rehab. It went ok I guess. Nothing to strenuous. Still not exactly sure what we are trying to achieve. But going with the flow.

Today, at least this morning it's housekeeping. Then think I will attack the nandina trimming. Those bushes grow like wild fire and they... Show more

I'm throwing my 133,320 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire! Thursday oops

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Thought for Today

Thursday Smile

Repost:  A 7 year ramble

Great ideas in here - sometimes we elders know what we are talking about!
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6994

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7 Years Quit!
From: techy-girl
Date: 2014-01-01 09:34:51 
Message:
 7 years quit.  If I'd have known how great NOT smoking is, I'd have quit much, much earlier!

It's been an amazing year, and one of the most amazing things was meeting my quit-twin Joan (Joanieg).  I've known this incredible lady for 7 years, talked to her almost every day...  and never thought I'd get to meet her since we live over 1800 miles apart.  But in June, I was in her neck of the woods and she was kind enough to open her home to my husband and me.  It was one of the best things that I've ever experienced.  I can't describe how wonderful it was - and I hope that we can manage to get together again!  (((Sis)))...  you are THE BEST and I love you!

Do I ever think of lighting up?  Very rarely.  If I do, it's when I'm tired or down about something.  A little voice pops in and says "Why not have a smoke?  It'll fix EVERYTHING!!"  That totally unreasonable, illogical thought is always enough to make me laugh - and POOF just like that, the thought is gone.  I figure it's the old "inner junkie" trying to catch me unawares.  That is just NOT going to happen!  Besides, if I even seriously thought of smoking, Joan (Joanieg) would be here in a heartbeat kicking my ass from my house to hers and back again - several times.

So, after 7 years, here is my advice for quitting and staying quit.

1.  Start with just DON'T F***ING SMOKE - NOT ONE PUFF EVER, or DFS - NOPE.  Complete abstinence.  not one puff.  No matter what.  If you can keep from taking that very first deadly puff, you'll keep your quit.

2.  Get some quit buddies.  They are invaluable.  They will laugh with you, cry with you, give you tough love when you need it.  and then, you will do the same for them.  The support is incredible.  Without Joan, Ed, Colleen, Sana, Leslie, Christine, and many many others, I couldn't have done it.  Especially without Joan.  :)

3.  Pledge.  Post.  Repeat as necessary.  I still pledge most every day.  If I don't do it here, I make a personal pledge to myself.  Post if you need help, reach out for help!  People WILL answer.  They will offer their hands to help you along, as well as any/all forms of advice.  Then, you can go and do the same for someone else who needs YOUR hand to help THEM along.

4.  Take it one day at a time.  Just for today, don't smoke.  Or if you need to, take it 5 minutes at a time.  We can do just about ANYTHING for 5 minutes.  Concentrate on not smoking NOW.  Don't worry about tomorrow, it will take care of itself.

5.  Take responsibility for your quit.  If you blow your quit, it's not the dog's fault or your car's fault or the man in the moon's fault - it is YOUR fault.  You blew your quit.  You didn't lose it, you deliberately lit a cigarette and inhaled.  Suck it up, get over it, and start again.

Anyhow.  It all boils down to Number 1 - JUST DFS - NOPE.  No matter what.  It's not easy - but it is very simple and OH so worth it.

techy
7 years

2557 days, 8 hours, 25 minutes and 17 seconds smoke free. 51147  cigarettes not smoked.  $11,506.50  and 13 months, 16 hours of my life saved!  My quit date: 1/1/2007

Repost: A 7 year ramble

Great ideas in here - sometimes we elders know what we are talking about!
Quitting is doable.
KTQ
Cara
D6994

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7 Years Quit!
From: techy-girl
Date: 2014-01-01 09:34:51
Message:
7 years quit. If I'd have known how great NOT smoking is, I'd have quit much, much earlier!

It's been an amazing year, and one of the most amazing things was meeting my... Show more

Good morning all
Happy Thursday to you!!!!
Couple of more meetings today. I have to cut my internet on the 21 of this month as if I dont I have to pay for another month for 6 days. Be crazy bored without tv or internet. Alas such is life. I am saying NO to smoking and keeping to my path along the Freedom Road. I offer my hand in friendship and support to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a good one
Cara
D6994

4Y 0M
Life Saved
$103,861
Money Saved
188,838
Unsmoked

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Good morning! 6:01am. Currently it is cloudy and 60°. We do have a bit of rain in our forecast. Humidity is up ( I can tell my hair is droopy). It's a soggy air day! Be yt it's all good. I am saying NOPE and promising to not smoke.

So yesterday the significant other was expecting 2 packages. The first one arrived and it was a toy for him. He bought a Lego set to try.... The second package was for me. He bought me a hedge trimmer. What's wrong with this picture? You can bet when I am clipping... Show more

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Happy 🐫 Day Mysticcat, thanks for lighting the Bonfire. I'm dumping 121,250 unsmokeds! Enjoy a most excellent smoke free evening everyone!

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I'm throwing my 85,480 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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I'm throwing my 133,300 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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I'm throwing my 3,444 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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