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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 202

BUMP FOR SERENITY2 -- Hope this helps! Best, Livadia [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/18/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 217 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,355 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1085 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 15

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Thanks for the bump Lividia! A very inspirational thread! Danielle _______________________ The SSC Support Team

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2614

Bump Simply bringing it to the top. Phillip :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 340 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 8,510 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2720 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 56 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 327

That is really good stuff. I never thought of "accepting" a craving feeling. That is what we are doing, though, I guess. It is really a great way of looking at things instead of "fighting" a crave. For me, as I think about it, when I accept the off-kilter feeling I have and not trying to change or fight the feeling I have, it goes well. Those are wise words and I'll come back to this thread again and again. The QM [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 111 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 327

Nice analogy, Healer. You're advocating just a stay calm and ride it out strategy. I think you're right. More good mental strategy. It's actually been a bit of a hard day and evening for me. I really thought I would have been through the worst but the head games were stronger today. Those sort of sudden craves that come at you as ideas when your guard is down. Some thought like "go get a pack of smokes" when you aren't expecting anything and are in a situation where you normally would have bought some smokes. Those are the tough ones. You don't expect them and then, bam, there they are. I rode them out, though, and they trailed off. I wouldn't say they trailed off to nothingness but they did trail off. Still doing well, here, though. Tomorrow morning I'll have 5 full days. No way am I ever smoking again. The QM [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 119 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 7

Wow! i used recite this phrase early on when i first attempted to quit. reading this i cant begin to express my graditude. so thank u [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 0 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1010

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I was looking for this prayer yesterday!! I couldnt find it anywhere online. I did find the 'redneck version' but not this one. TY for bumping this up. Consider it copied / printed / saved. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 303 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31

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19 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

I'll tell you when I went cold turkey I looked at the patches, the gum, and the lozenges I had on my coffee table and said I'm going to have to quit by just not doing it. I had to just stop smoking. And that is what I did. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 13 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 520 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $104 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40

19 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1128

bump I like this [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 12 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 281 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $122.4 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3368

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the Courage to change the one I can, and the Wisdom to know it's me. If we have the courage to persevere we will succeed. Quitting is so worth it. Fondly, Free [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 164 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,940 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $656 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

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