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Yesterday a lot of friends came over for me to color, cut, etc. their hair. (sometimes I swear I should open up another salon again) Anyway between clients/friends I use to smoke, back when I had my own business (b/k). Yesterday was probably the strongest trigger/memory for me that I have had so far. It has been approx. 4 to 5 years since I sold my business & that trigger had not made my 'list'. I think because I was not 'expecting' it, it jolted me a bit more at first. Anyway [u]the purpose of me writing this is to stress how important it is to be aware of your strongest smoking memories[/u]. Make a list of them. It is much easier to refocus yourself on something else when a memory hits if you are prepared ahead of time and you are expecting it. When the memory hit me ... at first I felt uneasy (couple of seconds) ... I recognized it, I didn't let panic set in, I did not give the memory power to move forward and over take me and I refocused myself. Happy as hell to be taking my power back and to be making non smoking memories! Have a great weekend folks! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,306 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $172 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14
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Hi Breaking Free, You are realising things a lot earlier in your quit than I did. But then, I'm just a stupid old horse! As somebody here has said before me 'Knowledge is Power' Thanks for all you do here Mr Ed :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 131 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,946 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �982.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37
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Hi Breaking Free- This is so true... Thanks for this post. I owned a hair salon in the 80's... loved it and I sure did alot of smoking between clients :) BTW - Sunshine said you were looking for me? Blessings, Love and Light- Healer [url=[IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g31/healerwithin/tinysmiley.gif[/IMG]][IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g31/healerwithin/tinysmiley.gif[/IMG][/url] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/5/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 111 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,904 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $516.15 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 14 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
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Good Job on handeling that trigger memory. Alot of folks would have spent alot more time with it. You just keep on keeping on. Cheryl [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/4/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 355 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 8,535 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1011.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 46 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 10 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
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Breaking, Thank you for sharing with us! It is important to remember all the facts you mentioned and we can all learn from one another. Keep Strong, Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.

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