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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 87

Great post, Free. My Dad emailed me this story about a month after my stepmom had passed away from cancer. He's trying so hard. It makes you think. :)Pat. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/22/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 8 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 357 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $45.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2670

excellent post free! thanks a lot lynnexx [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/24/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 63 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 958 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �252 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2838

True dat! ;) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 110 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,519 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $880 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3368

Sorry to hear of your stepmom's passing Pat. I hope your Dad is finding peace during his time of loss. Fondly, Free [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 234 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,034 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $936 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3368

[quote][b]John is the kind of guy you love to hate.[/b] He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood." Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life." I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I ha

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2257

Excellent ! We could use another Dani around here ! ;)

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2364

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f190/cuddlebug230/Copyof23_5_1081.gif[/IMG] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 3 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 65 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1450

Ditto 2that! [color=blue][font=Tahoma]All the best~[/color] [img]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6922/n3us.gif[/img][size=3][color=blue]2[/color][/size][img]http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2344/k6ob.gif[/img][/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/20/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 493 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,864 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2465 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 46 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 54 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5195

Awesome post Free. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 544 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,888 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1904 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 47 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2027

Great post, Free. I heard the story years ago, but it is wonderful to be reminded. You sent it at just the right time. Thank you. Shevie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 582 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,658 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2211.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 108 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

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