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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 216

Lilly,

That was awesome.

I pray that when I come full circle I will be prepared and ready to stand up to the challenge

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 4/29/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 9
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 180
Amount Saved: $13.50
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 3 Mins: 19 Seconds: 53

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 855

Lillyput i hope when you grow up to be like me you dont have the cahes and pains LOL, dont worry you will get there , you are doing great :) Tresa

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2100
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 50,400
Amount Saved: $8,820.00
Life Gained:
Days: 300 Hrs: 5 Mins: 9 Seconds: 44

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Lillyput,

Great inspirational post!

Thanks for sharing!

Danielle, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 222

Hi Tresa,

Always good to hear from you, just looking at your stats I have a long way to go

to catch up, your such a great example when I grow up I want to be like you.

Hi Astrofan,

Do you know what, I love being free of the nicodemon it is the best thing I have ever done for myself

hopefully I will never ever go back.

I am glad to see you are winning too you have 57 glorious day's, big milestone coming up sure it's just great.

Good luck

Hi Kelly

Hi Kelly,

It’s always good to hear from you, I remember when I first came on to the SSC

You where one of the first to answer my post you have always been very supportive and kind

Thank you

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/2/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 127
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,810
Amount Saved: �1,390.65
Life Gained:
Days: 17 Hrs: 13 Mins: 9 Seconds: 41

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 855

Thanks for a great post Lillyput, it is great to be a non smoker , its a great challange but it can be done :) have a great day and its good to see you here :) Tresa

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2100
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 50,400
Amount Saved: $8,820.00
Life Gained:
Days: 300 Hrs: 4 Mins: 39 Seconds: 46

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 901

lilly

that was awesome , thanks !

the great thing about smoking is experiencing the thrill of quitting !

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/12/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 57
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,710
Amount Saved: $513.00
Life Gained:
Days: 9 Hrs: 8 Mins: 28 Seconds: 28

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 222

Know how you feel my friend it took me the best part of 45 years my only hope is that we can keep going.

I do know, if good wishes and support can keep us quit then we are on a winner.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/2/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 127
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,810
Amount Saved: �1,390.65
Life Gained:
Days: 17 Hrs: 12 Mins: 52 Seconds: 0

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1890

You're right Lillyputt.

This has been a life-changer for me... and I am nearly as clean & sober as I was at age 8 or 9 -- and it only took 50 years!!

Patrick

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 111
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,775
Amount Saved: $1,248.75
Life Gained:
Days: 20 Hrs: 16 Mins: 4 Seconds: 41

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 967

Very Nice Lilly, thanks for sharing.

Kelly

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/6/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 154
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,620
Amount Saved: $577.50
Life Gained:
Days: 12 Hrs: 13 Mins: 22 Seconds: 46

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 222

Just thinking about all of my no smoking friends, this is for all of us, it came in to my mailbox

Coming Full Circle

Life is a circular journey through our issues and processes, and this is why things that are technically new often seem very familiar. It is also why, whenever we work to release a habit, change a pattern, or overcome a fear, we often encounter that issue one last time, even after we thought we had conquered it.
Often, when this happens, we feel defeated or frustrated that after all our hard work we are still dealing with the same problem. However, the reappearance of a pattern, habit, or fear, is often a sign that we have come full circle, and that if we can maintain our resolve through one last test, we will achieve a new level of mastery in our lives.

When we come full circle, there is often the feeling that we have arrived in a familiar place, but that we ourselves are somehow different.We know that we can handle challenges that seemed insurmountable when we began our journey, and there is the feeling that we might be ready to take on a new problem, or some new aspect of the old problem. We feel empowered and courageous to have taken on the challenge of stopping a pattern, releasing a habit, or overcoming a fear, and to have succeeded. At times like these, we deserve a moment of rest and self-congratulation before we move on to the next challenge.

Coming full circle is like stepping into a clearing where, for a moment, we can see where we came from and where we are standing at the same time. Remembering that we will be tested again is important, but its also important to pause and take a look at the ground weve covered, honoring our courage, our persistence, and our achievement. Then we can begin the next leg of our circular journey with a fuller understanding of where we are coming from.

N.O.P.E.

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