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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required)

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Congratulations on your 9th anniversary @babs609, i hope you stop in and tell us how you've been because we miss you around here! 😊

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Well said! Unfortunately, loss is part of life. I spent this afternoon visiting my son-in-law’s grave at Arlington, and shedding some tears, remembering that terrible loss to my only daughter and her 3 babies. The kids were all still in diapers, when Tony was killed in action, in Afghanistan. That was more than 10 years ago, and it still hurts. All we can do is soldier on and be the best versions of ourselves that we can. But we should never forget those we have lost or how much we loved them.

And since Jo already suggested that liking this song meant I needed to turn in my "man card", might as well post it again.

It's not one puff today that gets me the "ever " quit I want tomorrow . Lets quit .. For Ever !

As they kept increasing prices, switched to unfiltered, cut the pack in the middle to create twice as many cigs. Smoked them down to the butt holding a corner of the cig by the fingernails .... and thought it was smart. Also since I was 'only' smoking 1/2 a cig at a time, it was healthy smoking. How we twist ourselves up to feel good about this.

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I don't think I'm alone here...some of us have those songs that we like in spite of not wanting to admit that we like them. For me personally, many of these songs are tunes that were popular in the eighties. They were songs that my sister liked, so me being the pesky little brother that I was spoke often of how terrible those songs were. It was a pointless debate, but I would say things like: "Duran Duran sucks! Van Halen rules!" Heard one of those songs while I was eating lunch this afternoon. Now, I can confess that I looked this song up and listened to it again.

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I would like to second what Jillar said. I remember when my grandfather was dealing with the cancer that eventually took him from us. Those visits from family and friends meant a lot to him. Good friends are a treasure. You are a great friend Linda.

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Got my walk thanks guys and gals . 40 minutes this morn , 40 tonight . I guess looking back I still got lots of excersise looking after three yards .. just had no energy left to walk after that and weather was energy deleting . Just reading here today what you had to say helped . tx

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Well it was a happy day but sad day and tough!!! I spent the afternoon with my dear friend that has cancer, some of you know I have mentioned her many times. She is at home now. She really is declining pretty fast. She is still in good spirits and her faith is so strong which is great for her. But I really struggle with my faith at times like this. She is such an amazing person and has so much to live for it just does not seem right. So folks make sure to live each day to the fullest and tell the people you love and how much they mean to you because tomorrow is not promised to any of us. It can change so fast .And when I spend time with her it reminds me of this. I cherish every moment I get to spend with her. It reminds me of the song by Tim McGraw (Live like you were dying) So don't put off enjoying your life to the fullest. Because we are spiritual beings living a human experience, so enjoy it while were here!! 🤗🤗😇 😪

Tomorrow I'm leaving on a little trip up north, going up to see a friend that lives up there on Lake Huron. It is a much needed vacation. Not a long one but it is going to be so nice to get away. Have not really went to far since all the covid crap. Relax and spend sometime boating, swimming, soak up some vitamin D. I'm sure some drinking will be involved too!

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required)

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Sorry for your loss Katgirl .. and Linda sending you some gentle hugs 🤗 as well in this difficult time .

@Abby, reminds me of my late husband’s passing. He was a wonderful singer, but , more importantly, a wonderful man. He died suddenly , of a massive heart attack, at 63. Ironically, I was 3000 miles away from him, visiting my daughter and grandchildren, when I got THAT phone call. Life is precious, and so is love… Cherish both!

So sorry to hear your stores @Abby and @Katgirl

I just talked to a friend yesterday . To my surprise a musician friend passed away suddenly , not old either , in his sixties . Heart attack and just like that he was gone . There will be beautiful singing 🎤 In heaven .He loved his music . Indeed life has sad moments .

That old head rush was what pulled me into being a full-fledged smoker. I was doing a bit of underage drinking with my friends. One of my buddies told me: "if you smoke while you drink, it will make you buzz harder." Smoked about ten cigarettes that night. Woke up the next day wanting more nicotine. And an addiction was born. Fortunately, most of the stupid decisions I made as a teenager were easily left in the past. Those cigarettes I smoked that night represented a bad decision that would continue to be repeated for the next twenty-five years.

@Dianne, do not restart your exercise program until your Diverticulitis symptoms have completely resolved, and even then, I would wait another week, after that. You don’t want to put any extra stress on your gut.

I never experienced any peer pressure, nor was asked to hold cigarettes by my friends that smoked (guess that means they were real friends). I just thought it looked cool to blow smoke out of your mouth. The head rush when I first managed to inhale without coughing sealed the deal

I'm sorry this is happening to your friend Linda, but thank goodness you are able to spend time with her. I know it means the world to you to be able to and I'm sure the same goes for her. You are being a great friend Linda, just know that....🫂

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Can someone tell me why the ticker double posts .. I was so proud I finally figured this out or thought I did lol . Thanks .

I either do smoke or don't smoke . I choose don't . Done with that . It's not one puff today that gets me the "ever " quit .

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Have a good time, Linda!

Congrats on 9 years!!! 😎

I just went to our venues website and oh my another ( not a musician , but a fan in the circle of musician friends who was basically family there and attended every Thursday for years , passed away . I never heard ! I'm shocked ! Thanks for letting me share my sadness again . A lot of that going around here today . Covid took so much time from us didn't it .. even in my own family so much time lost when we couldn't hug when we needed to . 2 years and so much loss ! Getting off line a while . Need a walk . No need to reply , just think of those you love and maybe give them a call .

Have a nice vacay . Please be careful with your quit Linda . Find no excuses to smoke . Be careful drinking . Many a good quit are given away using alcohol . We are here if you need .

Congrats 9 years....someday I will be there too thanks for the example that it possible!

Congratulations on 9 years smoke free, Babs! Great job!

Hope you feel better soon @Katgirl 🤗

Got plenty of exercise yesterday. Walked to sites of interest in Washington, D.C. from our hotel. Probably walked about 4 miles total. Nice day. Today it’s on to the museums.

Day 40 - Who are you and what have you done with Dianne?? Dianne who use to hate to exercise and always joked she needed a drill sergeant to drag her out of bed to exercise.....Dianne who had no energy ....who is this Dianne who getting up early to walk at 6:30 am because she does not want to miss out on it from the heat.....this Dianne who eating chia seeds, Greek yogurt, beets, power greens ect ect instead of chips ....this Dianne who doing online fat burning work outs and ab work outs.....and looking forward to doing them....I liking this Dianne...I liking this new adventure.....I liking my new found breath and sense of well being....I sorry if I make this sound easy...it is not and I have had my struggles and some really bad scary moments.....so yes it is hard... it can be hard but it also can be incredibly good and freeing ...if you here and thinking of quitting and see my words....it not all bad when you quit nor does it have to be....take stock of the good....take stock of hope ...yes educate yourself (there is a huge selection of information here...yay to learning all we can to free ourselves) but also spend sometime here playing too....there games....videos...ways to socialize and there even a confession thread lol