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The last photo taken at 3:30 in the afternoon.

I imagine you're right on that! It would be like nothing they ever saw before. I notice the birds, which were chirping away one minute, went completely silent when the sudden darkness came over us. The cat, who was outside, ran into the garage where there was a light on. Speaking of cats ... they had their own Eclipse today!

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To see it go from day to night like that is such a sight to behold. It's too bad it wasn't that dark down here in the city. But at least I got to see the actual eclipse. Your cats are quite cute, what are their names? I used to have a girl cat many years ago named Malcolm Chudley Jr. LOL!!!

Wow!!! That's great Mac!!! It really looks like night. Down here in NY City it didn't get as dark as I thought it would get but looking at the sun with the glasses was so cool....saw about a sliver of the sun as we had 90% totality Your pics are great too Reci. That is definitely some phenomenon. Hundreds of years ago people must have been so frightened when it happened. They probably thought the world was ending.

I got a couple as well but they were pretty crappy. My flash kept coming on because it was very dark out! Time was between 3:18 & 3:21 PM this afternoon. But you can tell, it was dark as night and that happened within about 10 seconds. Street lights came on, even my solar garden lights came on. We had total darkness for just over 3 minutes then, it got light again just as fast as when it got dark. Crazy!! The thing I wasn't expecting and completely amazed me is the speed at which it went from twilight to complete darkness then back to light again. You'll only ever see that in such a compressed time frame if you're in the path of totality for a solar eclipse. Partial eclipse won't give you that experience because it never gets completely dark. It was truly a once in a lifetime thing! I was thinking; what's the big deal before it happened but it truly was a big deal!

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

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Thanks so much @Doreensfree and for all your help to me from the very beginning!! I really appreciate it!

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So cool! The path of totality went right through my town (in Ohio) this time. Traveled to Kentucky with family to see the 2017 eclipse so this was my second. Here are a couple of my photos from today. Nice to see other's photos!

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Those are awesome pics you guys. I didn't see anything in Cali

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Mee Quit Date: 08/01/2018 Posted August 31, 2019 I used to think I did not have the willpower to quit smoking. Every attempt, my thoughts would drift back to needing that cigarette and the excuses of why I could not quit. Last night, as I lay in bed, I could not get this word out of my mind. I realized that, over the past year, this word has really changed meaning for me. I always had the willpower to quit smoking, I just did not know how to do it. Stumbling across this forum was a life changer for me. We all have the power to change our lives for the better, but many times we do not feel we have the strength or "will" to do so. That has a lot to do with our self esteem. How can we not feel lowly about ourselves, when we are addicted to a behavior that is destroying ourselves. Know that you can change your life and , in my case, the meaning of this word. Now that I have quit smoking, I have the willpower to do anything I want. I have the willpower to stay in control of my life. What a wonderful feeling. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/12930-willpower/

Yaaaa @QuittingGirl….your in double figures… The Lido deck is in your sights …and the big party… Treat yourself …you have worked so hard ….we are all proud of you … Onwards xx

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Hey All! Wishing you all the best on quitting smoking. I quit December 27, 2017 and haven't craved a cigarette probably since 8 to 12 months after quitting. This past week, I have counted seven times that I've craved a smoke. I was going to ask if anyone else has ever experienced something like that after so many years without smoking, but as I started writing my question, I realized that I think I know where my cravings are coming from. Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe it sounds kind of stupid, but we just adopted a very young puppy and my schedule and stress feels a lot like it did when I had newborn babies. I quit for all of my pregnancies, but started smoking a year after my first child was born and a couple weeks after my second child was born. Maybe this puppy schedule is reminding my brain what I used to do to chill out when my kids were babies... Take a smoke break. Ugh... Hopefully it'll pass. I really don't like being teased by that craving demon.

I agree that what you said about getting the new puppy possibly triggering those thoughts/cravings. Now that you realize what's likely happening, you're probably safe from it bothering you much further. Just goes to show why we must always remain on guard against something weird like that cropping up long after we quit. I have heard of people who've lost their quits after 10 years or more. Likely something similar happened and they were seduced into thinking they could have just one? NOPE!

Hi @farmgirl, that puppy could absolutely be doing it and I'm sure the craves will pass as long as you don't cave to them. Triggers cause our cravings as you know and if this is a new trigger, which it sounds like it is, that's the cause. Well done posting about it. That may be all that's needed for it to pass ☺

Aine Quit Date: 2-26-2014 Posted May 4, 2019 The Law of Addiction Most quitting literature suggests that it normally takes multiple failed quitting attempts before the user self-discovers the key to success. What they fail to tell you is the lesson eventually learned, or that it can be learned and mastered during the very first try. Successful recovery isn't about strength or weakness. It's about a mental disorder where by chance our dopamine pathway receptors have eight times greater attraction to a nicotine molecule than to the receptor's own neurotransmitter. We call it the "Law of Addiction" and it states: "Administration of a drug to an addict will cause re-establishment of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance." Roughly half of relapsing quitters report thinking that they thought they could get away with using just once. The benefit of fully accepting that we have a true chemical dependency and permanent priorities disorder can't be overstated. It greatly simplifies recovery's rules while helping protect against relapse. Key to arresting our illness is obedience to one simple concept, that "one is too many and a thousand never enough." There was always only one rule, no nicotine just one hour, challenge and day at a time. Navigating Withdrawal and Reclaiming Hijacked Dopamine Pathways Like clockwork, constantly falling nicotine reserves soon had hostage dopamine pathways generating wanting for more. Sensing that "want" thousands of times per year, how could we not expect to equate quitting to starving ourselves to death? Again, the essence of drug addiction is about dependency quickly burying all memory of our pre-dependency self. Thus, the first step in coming home and again meeting the real us is emptying the body of nicotine. It's amazingly fast too. Cut by half every two hours, our mind and body become 100% nicotine-free within 72 hours of ending all use. Extraction complete, peak withdrawal now behind you, true healing can begin. While receptor sensitivities are quickly restored, down-regulation of the number of receptors to levels seen in never-users may take up to 21 days. But within two to three weeks your now arrested dependency is no longer doing the talking. Quitting fears and dread are gradually thawing and melting into "like" or even "love." You're beginning to sense the truth about where you've been. It's critical during early withdrawal to not skip meals, especially breakfast. Attempting to do so will likely cause blood sugar levels to plummet, making recovery far more challenging than need be. Why? A stimulant, nicotine activates the body's fight or flight response, feeding the addict instant energy by pumping stored fats and sugars into the bloodstream. It allowed us to skip breakfast and/or lunch without experiencing low blood sugar symptoms such as feeling nervous or jittery, trembling, irritability, anxiousness, anger, confusion, difficulty thinking or an inability to concentrate. Minimize or avoid those symptoms. Eat little, healthy and often. If your diet and health permit, drink some form of natural fruit juice for the first three days. Cranberry juice is excellent. It will aid in stabilizing blood sugar while accelerating removal of the alkaloid nicotine from your bloodstream. Also, heavy caffeine users need to know that (as strange as this sounds), nicotine doubles the rate by which the liver eliminates caffeine from the bloodstream. One cup of coffee, tea or one cola may now feel like two. While most caffeine users can handle a doubling of intake, consider a modest reduction of up to one-half if feeling anxious, irritable or unable to sleep following caffeine use. One caution. While we need not give-up any activity except nicotine use, use extreme caution with early alcohol use as it is associated with roughly 50% of all relapses. The above is an excerpt from John Polito's article, "Nicotine Addiction 101". It explains the science behind why it is so darn difficult to quit nicotine and to stay quit. The full article is here: https://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksAAddiction.html Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/12338-the-true-nature-of-nicotine-addiction/