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

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OK ... the BIG Sunflower reveal Finally bloomed this past weekend. It didn't get much taller than the first shot I posted but it's at least a 10 footer! The sun was in the wrong place to get a decent shot of the flower so it's a little dark but the seeds are just forming so the birds and squirrels have not invaded it yet but ... the big bumble bee on the right side of the flower seems interested

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Wow P What a bloomer lol …. The weather here is fabulous .. Im in Tenerife , Sun , Sand and Sangria

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We are all familair with the Quitting Paradox. We need to support people wherever they are at in their process. Not one puff ever! Gene The Quitting Paradox From Alan (QuitNet Staff) on 9/9/2004 3:46:25 PM Hi, everyone: I'm Alan, head of QuitNet's Counseling Department. We rarely venture into public forums because the Qmunity works best member to member, but myself, Liane and Christine felt compelled to weigh in on the recent slips & relapses debates. The slips argument is so intense and eternal because members are fighting from two mutually exclusive points of view, both valid. When you're quit, the only philosophy to live by is: Not One Puff Ever. "Just one" can undo all your hard work, and you can never guarantee another recovery. But if you slip, the most important thing is to avoid the Abstinence Violation Effect, the message from the addicted brain (and sometimes from other members) that says, "You already blew it, so you may as well go all the way." The more a quitter believes in AVE, the more likely they are to relapse completely. A slip is not a moral issue. It's most often a result of weaknesses in one's quit-plan, and doesn't have to turn into full relapse. We all need different things for our quits. Most of us gather information and quit-strategy advice from others; we may not know what will work for us until we try and either succeed or fail. Some of us have hormonal/chemical/mental health issues that further complicate things. Meaning it's not that hard to plan incorrectly for our quits, and be caught unprepared in a crisis. We realize that even suggesting slips may be common will be seen as offering an 'excuse to smoke'. Someone with a weak program may even use that rationalization to relapse. But to say that smokers who slip are almost certain to go back to smoking permanently is absolutely unsupported by any data. In fact, study after study proves the opposite: *nearly every successful quitter has slipped and/or relapsed in the past *many quitters slipped in their 'final' quit *the faster one gets back on the beam after a slip the more likely they are to stay quit. To summarize: N.O.P.E. while you're quitting. Most slips begin by entertaining thoughts that you can have one or two. You may not be accountable for that first obsessive smoking thought, but all thoughts and actions that succeed it are your responsibility. Keep your quit #1, and do whatever it takes to not smoke TODAY. If you do slip for any reason, you are NOT necessarily doomed to return to your old smoking ways, unless you believe you are and choose to do so. Resetting your gadget is a personal decision, based mostly on how you feel about it in your heart, and how important a part of your quit-plan days and numbers are. Identify the weakness in your plan, and set a strategy for how you will overcome that situation next time. And go right back to N.O.P.E. If you find yourself slipping repeatedly, you may simply not be ready to quit, but that's YOUR CALL, no one else's. Seek out interactive tools and examine yourself and your smoking. There's no shame in saying, "I'm just not ready to make this a priority right now"; see what you can do to make it more of a priority, and DON'T QUIT QUITTING UNTIL YOU QUIT.

Something to be generally aware of at this time of year also is that with changing of seasons, there are often new, unexpected triggers that will stir smokey thoughts within you. One of them may be at Thanksgiving. In Canada that comes around early-mid-Oct which isn't far off. Family gatherings are always a trigger as is the great food at that time of year. Other things you might not even connect to smoking like a walk in the woods checking out the changing colour of the leaves; it could be almost anything. If you're aware that may happen, you're less likely to have trouble getting through those times. Carry on and build that forever quit!

Stay strong and you will beat this. You have it in you and your doing great . Best wishes.

Nope, no taller than it is now but the bloom is growing larger by the day. Once the seeds within the bloom mature, I don't know if the stalk will be able to support it or not - we'll see I suppose! Ther'll be some happy critters around when the seeds mature, that's for sure

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It really is a beanstalk...LOL!! It looks great! Do you think it will grow any taller?

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Hi all,been a while since I posted anything. I come on once and a while and check in and see how everyone is doing. I'm doing good and still smoke free. I tell people about this awesome site and all the great help here.

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Many thanks @Doreensfree Thank you @Gus Thank you @jillar

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Carefull ... what's that saying? Pride goeth before a fall?

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Amazing! Congratulations @Mee

Congratulations on such an awesome quit. I hope you reward yourself today for this great accomplishment.

Congratulations @Mee All the best!

Huge Congratulations Mee Reward yourself well today I’ve sent you a lovely cup cake for every year

I knew we had an August Quitter around here somewhere! Big congrats @Mee !

Congratulations @Mee!! What a wonderful achievement to celebrate.

Congratulations on 6 years smoke free @Mee Great job!