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Here ya go Jo,

No, you cannot escape life and your quit comes before any circumstances life throws your way. With the strength and confidence you acquire with quitting you may make more changes in your life down the road. Changes that feed your soul. How about a nice hot bath ? I've always asked for moments of silence, it isn't a mean thing to ask for. Ask him to go out and find you some special ice cream or something, he may act better if he knows he is helping plus, that will give you a moment of peace. lol Hang in there. You Quit Smoking !! Awesome.

Quack - Doctor Saw the Quack today for a prescription.

Oiled = drunk he was well oiled when he fell off that bar stool

RIP Art Neville This is a grim year for New Orleans Music, Dr. John, Dave Bartholomew and now Art (founder and keyboardist for Neville Brothers and The Meters) https://youtu.be/JuyhC5JaAv8 (a short interview that cannot be inbedded) some funky Meters with Papa Funk (Art Neville) on keys

Malarky = nonsense He is so silly, full of malarky.

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I think deep breaths of oxygen are the best reward and always available. Cool glasses of water. I also turned my smokey thoughts around and found something beautiful to look at. It could be a leaf, a cloud, a color, I studied the beauty. or a listen to a piece of music, Sit down and listen intently, yay headphones. Read a passage in a favorite book, a favorite poem. I ate a lot of satsumas as a treat. Take a luxurious nap in clean sheets. A pampering bath or a long, long shower. Give yourself a manicure/pedicure. All these things are mostly free and sugar free too. Other rewards came after one week/ one month etc. I bought a tree, can't remember when....6 months. Had a stash of ducats saved up. I put the cost of a pack in a big mason jar every day. That was inspiring and paid for little and big rewards.

out comes a satellite picture of a rainstorm I put in 3 frogs and a grain of rice

Reward yourself after gnarly craves, especially.

we can live through 'uncomfortable'. Craves don't last long and the sooner you replace a smokey thought with a thought of beauty the easier all this will be. I like that saying too, I don't know who coined it. A Crave Is Not A Command but, it resonated with me and helped me acknowledge my own power. You are stronger than any crave.

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE Cravings are not commands

-5 chicks are - and we are headed towards -20. no worries, Michelle.

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here is something for you beautiful quitters

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How are you doing @Diane R ?

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Find rewards of beauty. Look at a painting you love, listen to a piece of music, dance around. "move a muscle - change a thought" You are doing GREAT.

The sooner you can distract your brain from the trigger/crave the sooner your brain will adjust. It is very much about re-training your brain and wrenching each receptor away from nicotine. So, reward yourself during each crave, I rewarded myself with a big breath of oxygen and looked for something beautiful as a reward. That light on that leaf or a bird song. The color of the sky, the shape of that cloud... You are doing great. This journey you are on is rewarding beyond measure. Stay close and keep your NOPE. S The Significance of Rewards

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