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Well said @Cbdave! Shocks me that there's still any smokers left in Australia with the exorbitant cost of cigs you have there. Highest in the world I believe. I feel the same way. The smell of stale smoke or cigarette butts is just gross to me now. When I smoked, I couldn't even smell all that stuff at all. What struck me as oh so true was what you said about how your guest acted going out back to smoke every once in awhile. I haven't thought about the control nicotine addiction had over me in quite awhile but yeah, what you saw in your guest is a stark reminded of the senselessness of it all. Nice reminder of the freedom we've all found!

Yes it is! Going for long walks was one of my go to distractions. Looking at what nature has to offer is always inspiring; even in winter. Mother Nature never disappoints

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On tonight's news they said they only lost about 10,000 bees. Not sure how they would know that but, they are leaving many of the wooden beehive things where the accident happened saying that more bees will find their way back to the hives over the next few days. I tend to believe that because I recently had to take out a hornet nest that was attached to a large tree limb that broke off in a wind storm and the bees were still hanging around the area two & three days later, looking for their nest I suppose.

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Quitting physically and emotionally is one thing but quitting mentally is something some never get around to or even think about, We all need to stand back at some point in the quitting process and examine smoking and the truths & lies we ALL experienced as smokers and now leave behind as quitters. Understanding the realities of smoking as a quitter is very different than what we believed the truth to be as a smoker and I believe seeing that truth in a new light is the key to staying quit for life!

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Well, here's a new one A load of 5 million bees spilled as truck carrying them lost control while moving the hives from one location to another. Cops had to rely on local bee-keepers to come and assist with collecting the bees back up. Not sure how you would get the bees all back in their hives but I know one thing ... not going anywhere near that place any time soon!! https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/load-of-5-million-bees-falls-off-truck-in-burlington-ont-police-issue-warning/ar-AA1fZHnS?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=56c1965dee984ecfb5260e59b6de0619&ei=26

Congratulations on reaching 10 years Gemzee. That's a huge milestone!

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Yes! Keeping yourself busy and mentally occupied with anything will help keep those thoughts of smoking in check, especially in early days. The old saying "An idle mind is the Devil's workshop" certainly applies to the early days of quitting smoking.