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SoberJulie wrote this: You don't have to be #1 at anything today. You don't have to figure things out, or understand, or make sure everyone (or Someone) understands you. You don't have to remember everything, or get all organized and start making lists. You don't have to solve every -- or any -- problem you have today (or solve someone else's problems today either). You don't have to figure out what will make you happy, or what you should do with your life. Those are good things to do of course, and come with a measure of reward or satisfaction or comfort. That's very true. I'm not saying those things are completely unimportant. But you don't have to do any of those things today. All you have to do today is not pick up that first cigarette. One hour at a time. One five minutes at a time. Until your head hits the pillow. And if you do that, you win. That's it. And the rest of that s*** will just have to work itself out or wait its turn. Smoke free first. The rest second.

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That was the sign on the shop in the middle of a non-descript strip mall. My first thought was it is empty for me. Then I started to think about the word need. This need is not like air or water or food; this is the need of an addict. Nicotine only creates the need for more nicotine. Deny this need and the withdrawal cravings cannot kill the addict (though his brain may try to convince him otherwise). The need is artificial and self-inflicted. I started to think that I should open up a shop right next store with a sign that said “For All Your Non-Smoking Wants”. Grab a cart and come shopping with me. Better Health, add that to the cart. More Time with Your Friends and Loved Ones, add that. Lower Chance of Heart and Lung Disease, throw that in. Clean Smell as well. How about some Freedom and a Sense of Changing Your Life for the Better – let’s have a big load of that. Time to check out – and you get the thousands of dollars you would have wasted at the store next door. That’s right, you get paid at the “Non-Smoking Wants” store. Isn’t that a great place to shop?

Jenny’s cool like this

Nice post Tracey!

Your advice that night was also excellent Nancy: It makes me mad that smoking does not fix any of the things I used to think it fixed. And that I have to learn to fix everything in a different way. And then sometimes the light bulb goes on and I realize that it is not my job to fix it, or that it is not in my power to fix it, or, in my case, I am trying to fix things that are none of my business... SoberJulie had worked it out for herself earlier like this: You don't have to be #1 at anything today. You don't have to figure things out, or understand, or make sure everyone (or Someone) understands you. You don't have to remember everything, or get all organized and start making lists. You don't have to solve every -- or any -- problem you have today (or solve someone else's problems today either). You don't have to figure out what will make you happy, or what you should do with your life. Those are good things to do of course, and come with a measure of reward or satisfaction or comfort. That's very true. I'm not saying those things are completely unimportant. But you don't have to do any of those things today. All you have to do today is not pick up that first cigarette. One hour at a time. One five minutes at a time. Until your head hits the pillow. And if you do that, you win. That's it. And the rest of that s*** will just have to work itself out or wait its turn. Smoke free first. The rest second.

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Well done lad, you're free, never throw that away. Congratulations!

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My favorite Stewie post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/7693-comfort/ A good one for the newbies to read.

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Fore more days b-for Stewie is able to celebrate being smoke free four one year. How is he going to party?

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Great Job Boo! Well done with style and GIFs. Music for your party:

taciturn

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Try small glasses of cold fruit juice.

To more days too go until you reach 1 year two. The band will be their and there tuning up they're instruments. Your going to take you're seat next to Doreen.

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Good job Julie! Congratulations!

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