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Good morning! My day begins. My NOPE day that is. 1:35am in mid Tennessee. It is 66°, 73% humidity. We have rain, lots of, on the way into the area. Severe storms possible and 70° is our predicted high
Work. Darn I am tired of construction. Tired of fixtures moving, everything torn up and making the job extremely difficult. Walked in yesterday and the hugh sheets of plastic are hanging from the ceiling to the floor. Blocking view when exiting the staging areas . Gotta be really careful so you... Show more

Thought for today

Thursday Smile

Repost:  Smoking Triggers?

I do not  agree with all Houston has to say, but at the end of the day it is true - smoking does not happen by accident.  It is a decision made by us to go through a process to light up.  This quit was different for me in that I made the decision that I would not smoke no matter what - I have kept to that choice even in times of stress, upset and boredom for 6637 days.  I plan on continuing to keep myself free, unenslaved and smoke free.
Quitting is not always easy, but it is doable.
Cara
D6637

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Smoking Triggers? 
From allsfair on 12/30/2013 3:23:57 PM

Definitions are important. Therefore let's start with the definition of trigger:

trig•ger n.

1. a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon. 
2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 
3. anything, as an act or event, that initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions.

v.t. 
4. to initiate or precipitate (a reaction, process, or chain of events). 
5. to fire or explode (a gun, missile, etc.) by pulling a trigger or releasing a triggering device.

v.i. 
6. to release a trigger. 
7. to become active; activate.

I don't see anything in here about "smoking."

Look folks, there really is no such thing as a "smoking trigger." If there were such a thing every time it happened everyone would smoke. There's no such thing as a smoking trigger for a non-smoker. The only possible definition applied from above is "an act or event that initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions."

Smoking is an intervening and a decided upon independent action. You have to buy a pack of cigarettes, open the pack, take out the cigarette, put it in your mouth intending to smoke it, find the lighting device, light it, light the cigarette and then smoke it. Nothing "causes you" to smoke.

Given all of the above it would truly appear that the only smoking trigger is you.

Your inner addict is a liar and wants to kill you. Therefore your inner addict will give you all kinds of ridiculous excuses why you should, need to or deserve to smoke. This is not a smoking trigger. This is addiction. Once you treat your addiction, you'll learn that there's no such thing as a smoking trigger.

If you stay strong and committed to being a non-smoker nothing can make you smoke. Many people have a lot of stress, life events, holidays, family problems, money problems, health problems and all manner of other problems and they don't have to smoke "because of them."

Neither do you.

Don't smoke even if your ass falls off.

Houston

Repost: Smoking Triggers?

I do not agree with all Houston has to say, but at the end of the day it is true - smoking does not happen by accident. It is a decision made by us to go through a process to light up. This quit was different for me in that I made the decision that I would not smoke no matter what - I have kept to that choice even in times of stress, upset and boredom for 6637 days. I plan on continuing to keep myself free, unenslaved and smoke free.
Quitting is not always easy, but it... Show more

Good morning everybuddy!!!!!
Happy Thursday!!!!

Week is winding down and looking forward to the long weekend. Has been raining but unsure if it will continue. Rain or no rain matters not to me as I will not be smoking period. Saying NO to smoking and keeping to my path along the Freedom Road. My hand is offered to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb.
Have a good one
Cara
D6637

3Y 9M
Life Saved
$98,559
Money Saved
179,199
Unsmoked

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It is 1:01am in Murfreesboro Tennessee. And I am up. Slept ok just woke up early. It's a work day. How come the days off go so fast? Another NOPE day begins.

Weather let me check. Be right back.
Well it's 64° at this moment. The low is expected to be about 59°. Skies are cloudy. Once the sun rises we will rapidly warm into the 80's. The skies will remain mostly cloudy (I prefer partly sunny) and the humidity will come in around 70%. This is an ok day! No rain.

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WoooooWOOO Wednesday night bonfire is here and only by God's grace I'm throwing my 243,900 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire! Thank you dear friend Mysticcat for hosting I appreciate you

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I'm throwing my 71,200 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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Hey Mysticcat, thanks for starting the 🐫 day Bonfire. I'm dumping 112,375 unsmokeds. Have a wonderful smoke free evening everyone!

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I'm throwing my 126,160 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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It’s “The Guess What Day It Is?” Bonfire

It’s Hump Day🐪🐫. 1/2 way till the weekend! wooohoooo! Everyone is invite so don’t be shy. Just toss your unsmoked cigarettes on the fire and let’s celebrate quitting smoking! Tonight’s self-serve to mind those fingers and toes! Congratulations to all us quitters! For those new this fire was started by our own sweet 😇Q-Angel Mary Merrey(tilletoiler) long ago as place for quitters toss unsmoked cigarettes and celebrate being quit. This is also a place where you can unload your burdens and just...

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Wednesday Smile

Repost:  Coping Statements for dealing with Craves

Great respost.
Gotta scoot.
Have a good day.
Cara
D6636

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Coping Statements for dealing with Craves - RP
From Justin75 on 5/14/2009 12:23:21 AM

I don't have to make myself crave about anything, or put myself down if I stupidly and foolishly do make myself crave.

My crave is bad, but I'm not bad.

I don't always have to feel comfortable, and it isn't awful when I don't.

I can bear-and bear with a crave: it won't kill me.

It is not necessary to be in perfect control of my crave moments. To demand that I be in control only multiplies my symptoms.

Others are not required to treat me with kid gloves when I feel uncomfortable.

The world doesn't have to make it easy for me to get a handle on my craves.

A crave is a part of life; it is not bigger than life.

My over-reactive nervous system is a part of my life, but it's not bigger than life.

I can take my crave with me when going places and doing things that I am reluctant to do (or stay isolated).

Controlling my craves is important, but hardly urgent.

Comfort is nice, but not necessary.

I don't have to be the one person in the universe to feel comfortable all the time.

I'd better not feel calm, relaxed, and serene all the time, because if I did, I'd have one dickens of a time motivating myself

Crave and panic are burrs in my saddle: highly inconvenient and uncomfortable, but hardly awful.

I don't have to hassle myself or put myself down for not coping better with my craves.

This, too, will pass.

I can blend in with the flow of my craves; I don't have to go tooth-and-nail, head-on with it.

If I feel crave, I feel crave-tough!

I may have my crave, but I am not my crave.

I don't have to shame or demean myself for anything-including creating tight knots in my gut.

Feelings of awkwardness, nervousness, or queasiness may interfere with my projects, but they do not have to ruin them.

N.O.P.E.

Justin

Repost: Coping Statements for dealing with Craves

Great respost.
Gotta scoot.
Have a good day.
Cara
D6636

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Coping Statements for dealing with Craves - RP
From Justin75 on 5/14/2009 12:23:21 AM

I don't have to make myself crave about anything, or put myself down if I stupidly and foolishly do make myself crave.

My crave is bad, but I'm not bad.

I don't always have to... Show more

Good morning all
Happy Wednesday!

Up and going for the day today. I am off today as DH has his other eye cataract surgery. Smoking not going to be part of my day today as I am again saying NO to smoking and jkeeping to my path along the Freedom Road. No matter what life brings my way, I going to keep kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Cara
D6636

3Y 9M
Life Saved
$98,545
Money Saved
179,172
Unsmoked

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Good morning. It's a wonderful day in this neighborhood. A NOPE day begins. 4:22am in Murfreesboro Tennessee. It's a chilly 59°, cloudy, possibility of rain until about noon when it becomes partly sunny. The high today will only be 75°. Humidity is at 100%. Typical weather for this time of year in the south.

Yesterday got the nails done. When I got home my daughter and I had a 2 hour phone call. Solved all the family problems......she is getting ready to head out to Ohio to see her youngest... Show more

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Thanks, Mysticcat for starting the bonfire. God willing I make it through the rest of the night without smoking...I'm throwing my 324 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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I'm throwing my 71,160 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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