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I'm throwing my 133,200 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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Friday Smile

Repost:  Some Excellent Gummer Reposts

I found this one in the library with 4 Gummer reposts together.  Bit of a longer read but well worth it as anything Gummer has to say is relevant and helpful.
Have a good day.
Cara
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HANG IN THERE!!!!
From gummer on 2/21/2011 12:30:39 PM

These reposts all say essentially the same thing...

(1) Smoking is the cause of your distress so don't ever be fooled into smoking again to feel better - it cannot ever work.

(2) Smoking has done a major job on you. It will take time and effort to straighten things out again, so be patient. You need to allow yourself the time required for your body and mind to return to normal.

So hang in there! It doesn't matter what it takes, just hang in there and you will get through this.

Gummer

It`s gonna happen
From gummer on 3/22/2007 3:59:40 PM
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Cravings ARE going to hit you out of the blue. That`s the way quitting goes.

It may happen at day 5, or day 27, or day 152... cravings CAN and DO come out of thin air. But never let them surprise you. EXPECT them, and when they do arise, treat them just as you have all the others... SIMPLY DON`T SMOKE. Ride them out... recognize them as a natural part of the process... as a sign of healing and progress... 
until they go away. I

n time they will stop bothering you at all. But until you reach that point, do not be discouraged if you`re suddenly slammed by a craving. THAT`S WHAT SMOKING HAS DONE TO YOU. And that`s what you have to go through until you free yourself. Never be fooled into smoking again... because it was smoking that got you here in the first place.

NOT smoking is the only answer. Be patient. Be steadfast. Be optimistic. Don`t smoke. Smoking always, always makes quitting harder... and not smoking always makes it easier.

Gummer

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Cravings... are a sign that your quit is working. They are a symptom that your body and mind are trying to find equilibrium again.

Never be alarmed or discouraged because you get hit by cravings all of a sudden; that is what is supposed to happen as you `detox` and start shedding the addiction. It is clear evidence of progress, whether it be day 1 or day 157.

I frequently see posts desperately looking for advice for something to get rid of these withdrawals... drink huge amounts of water... take extra vitamins... try homeopathic remedies... but the truth is that IF you shift your mind, then you do not need anything.

Stop thinking of withdrawals as a desperate need to smoke, and instead start to see them as cleansing moments that, while uncomfortable, are very effective at healing. Shift your focus, and your attitude, and the way you interpret things.

After all, that`s what is going on... your body is simply convulsing against the poison you have forced upon it. Withdrawals and cravings do not have to be a sign of trouble, because they are really a sign of progress.

See them that way and you will endure them with far greater ease than if you try fight them, or fret over them.

Gummer

Repost: Some Excellent Gummer Reposts

I found this one in the library with 4 Gummer reposts together. Bit of a longer read but well worth it as anything Gummer has to say is relevant and helpful.
Have a good day.
Cara
D6988

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HANG IN THERE!!!!
From gummer on 2/21/2011 12:30:39 PM

These reposts all say essentially the same thing...

(1) Smoking is the cause... Show more

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Good morning all
Happy Friday!

Going to pledge and run. Major flare up following my injections yesterday so going to rest my hand Saying NO to smoking and keeping to my path along the Freedom Road. I offer my hand to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a great day
Cara
D6988

4Y 0M
Life Saved
$103,772
Money Saved
188,676
Unsmoked

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Good morning. 5:55am in my neck of the woods. If the weather person is correct we will get some rain early this morning. Then partly sunny until late afternoon when the rain reemerges. Should be a great NOPE day.

So yesterday was pulmonary rehab. Let's just say I do not understand how this will benefit me. Treadmill, recumbent bike, stair stepper etc. I am quite active as it is. COPD is a progressive disease nothing is going to stop it. I would benefit more in learning about the disease. What... Show more

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Hey there WaynenMary, Happy May 1st! Thanks for getting the Bonfire started tonight. I have 121,150 unsmokeds for incineration. Enjoy another wonderful smoke free evening firebugs!

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I'm throwing my 133,180 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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I'm throwing my 3,402 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire! Beautiful night for a bonfire.

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Thursday May 1 self serve bonfire

Welcome to the BONFIRE on this beautiful Thursday Evening! It’s a self-serve bonfire so carefully throw your unsmoked nasties into the bonfire and head over to check out the many different diversions available on NOPE Island! We encourage you to toss any worries or problems you are experiencing tonight into the fire as well! 🔥 Everyone is welcome at the Bonfire! Whether you have 2, 20, 200, 20,000 or 200,000 stinkeroos, we want your unsmokeds to make this fire blaze high. We especially welcome...

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Thought for today

Thursday Smile

Repost:  A Motivational Kick in the Pants Speech.

Shout it out folks.... We deserve to be free.  Say no to serving your addiction and yes to your well deserved freedom!  The taste of freedom is sooooo sweet!

KTQ
Cara
D6987

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A motivational Kick in the Pants Speech
From JustKay on 8/23/2013 12:37:06 PM

Are you prepared to fight for your freedom?

Whether you’ve comprehended it fully yet or not (and you will at some point) you have willingly been a slave to your addiction (for how many years?)

How many years did you do EXACTLY what that cigarette told you to do?

How many times did you sit huddled in the rain, snow and heat, sucking on death instead of living life.

How many of life’s joys and essentials did you go without so you could pay for your addiction?

How many of your decisions (your spouse, your vocation, your vacation, where you live) have been determined by access to your addiction?

How much damage have you done to your body, your environment, your family – because big tobacco told you it was cool and you were young and stupid and believed it?

And what price would you pay to NOT get lung or throat cancer? COPD? Heart attack or stroke?

What’s it worth for your children grow up in a smoke free home – and grow up to be non-smokers themselves?

How important is the self-respect that comes with NOT being a slave to your addiction?

How much discomfort would you endure to finally feel good in your body, in your soul and in your mind?

This is not a walk in the park, people. You’re a junkie! And you’re addicted to the most addictive substance on the planet – nicotine.

And the only way to NOT be a junkie is to NOT smoke.

So put on your armor, sharpen your weapons, fortify your ground and dig in your heels. Live here at the Q, post, vent, eat Skittles, chew gum, do puzzles, pound pillows, take a bath, color, crawl back into bed, howl at the moon, rage, cry and scream.

Whatever you have to do…..just don’t smoke.

“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prison all the days of your life,” said Bob Marley.

The good news is – no one ever died from quitting!

(This kick in the pants was loving brought to you by someone who's grateful for my freedom and wants the same for all of you!)

Kay

Repost: A Motivational Kick in the Pants Speech.

Shout it out folks.... We deserve to be free. Say no to serving your addiction and yes to your well deserved freedom! The taste of freedom is sooooo sweet!

KTQ
Cara
D6987

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A motivational Kick in the Pants Speech
From JustKay on 8/23/2013 12:37:06 PM

Are you prepared to fight for your freedom?

Whether you’ve... Show more

Good orning all
Happy Thursday

Up and going for the day finally. I have a hand injection later this morning so got to sleep in Smoking not part of my day saying NO to that thanks much and keeping going along the Freedom Road. I hold my hand out in friendship and support to the next winner joining me kicking ash to the curb today.
Have a great day
Cara
D6987

4Y 0M
Life Saved
$103,757
Money Saved
188,649
Unsmoked

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Good morning. 3:49am in east Tennessee. It's cloudy here and we have a chance for rain. So our May 1st might be wet. It's May Day. Most people associate this day with spring and flowers and dancing around the maypole. I know I did, however in many parts of the world it's International Workers Day. This day in 1886 there were may protests as workers struggled for a 8 hour work day. In Chicago at the Haymarket there was a bomb blast that killed some protesters. That is the history of May 1st... Show more

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Yes that day Mysticcat, thanks for starting the Bonfire. I'm tossing in 121,125 unsmokeds. Have awesome smoke free evening everyone!

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I'm throwing my 3,395 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire!

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Only by Gods grace I'm throwing my 261,400 unsmoked cigarettes onto the bonfire! Thank you dear friend Mysticcat I appreciate you for hosting Wednesday nope bonfire

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Hey!! Mysticcat - thanks for starting the bonfire tonight - I have 8330 coffin nails for the flames.

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