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GET A HOLD ON YOURSELF

froguelady
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What if I told you to quit smoking you need to be meek. Would you agree?  Would you think I was saying you need to be weak as we think of what meek means today?  The original Greek work that translates to meek is parus.  It was used to describe a wild horse that had been trained to except control. The greatest battle you have is with yourself if you think you have to do it your way.  Control yourself and let others guide you.  Remember, yourself is the only thing you have complete control of.  If someone gives you advice you don't like you have control of how you react to it. You can get mad, ignore it or take it to heart knowing they are trying to help you.  Constructive criticism is not to hurt or demean you but to uplift and make you stronger.  There is lots of complaining about others giving advice you don't like, get get a hold of yourself and take responibility for youself so when you are corrected you are teachable not unreachable.  Get a hold of yourself change your mind and be ready to listen and succeed or have it your way and fail.  The choice is your and you have control to choose the one you want.

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Gone but Not Forgotten. RIP - they leave a legacy of their quit journeys behind as road maps for future members, to prevent the pitfalls, provide the tools and show the hope and possibilities for success at overcoming this addiction at any age at any stage. Mother, grandmother and great grandmother My name is Betty and I was born and raised in Kentucky where tobacco was a way of life. I started smoking full time by age 14. The first time I can remember smoking I was 9. I have been on the road to quitting for several years. I quit once for 6 weeks and then thought I would smoke just one. It only took a few weeks till I was smoking full time again. That is why remembering NOT ONE PUFF EVER is so important. It will never be just one puff or just one cigarette. Nicotine addiction doesn't work like that, it is an addiction, feed it and you become addicted. Here are a couple of links to reading materials that I recommend to ALL who would like to quit smoking: What to Expect in the First Four Months (by Jonescarp aka Dale): http://community.becomeanex.org/pg/blog/read/3713880/what-to-expect-in-the-first-four-months The "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.