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No title, just THOUGHTS

JACKIE1-25-15
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Good morning Ex community.  I hope you all slept as well as I.  Waking up and not wanting a cigarette is refreshing, but I wonder,"am I going to have any battles today?  Starting off the day with stretches and execise. (just mentally right now)

It's coffee time and of course I wonder is this going to be a trigger. It hasn't so I have my ususal cup.  Then I start to think;(it's that little man on my shoulder) what would happen if I went down in the garage where I use to smoke with my coffee, would I want a cigarette?   I guess I was thinking about testing myself. How foolish!    Then I thought that is like setting yourself up for a trigger.  Pow!.. shoot myself in the foot..  After thought, it is very cold down there. Dah!  Why  even think that.  Then a light bulb came on....this is how it started 44 years ago. CURIOSITY, MYSTERY, the "ACT' of being GROWNUIP.

I read a blog the other day that to stop smoking is to grow up.  So today I am going to grow up.  I haven't been into the pledge thing, but today I pledge: I will not allow anything to cause me to smoke a cigarette.  Hopefully I won't  have a lot of battles to fight today, but I know I have the victory.  That" first one". Not in my hand, not  on my lips, not in my lungs.  I want to say "hips "but that is about food. lol  I did take a break from writing this blog to do my exercise .

Have a great smoke free day, we deserve it.

Thanks for being here.

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Lay aside every weight that may be slowing you down. Make up your mind not to allow doubt cause you to stumble. You can do this! Do not allow fear , False Expectations Appearing Real to hold you down. You can do this! Break the chains of addiction, forgive yourself for ever smoking. move forward and start loving yourself more each day by staying smokefree. Put aside worry, anxiety, depression, any EXcuse that you would use to not get in or stay in the race of freedom. Take one day at a time, one step if necessary. Run the race diligently, steady and sure with endurance. Believe that you can. Keep your eye on the prize. Hang tough, stay close, be mindful, never give in, never give up.