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Just another day

JustSharon
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Or maybe that should read just another wonderful day in the life of a quitter! Yesterday I was talking about rug latching. I figured it out easy enough but found the difficulty not in how to do it, but instead doing it...My fingernails were way too long to hold the tiny strands of yarn between my fingers. Today I'm just latching along. I compare this to my quit. I always knew how to do it and educated myself more even though I knew. My problem was in "just doing it" and there were plenty of "long nails" in the way my own emotions mostly. Today I still struggle with emotions as I suppose I will for sometime, but the craves and triggers, well all I've got to say is I've got a darned large tool kit. I have found reading a good book has been my best defense. I can get into a good novel for hours at a time often thinking about a smoke break while I read, but for not one minute giving up the story. Today I'm doing what worked for yesterday because it works for me. Hope you are all trying to enjoy a smoke free day!

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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. I am a 62 year old suffering with moderate COPD. I have relapsed several times from my quit, but I will keep trying till I get it right! "Your mind controls your quit but you control your mind. Don't let your emotions spoil your quit!" Don't allow a stumble to be the end of the journey. The difference between a good day and a bad day is attitude!