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Day "Three" is here already....wow!

Pops
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‎03-30-2019 09:50 AM

Well, good morning to all of you on this fine Saturday morning....

I have the privilege of working all day this Saturday.  My shift started @ 5:30 this morning, and will end @ 5:45 PM, this evening...They have asked me to perform that overtime shift every Saturday throughout the year if I want it.  I immediately accepted it, as that is way too much overtime for me to turn down this close to retirement.  I guess I am rambling just a little this morning....sorry.  I will attempt to get on point now.

My days one and two, were very non eventful in terms of drama, and extraordinary tough withdrawals from nicotine.  I mean I thought about smoking from time to time, and had to remind myself that I no longer do that, and then get busy with another thought process that would take my mind off the nicotine obsession.  I am pleased to report all is well, and that Pops has quietly but firmly planted himself back into the EX community fold as a Non Smoker, whom is now celebrating three (3) Days of Freedom (DOF)!!!!!

I have added a new toy into my life since I have talked with you last....I will attempt to post a picture here ???? fingers crossed............

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One of these days, I am going to be driving in Ohio lake effect snow, and I will be needing some good traction at that...and why not get it in the way of a big bright red truck?!

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This is one of my favs for obvious reasons....

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About the Author
Hi, and thanks for stopping by to read my page....My name is Ken Bishop...aka, Pops. I am a stubborn older addict of nicotine....I have quit on numerous occasions in the past, and have experienced great rewards as a direct result of not ingesting deadly toxins into my bloodstream. One of the curses of having a strong constitution that seems to be able to withstand much more than others can...is this...my body would still be able to move around, and get things accomplished even after I was poisoned by the harmful effects of nicotine addiction. Eventually, the harm became so significant, that not even I, with all of my denial...could avoid the truth that to continue to smoke, would most assuredly be the death of me, and in short order as well. On Sept 1st, of 2018...I found myself in a rehab facility for alcohol abuse, and came very near death. I quit messing around, and had a deep and moving spiritual encounter, and have remained sober without one single urge to pick up a drink since. That was after consuming copious amounts of booze for many years in the past. After a short while.. I asked for spiritual help from my creator to make it possible for me to get the same amount of conviction towards finally being able to successfully put down nicotine once and for all...As of....(September 14th, 2019)...I have 17 days of living smokefree! Woo Hoo!!! Friends and family are all very proud and happy for me. They have asked me what I thought was the turning point, after having experienced so many failed attempts before. I simply reply, "I took the God Shot". xoxoxo Pops update: in Dec of 19 when the stock market started going nuts...I used that as an excuse to start smoking again. I see-sawed back and forth for severa months, and when the COVID crisis hit, I simply lost all desire to be smokefree...I was going to smoke & that was final. Well, as always...the pains of excessive injestion of nicotine into my blood stream...(one puff is all it takes) started affecting my everyday life again...I knew I had to quit placating my inner child and grow up and accept a life without nicotine. The normal person would read this and say well duh...finally he's getting it. But the normally addicted nicotine addict would understand...weird huh? So now I'm back with a new quit date of July 8th, 2020 & am hoping that I can accept that as a perfect quit date that does not need to be changed. Thanks for reading and good luck to you in your quit journey. Pops w 4 DOF!