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The Right Lane

JonesCarpeDiem
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I was watching live feeds of the storms in Texas and one scene was a low place in the highway. After watching for awhile, it was obvious the left lane had a lot more water and was much more difficult to maneuver yet, people were taking that lane because the person driving in front of them chose it. In fact that person in front of them had no reason for choosing that lane. They decided that was the best lane to choose based upon a 50/50 chance and nothing more. We are here to give you a route to success based upon experience and all information available. We are here to show you the right lane and keep you out of the deep water.

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Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.