Good morning fellow EXer's! Welcome one, and all, aboard the Freedom Train, as we start our daily journey down the tracks of Freedom from addiction! A search of the Conductor's notes reveals no major milestones to celebrate today! If we are missing someone, please come aboard and make us aware of the oversight! And know that it is not intentional!
Today is Friday, which is the end of the work week for many of you! In front of you lies a week-end of Freedom! Some of us do have to work this week-end! But I digress! Yesterday Booby posted a definition of Freedom here on the Train, and I hope it got you all thinking about the Freedom that you have in your own lives! The definition was "EXemption from EXternal controls"! Woooooo Hoooo! Exemption from External controls! It means that you are in control! Do you feel the power of those words? You Are In Control! How much of our lives do we spend trying to be in control of things that are beyond our control? Here is one where our power to control is absolute! No one can ever make you smoke! Ever! It is entirely up to you!
Is there a down side! That depends on how you view responsibiliy! Because, when you have absolute control, you also have responsibiliy for maintaining that! And you have responsibiliy for the consequences of failure to maintain that control! Can you handle that? I believe that you can! Absolutely! All of us are here because we are Rebels to some degree or another! None of us found out that there were consequences to smoking 10 minutes before we quit! We knew there were risk, and we ignored them, denied them, or believed that we were bullet proof!
Today I would like to ask you to come aboard the Freedom Train and talk about how your new found Freedom has changed your life! How your willingness to accept responsibility has opened up new avenues to you! Help the new people among us understand the value of "EXemption fron EXtrenal controls"! As we help others re-learn life without smoking, help them also learn the joy of Freedom in other aspects of life that comes from self control and responsibility! Share you story, so that we all may learn from each other! Share your success!
This Train is bound for Freedom from tobacco and smoking!
"IF YOU ARE NOT RIDING WITH US, YOU ARE MISSING THE TRAIN"
ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tommy
