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Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members

Roller831
Member

The Daily Pledge February 2018

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Happy February everyone, welcome to the Daily Pledge in the Celebrations & Events  community where we can meet daily to take another person's hand and make our commitment stronger.

Considering February is the shortest month of the year, it sure does have a lot of holidays!

  • Chinese New Year
  • National Freedom Day
  • Groundhog Day
  • Valentine’s Day
  • President’s Day
  • Mardi Gras
  • My birthday
  • My son’s birthday
  • Ash Wednesday
  • Black History Month
  • American Heart Month
  • Chocolate Lover’s Month
  • National Bird Feeding Month
  • National Dental Month

Some fun facts about February:

  1. February is named after the purification ritual Februa, which was a sort of early Roman spring cleaning festival. 
  2. In Old English, February was called Solmonath (Mud month) or Kale-monath (Kale or cabbage month). 
  3. February frequently occurs in lists of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language.
  4. The Americans have trouble with the word February too – last year, a press release from the White House consistently spelt it as Feburary. 
  5. Much Ado About Nothing is the only Shakespeare play that mentions February. 
  6. Before Julius Caesar’s calendar reform of 45BC, February was the only month with an even number of days. All the rest had 29 or 31. 
  7. February is the only month that can pass with no full moon. This will next occur in 2018. 
  8. In the USA, the largest American sporting event is held in February, the Super Bowl.
  9. The birthstone for February is amethyst. The birth flower is the violet or iris. 
  10. The ancient Greeks believed that amethyst protected the wearer from drunkenness.

 

How to pledge: 


  1. Go to top of page and click the link for Latest Reply.Latest Reply.png
    Or you can go to the last page by clicking on the last page of the pagination links.pagination.png
  2. Click on the Reply bubble and make your pledge to the person at the end and then offer your free hand to the next pledge.Reply.png
  3. You've made your pledge.  Come back tomorrow and pledge again.
  4. Check out this handy quit calendar to calculate your DOF!  EX Quit Calculator - Google Sheets 

As you go through your day you know that you have these two people with you and all of you are keeping each other strong. How cool is that! 

 

The Daily Promises

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susan_m
Member

Hey Michelle!  Happy Groundhog Day to you as well. Thanks for your hand as I pledge not to smoke today no matter what. I extend my free hand to the next in line to join us. 

Susan, Day 425 (I think)

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Deb-EX
Member

Good Morning Susan! I will gladly take your hand on this Groundhogs day and pledge not to smoke.. I am extending my free hand to the next person who wants to pledge with us.

Bree19
Member

Good Morning!  Thank you for your hand today.  I pledge no smoking today as I reach for the nEXt EXer ready to join us.

Bree 339DOF

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gottastop2
Member

Good Morning Debbie! I’ll gladly take your hand and pledge not to smoke today! I extend my free hand the next to pledge

Sandy 80 something dof

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minihorses
Member

Good Morning Sandy.  Thank you for your hand this morning.  I graciously accept it and promise to not smoke today.  I refuse another day one!  I offer me free hand to the next person to pledge this morning.

Julie   96 DOF

Mandolinrain
Member

Hi Julie, I happily take a fellow horsewoman hand minihorses and extend my other to whoever wants to promise with us not to smoke today!

Missy 1249 DOF

BigCountry78
Member

Good morning. Beautiful Groundhog Day. I’m Quentin. Today is my 1st day without nicotine. I’m excited and nervous about this journey in my life. Hope it all works for the best. Today I pledge to quit just for today. 

minihorses
Member

Three steps complete already Quentin!! You decided to quit, you had your farewell smoke and you committed to having 1 smoke free day, just today!  Be PROUD of that!!  So, WELCOME! I'm looking forward to seeing you around here. This site will help change your life, it has mine that's for sure.

Julie  96 DOF

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Roller831
Member

Good Morning, minihorses‌ Julie!  I am happy to take your hand this fine Friday and pledge not to smoke today, NMW and EXtend my free hand to the nEXt EXer who chooses to pledge the same.

Roller 

Roller831
Member

BigCountry78‌ Good morning and Welcome!  We are happy you are here and glad you pledged today!  Feel free to ask questions (you may get better responses in your own thread) and please check into the https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/message/110170-new-quitters-check-in?sr=search&searchId=9f2e703b-...

Roller

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