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25 "Miles" To Go

AnnetteMM
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11 20 112

I'm standing on the road out of the village, but instead of looking ahead at the EX Mountain, I'm looking back at where I've been.

At 18 DOF I was already breathing better, and my lungs were beginning to heal.

Lung Pain 

When I made it to 30 days, just entering the desert of No Man's Land, I marked the occasion with tangible gifts to myself so I could feel them and remember why I was traveling this road.

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/people/AnnetteMM/blog/2018/01/24/30-days-of-freedom 

While in the desert, I learned what was important to me. I learned what I needed to avoid and what I needed to pay attention to. And I realized just how important this journey is.

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/people/AnnetteMM/blog/2018/02/05/consider-the-alternative 

Turning back around to look ahead, I can see that the road continues. It certainly won't end at my one year anniversary! But I will celebrate this milestone and reward myself in some special way so that I will know deep in my heart that this is who I am now.

I need to use this time to shop for a village souvenir!

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I became nicotine-free on Christmas Day 2017. That's what I use as my quit date. I had smoked cigarettes for 45 years, then vaped Juuls for a few months before quitting cold turkey when I used up my supply of pods. I am a retired widow, living in Upstate NY.