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IT'S BEEN A TOUGH WEEK

SuzyQ411
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‎10-03-2020 09:23 PM

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As I recently posted in my blog BREAKING - POINT, A THREAT of RELAPSE, and HONESTY, I narrowly escaped a relapse just recently. I am thankful to be on the other side of that and am happy to report that my outlook has become much more positive. This past week, I've spent days exploring the sad feelings and haunting  memories that had me in such a dismal state and have reframed my outlook to align with this quote: "Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I now know more about myself, have grown as a person, and have plotted my steps from this point forward. ~Suzy

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Prior to my first quitting on 8/25/2019, I was a heavy smoker for over 60 years. That time, I quit due to health concerns regarding clogged arteries to my brain. Tar deposits from cigarettes were making the situation worse. I had become a prime candidate for a stroke and required surgery to clean out my left carotid artery. I have relapsed 4X since that quit, the last one being on 05.15.2022. ( At one point in all of this madness, I had been quit for 1.5 years). Then on 9/7/2021 I began my recent eight month quit before my current relapse. I am in the process of planning a return to the non-smoking life. After more than 2 weeks of smoking, wheezing and coughing and being short of breath, I have set my new quit date of June 1, 2022 as the beginning of my forever quit. I am done with this madness!! God is good.