Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members
Happy AUGUST! everyone, welcome to the Daily Pledge in theCelebrations & Events community where we can meet daily to take another person's hand and make our commitment stronger.
Let's take a look at what some of the significant events in the month of AUGUST are....I think some of them are worth taking a look at.
Well, first off...like July used to be called "Quintilis," AUGUST used to be called "Sextillis." Hmm???? I am not so sure of those Romans....lol. Actually though AUGUST is the latin translation. As July was renamed by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Ceasar, Sextillis was renamed in honor of yet another Ceasar, this time it was Augustus Ceasar! Not to be upstaged by Julius, Augustus too wanted to have 31 days in his month as well. They took their extra days both from the month of February....hence we only have 28, or 29 days left in February.
It's birthstone is the Peridot, or sometimes the Sardonyx.
Oh yeah, AUGUST is also known for "national picnic month!" yummm with all of the hot weather coming, no wonder....
This last month of the summer will introduce the fall, or autumn to us soon....
Know this, having the opportunity to be your humble servant and to help keep the "Pledge page running as smoothly as I can," well, let me say this, "it's an honor and a privilege to do it. Thank you for all of your support. June and July, both were big successes in my book anyway....in that it was fun. There were alot of fun facts brought up during the month, and most importantly, we were reaching out and helping each other stay strong in our quits by pledging to NOT SMOKE....NO MATTER WHAT! That we can all be proud of.
I am so pleased to have been able to bring you some of these facts that you may or may not have known....
However......the most important thing that we can do each and "EVERYDAY" during the month, is to Pledge not to smoke one single puff of nicotine....NO MATTER WHAT!!!!! So let's get on this pledge page all month long.....everyday come in here and grab a hold of a brother or sister in recovery that has already made their pledge, and extend your other hand to the nEXt EXer in line....and offer up the daily pledge to not smoke one single puff of nicotine....NO MATTER WHAT!!!
How to pledge:
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. It really is that simple! I don't spend too much time with it...I know that I will be here the next day as well....I invest maybe 45 seconds to a couple of minutes and I am done with that pledge for the day....
The beauty comes from knowing that I participated in keeping the flame burning for the nEXt EXer in this wonderful community of ours. Sometimes, that is all that is needed to remind me that I simply Do Not Smoke ANYMORE....NO MATTER WHAT!!!!
Please enjoy your August, and try to stop in as often as you can this month....I will start this month right now......
I am Pops....and I am on this site with 434 Days of Freedom, and I am extending a Hand to the nEXt EXer in here that wants to make a pledge with me to not smoke one single puff of nicotine.....NO MATTER WHAT!!!
xoxoxo Pops
Thanks for all of that August information Pops, very interesting. I would like August to add a few MORE days so that Fall doesn't come so fast. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Fall but I don't want to give up Summer activities like going to the pool, I want warm weather (not HOT weather) to last as long as possible. Yeah, I'm not too unreasonable, right?
Thanks for doing the Pledge Page, you do a great job.
Ellen
Thanks Ellen, I'm trying, I really am you know....sometimes it's hard to tell if the site is accepting it, or if my efforts are just not enough....but, I just keep going, and then I hope that at least one person can benefit from my efforts....then that makes it all worthwhile. I was up until 2:30 this morning trying to get all of this together....it really is quite cumbersome for me right now. Maybe after a few more months, then it will all seem second nature, but right now, it is still sort of intimidating....but then again....truth be known....that is my pride and ego getting in the way of me being a decent person. I'm really trying to improve in that area of my life. So this is actually very good therapy for me.....I love all you guys....thanks for your support around here....
xoxoxoxo Pops
I take your hand Lynne and pledge to not smoke today and extend my hand to the next in line. Jim 1669DOF
Hey Happy August to all. I am with you elvan I do wish summer would slow down. I don't want to give up my pool either. Pops you do an awesome job on the pledge thank you for keeping it going.
Hi Jim thank you for your hand I gladly take hold of and pledge not to smoke today no matter what. I offer my hand to the next person to pledge.
Sharon 445
Thanks for your hand shashort ! I pledge not to smoke today and I have my other hand EXtended for the nEXt in line to pledge with us today.
Lee 15 DO?F
Hi Lynne, wlh. I'm glad to take your hand and join the pledge to not smoke today. Here is my hand for the nEXt to pledge with us.
I pledge today in honor of newbies everywhere who are sharing their quit journeys with us, especially Dani_2017 and coreinstincts.
Pati 2285 DOF
c2q I will gladly take your hand and pledge not to smoke. Extending mine to the next in line
Dani 7 DOF
Good morning c2q....good to see you here today....so hey, kelsmynme posted that she couldn't get on the page today....are any of you experiencing a similar fate this morning? I haven't done much with it today...so I am @ a loss as to what might be happening. Maybe if someone could reach out to her and see if she is still around trying or not....that would be great.....I have to get back to work this morning.....thanks you guys....have a great smokefree day today!!!!~ I know I will....oh yeah btw, I pledge to not smoke one single puff of nicotine....NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!
Pops with 435 DOF!
I think she probably was logged out.....we'll see!
Nancy
It's National Coloring Book Day - so I take your hand,Dani_2017and yours, Pops , promise not to smoke today, and extend a red crayon (and my hand) to the nEXt Exer in line to so promise!
We DO appreciate the hard work you put into this! You will get the hang of it as you work on it more and more. It took me a few train postings to really get the hang of it. It's kinda' easy, now - although still a lot of steps.
Nancy