Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members
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:
- February is named after the purification ritual Februa, which was a sort of early Roman spring cleaning festival.
- In Old English, February was called Solmonath (Mud month) or Kale-monath (Kale or cabbage month).
- February frequently occurs in lists of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language.
- The Americans have trouble with the word February too – last year, a press release from the White House consistently spelt it as Feburary.
- Much Ado About Nothing is the only Shakespeare play that mentions February.
- 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.
- February is the only month that can pass with no full moon. This will next occur in 2018.
- In the USA, the largest American sporting event is held in February, the Super Bowl.
- The birthstone for February is amethyst. The birth flower is the violet or iris.
- The ancient Greeks believed that amethyst protected the wearer from drunkenness.
How to pledge:
Go to top of page and click the link for Latest Reply. Or you can go to the last page by clicking on the last page of the pagination links. 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. - You've made your pledge. Come back tomorrow and pledge again.
- 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
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/sunday-s-promise-faith
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/mondays-promise
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/02/07/tuesday-s-promise-accountabil...
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/wednesday-s-promise-determina...
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/thursday-s-promise-contributi...
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/friday-s-promise-resilience
- https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/daily-pledge/blog/2017/04/02/saturday-s-promise-perspectiv...
I take your hand Twohearts67, pledge not to smoke, and extend my free hand to the next person waiting to pledge today.
Daniela 692 DOF
I went to a lab this morning, early (no appointment so wanted to get out of there soon enough) and stood in line for about 20min. AZ is wonderful in winter time, and it was about 48 degrees, but I felt it was February....a little like this.
And roller831, your pledge page for February is wonderful, you did a great job, thank you for all the fun facts! We are learning here every time we check in, about quitting and not only.
Thank you Lynne. I'll take your hand with one of my own and vow to remain smoke-FREE this entire Day. I offer my free hand to whomsoever wishes to join with us.
7 DOF I'm confessing to have cheated 7 days ago. Would've been 18 days Free. Back on track Now though. 
Happy Groundhog Day! I pledge to not smoke today and extend my hand to the next ex on their journey.
-Michelle
