Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members
Happy October everyone and 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.
It is a very well-known fact that the month of October is filled with a lot of festivals all over the world.
The name October has been derived from the Latin “Octo” which means eight because October was the eighth month of the year, according to the Roman calendar. It was called Winterfylleth, meaning the “fullness of winter”, by the Anglo-Saxons because it had the first full moon of the winter season.
Columbus Day, the second Monday of October, is a national holiday and celebrated in many countries of the Americas as the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in America in 1492.
Halloween, the spookiest night of the year, is celebrated in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of All Hallows’ Day. It is believed that on this day the spirits can wander the earth freely and children can hop for treats in the neighborhood in the guise of various costumes. Interestingly, in terms of expenditure, Halloween is second only to the Christmas.
Also, in the U.S.A., October not only marks the onset of the festive season but is also celebrated as the National Pizza Month, Popcorn Month, Pork Month and Sausage Month.
Many famous personalities were born in October, including Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. He was one of the famous leaders of the Indian Independence.
Bill Gates, the world’s richest man from 1995 to 2017, was born on October 28, 1955. He is not only the founder of Microsoft but also an investor, author and philanthropist. He built Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. Bill Gates is a proponent of higher taxes, particularly for the rich.
Now that you have a few facts about October, it is time to pledge.
How to pledge:
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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. |
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!
Thanks Julie, I’ll take your hand and pledge to be smoke free today. I’ll then reach out to the next EXer who pledges the same. Peace.
Nancy
4043 DOF
NancyJC Thanks for your hand in encouragement Nancy. I pledge not to vape today no matter what comes my way! No eCigs, I've quit! And I offer my hand to the next Exer ready to pledge.
Sherilyn
98 DOF
Thank you for your hand, Sherilyn. I extend my other hand out to the next pledger who pledges not to smoke today/tonight
Lauren
11 DOF
Good evening Lauren & thanks for your hard that I will gladly take and extend my other hand to the next EXer inline and pledge to not smoke one single puff of nicotine in any form whatsoever no matter what!!!
I’m Pops and I am rocking this quit with 63 DOF!!!
Morning Pops,
Since I am up and getting ready to work. I be gladly to start the day by taking your hand on the pledge of no nic today,or tomorrow,or ever and will gladly extend my hand to the next quitter.
Ronwv dof 2. Not easy,but we got this
Happy Halloween Ronwv I will gladly take your hand and pledge not to smoke today. I will offer my other hand out to the next pledge. Colleen 332 DOF
Happy Halloween Colleen sweetplt! I gladly take your hand and pledge not to smoke today. I offer my other hand to the next in line willing to pledge with us.
Kim 92 DOF
Kim happy Halloween and happy to pledge no smoking...now extending my other hand to the next Exer to pledge too!!
Good morning Kkplayhouse I gladly accept your hand and pledge not to smoke today. Extending my hand to the next Exer pledging.
Barb
597 DOF
Good Morning, Barb! I gladly accept your encouraging hand on this cold
morning in Scottsdale, AZ. With that I pledge to remain a non-smoker today
and N.O.P.E. I now extend out my motivated hand to the next well meaning
pledger who wants to join in the group today!!!
Blessings,
Michael
15DOF
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