It was a road of one thousand mile(stones) that led me here, and I'm thankful to have walked every last one. Each step was mine to take, but I wasn't alone when I took them.
My heart, therefore, is blessed with special friends following behind me, and is grateful for the mentors who stayed with me for all one thousand days. There are fewer names on these lists now than when I started, but it just means my inner circle has gotten tighter and stronger with time.
What a grand thing it is, the EX Comma. For the rest of my life, my Quit Clock will need The Comma to express the magnitude and measure of my commitment. The numbers on the meter will change daily, as they always have, but The Comma will now be a constant that binds them together.
Such a small thing, too, is a comma. "Just a squiggle", to the eyes of some, I'm sure...but - oooh! - what a grand honor it is to have earned this little mark! (And, on Thanksgiving Day, no less!)
My name is Storm (yes, it's my real name) and I have been free now for 1,000 DAYS!!!!