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SMOKE FREE IS THE WAY TO BE

froguelady
Member
0 7 11

Good Evening to all my EX family, I wish you a wonderful smoke free weekend.I went to look at my clock and it said 576 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes and 15 seconds. 

I see new people joining our EX family all the time, we welcome you with open arms and hearts.  I wish I could reform everyone from smoking or any kind of tobacco use as so many do not realize the danger of nicotine on the body or the hold it has on their minds.  I know a lot of you know this but I am going to say it again, I smoked for 54 years and I quit and you can also.  If you think you can't the first thing you need to do is change your mindset.  Can't should not be in you vocabutary when talking about your quit.  All can't does is give you a defeatist attitude and you are a winner when you quit. The tools you need are here, the support you need is here so there is no reason to keep smoking. Education on nicotine addiction is the first thing you need to do, the more you know, the easier the quit.  You know what to expect, the feeling you may have and the FREEDOM you will gain.

My name is Betty and after being a DEVOTED  for 54 years I am now happily, wonderfully, marvelously free from nicotine, PLEASE join me.

7 Comments
family-first
Member

Thanks for the great blog, as well as your support! 🙂

Junior7
Member

Thanks for your support today and for a great blog!

JonesCarpeDiem

have a good weekend Betty

Dakota_Posse
Member

Amen Betty!  We would LOVE to help anyone who would like to quit!   

Cindy/The Dakota Posse

Jordan-11-1-12

Thank you for the great Blog! and Congratulations on gaining your freedom!

jojo_2-24-11
Member

Betty, thank you for being here!

pugs_girl
Member

Hi Betty!!  You are a true inspiration!!!  I too LOVE being a non-smoker that I just want everyone to feel this freedom too! 

About the Author
Gone but Not Forgotten. RIP - they leave a legacy of their quit journeys behind as road maps for future members, to prevent the pitfalls, provide the tools and show the hope and possibilities for success at overcoming this addiction at any age at any stage. Mother, grandmother and great grandmother My name is Betty and I was born and raised in Kentucky where tobacco was a way of life. I started smoking full time by age 14. The first time I can remember smoking I was 9. I have been on the road to quitting for several years. I quit once for 6 weeks and then thought I would smoke just one. It only took a few weeks till I was smoking full time again. That is why remembering NOT ONE PUFF EVER is so important. It will never be just one puff or just one cigarette. Nicotine addiction doesn't work like that, it is an addiction, feed it and you become addicted. Here are a couple of links to reading materials that I recommend to ALL who would like to quit smoking: What to Expect in the First Four Months (by Jonescarp aka Dale): http://community.becomeanex.org/pg/blog/read/3713880/what-to-expect-in-the-first-four-months The "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.