Give and get support around quitting
Husband and I went to Cracker Barrel for dinner the other night. Our waitress had some words tattooed on her arm. I figured it was probably some Scripture. I asked her if I could read it. She held her arm out. It said the following:
"Do not let it get the best of you! You're stronger than that I know you're mine."
I then asked her if she would tell me why she had that tattooed on her arm. She replied - her mother said that to her when she was going through a tough time in her life. Her mother has since passed away.
I teared up and asked her to please write it down. Said I would pass it on. She did. I am.
Words of wisdom for us ALL. Thanks for passing it on.
Nancy
Nice. I love the way you interact with people. Thank you for sharing.
I love this. Thanks Giulia.
Makes me miss my Mom... in a good way. It's something she might have said.
She died from emphysema. She would have jumped for joy to know that I quit smoking.
Thank you for the reminder that lead me to a nice thought about my Mom!
Belle
I hear you, Belle. That's why I teared up. I could here my own mom saying that. Especially the "you're mine." What's interesting to me about the quote is that there is no comma in the last part of it. So it could be interpreted as, "You're stronger than that, I know." Or "You're stronger than that. I know - you're mine." I tend to interpret it as "I know you're stronger than that, because you're mine. And I know how you are part of me and I know how strong I am. So you are also."
I love this, how touching.
I love this! Wonderful...I quit July 7, 2013, with the help of you and this site. I was caring for my mom at the time who had Alzheimer's. She never knew I quit smoking. Mom was never a smoker and knew I struggled with the quit for years. She died at home one year later in August. I made it through that tough time without a cigarette.