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 Jordan(Silver) |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #21 | ||
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02/11/03 01:59 |
I can smoke all or I can smoke none.
I choose to smoke none because now I see that I was'nt fully living my life. An addiction like that won't let you. A still
smokeing addict would'nt understand what I'm saying, but I know that you all do. Without nicotine I feel more alive, more aware and more confident,
just more here and living in the moment. Not from fix to fix to fix to fix....etc.
Gena (bronze) 5 months and 6 days free
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marty (gold) |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #22 | ||
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02/11/03 02:10 |
I choose none because ...
... I have discovered a truly wonderful new world, full of joys that I never knew existed, and I never want to give
that up again
... I have discovered a new me, different and better than I was before, and I never want to go back to being the old
me.
I choose none because ...
... the choice is so obvious, so easy.
Marty
NOT A PUFF for two years, two months, one week, four days : 14439 cigarettes not smoked saving £4,692.73 : 7 weeks, 1
day added to my life
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Blade Gold |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #23 | ||
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02/11/03 02:18 |
I know this is really long, but this list is part of the one that I originally wrote down on the day I quit. I think it applies to this parade.
The reasons why I quit are very simple: I'm selfish and very scared. I started thinking about all of the little things that we take for granted everyday and I just couldn't bear to contribute the absence of those things any longer. Think of all that you would miss by dying or by being so physically crippled that you couldn't enjoy anything. Sometimes I labor for breath now and think to myself, what's it going to be like in 20 years? I dearly hope that I haven't caused too much permanent damage to myself but I know what's done is done. All I can do is enjoy my life one breath at a time and remember that we only get to do this once so try to love every minute of it. Following are just some of the things that I tell myself I'm giving up if I keep smoking. Late night walks with my wife and dogs (usually cussing at the dogs) The hugs that I wish would go on forever The lost games of kings and the foot rub that follows The hysterical licking that I get every day when I walk in the door Movie day Curling up by the fire with my wife and drinking hot chocolate Reading books in the bathtub until I look like a living prune Laughing so hard that my stomach hurts the next day Sharing a private joke with my wife in a group of people Looking at any situation and knowing that my wife is probably thinking the same thing as me People watching Rubbing my cat until he claws the hell out of me Chasing my wife like a madman around the house Las Vegas Mountains Cold mornings snuggled up in bed with my wife Calling in to work to stay at home with my wife Window shopping The feel of a dog sleeping next to you Being able to run Knowing that there is a slight chance of becoming buff one day Butterfly kisses Finger writing on my back Head rubs My wife's corny jokes Vacations Renaissance festivals Magic tricks Working with my wife out in the garage Playing poker Going to the theatre to see a good movie Staying in hotel rooms with my wife Hearing my wife giggle uncontrollably when she's really tired Hearing a really good piece of gossip Rolling in soft grass on a warm spring day Being amazed by a squirrel running on my fence Going to the zoo with the only woman that appreciates it as much as me Getting new gadgets As seen on TV stuff Starbucks coffee Ice cream and milk Peanut butter cookies My wife babying me when I'm sick Afternoon naps on a cold day Hearing my wife sing to our pets The chance of winning the lottery Lighting storms The sound of thunder Spending all day with my wife walking around and making fun of people Devlin (120lbs german shepard) rolling on his back like a little puppy Kuma (my dog) running laps Home cooked meals Room service Swords and knives Christmas morning Birthday week Dreaming New cars and trucks Hot tubs Giggling The chance of being on Modern Masters one day Meeting an alien Actually seeing bigfoot Skiing Cold wet dog noses waking you up Seeing the slight grin on my wife's face when someone calls a cougar a cheetah at the zoo Hearing a baby laugh Getting excited over TV shows Chinese rice My wife Being able to enjoy retirement Cashews Taking a really hot shower on a real cold morning Tai Chi outfits Falling asleep on the couch Waking up at 5am and realizing that it's Sunday and not Monday Daydreaming Living in Oregon some day Parrots Playing monopoly for hours And the list grows every day… |
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SurrenderGold |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #24 | ||
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02/11/03 02:31 |
Great Parade OBob. I choose none simply because I no longer wish to be a slave to nicotine. Sheila
Two months, two weeks, four days, 21 hours, 33 minutes and 20 seconds. 1118 cigarettes not smoked, saving $195.75.
Life saved: 3 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes.
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Sal GOLD |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #25 | ||
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02/11/03 03:03 |
I choose to smoke none because smoking all is like killing myself.
Sal
Four weeks, one day, 16 hours, 5 minutes and 37 seconds.
593 cigarettes not smoked, saving $103.85.
Life saved: 2 days, 1 hour, 25 minutes.
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Ceasefire |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #26 | ||
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02/11/03 03:24 |
I choose NONE! And have since January 1st this year because I realized that despite all my excuses for smoking, cigarettes were killing me, and I had let the
demon have control for a very long time....and I finally decided I was stronger than the stupid tobacco and chemicals that I was sucking down my throat
hundreds of times a day.
I have been Quit for: 1 Month 1 Week 2 Days (that's 40 days!!!) 16 Hours 12 Minutes. I have NOT smoked 1627 cigarettes so far.
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A Golden Snip |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #27 | ||
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02/11/03 03:55 |
I can smoke none or I can smoke all of them. I choose to smoke none because I feel and smell so good, clean and alot
healthier, thanks Freedom.
Snip
Three months, one week, three days, 19 hours, 55 minutes and 30 seconds. 2159 cigarettes not smoked, saving $884.29.
Life saved: 1 week, 11 hours, 55 minutes.
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Culiel1 |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #28 | ||
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02/11/03 04:48 |
I choose to smoke none because there's nothing like this life, this time, this earth. And I only have this once. I don't want to live a shortened
life, enslaved.
That's what I was--a slave to nicotine. By choosing none, I'm free.
Cheers,
RT
Free for one month & one week.
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Toast (GOLD ) |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #29 | ||
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02/11/03 04:57 |
Now that's what I call a List, Blade! I bet your wife is as happy to be married to you as you are to her.
All or None, you ask OBob?
That's easy! NONE!
I can smoke none or I can smoke all of them.
I choose to smoke none because... I discovered I could choose!
I've already had all I wanted, then all I thought I had to have, then all that falling nicotine levels mandated I take until I decided to
decide for myself. And I've decided no more, none, nada.
Melissa
1 Year 8 Months 2 Weeks 4 Days Free
12577 Less |
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OBob Gold |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #30 | ||
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04/01/03 02:11 |
I can smoke none or I can smoke all of them. I choose to smoke none because... I never want to go back to
being a slave to a poisonous substance.
 Bob
Time not smoked: 1 Year 2 Months 3 Weeks 5 Days 21 Hours 11 Minutes 10 Seconds
Smokes not toked: 5410 Cash not spent: $1,352.65 Life, self-esteem, smell, taste, health, happiness saved: Priceless |
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Golddabler1 |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #31 | ||
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04/01/03 02:47 |
 I,m singing a song from the late 60,s or
early 70,s called  All or nothing.
Cheers obob
Rickdabler 3 weeks 2 days 7 hrs 40mins.happily nicotine free.
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Christine06516 |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #32 | ||
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04/01/03 03:40 |
 I definitely choose NONE because.......I
never want to put my body through the trials of nicotine withdrawal again, not for 1 day, not for 1 hour, not for 1 second, and that can only be accomplished
by......never taking another puff (did you think that was a trick question??).
Christine
I have chosen not to smoke for 2 Weeks 3 Days 6 Hours 9 Minutes 32 Seconds. Cigarettes not smoked: 345. Money saved: $69.03.
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SOC Silver |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #33 | ||
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04/02/03 05:26 |
I choose none because it wasn't easy to find the man of my dreams.
And I don't want to be the reason that our happiness ends.
~ Sandy Celebrating 2 weeks, 1 days, 17 hrs of Freedom!
267 not smoked, $53.48 not spent. Saving 22 hrs, 15 mins of my life! |
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casper700kawa |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #34 | ||
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04/02/03 05:32 |
i chose a life of freedom ....Two months, two weeks, five days, 7 hours, 25 minutes and 21 seconds. 2349 cigarettes not smoked, saving $469.85. Life saved: 1
week, 1 day, 3 hours, 45 minutes.
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Ms MonaGolden1 |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #35 | ||
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04/02/03 06:25 |
I CAN SMOKE NONE OR ALL - I CHOOSE TO SMOKE NONE...
What a powerful statement. As I approach my Bronze milestone, I am so thankful for being introduced to
this ONE=ALL truth. Anytime I think of having a cigarette, I remember that ONE=ALL. So, I have decided that ONE is not worth ALL the negative side effects
associated with smoking.
YQS
I have gladly missed ALL for Two mos, four wks, two days, 21 hrs, 28 mins and 35 secs. 2696 cigs not smoked,
saving $566.34. Life saved: 1 wk, 2 days, 8 hrs, 40 mins.
Last Edited By: FreedomNicotine 02/20/09 12:38.
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tobi |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #36 | ||
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04/02/03 06:43 |
I can smoke all or I can smoke none, I choose none because,
because because because because.... because of the wonderful things it does. and blade I think you nailed a bunch of what I would
miss. I can't fathum life with out my husband Ben and the twins Giulia and Marina and of course my dog. tobi Thanks for helping me see even more I
hadn't thought of. And thanks for the parade Bob. Amy AKA tobi.4w 14h 59m
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John (Gold) |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #37 | ||
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04/02/03 07:08 |
You sure you didn't forget a few reasons, Blade?
Wonderful list! Great parade Bob.
These reasons truly are the wind beneath our wings!
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madisonsmom(DBLGREEN) |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #38 | ||
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04/02/03 07:42 |
I chose none because....
I never want my two year old daughter to remember me as a smoker.
I am pregnant with my second child.
I quit for three years and remember how wonderful it is - I want that life back.
Smoking is just disgusting.
MM
Two weeks, three days, 21 hours, 42 minutes and 55 seconds. 393 cigarettes not smoked, saving $76.81. Life saved: 1 day, 8 hours, 45 minutes.
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OBob Gold |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #39 | ||
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05/06/03 06:18 |
We know the choice. None or all. On those occassions where choosing none seems to be the more difficult, we need our reasons.
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OBob Gold |
None or All. Why I choose none Parade | #40 | ||
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07/17/03 02:00 |
Why have you chosen none?
Last Edited By: FreedomNicotine 02/20/09 12:39.
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