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OBob Gold

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01/06/07 02:02

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I've posted something similar in countless threads. It stems from a concept that really hit home with me early on, and that I consider a vital part of any quit. It's touched on in the

Smoking IS an Option

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JoeJFree Gold

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01/06/07 02:19

Good to have ya back Bob!

Hey, you know, this could even make a darn fine None or All. Why I choose none Parade sometime!

Congrats on 5 Years Gold!

I'd like to link in another of your older posts that had led me to carry a now ratty piece of paper in my wallet for near two years now. Only had to pull it and sit down and carefully read it one time, but it was worth its weight in gold the one time I really needed it! So thanks again for tellin us about the Last Line of Defense (or Trump Card)

YourQuitBro - JoeJ (just got here a little later is all) Free 725 days cause I choose to NTAP!

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Chipits GOLD

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01/06/07 04:23

WOWSER BOB! WELL SAID!

5 YEARS GOLD....AWESOME

I have been blessed, amused and educated by the many wise writings you have contributed here in the Freedom from Tobacco forums...I couldn't resist having a look-see for your >> And on the seventh day had to blow the dust offa this one! It is so encouraging, especially for newer members to experience the written contrast in the passing of years with its hope and comfort ...That whole thread is powerful!

You said in 2001>>> " I've worked as a Web designer for 5 years, and have spent countless hours, days, weeks, months on the Internet. I can honestly say, THIS IS THE MOST WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED. Those of you who created this space, those who manage it daily, and those ex-smokers who take time to come back and help those of us that are following the trail you've plowed are HEROES. Your words of encouragement, advice, wisdom and knowledge have given me (and God knows how many others) the tools we've needed to break nicotine's insidious grip. You save lives on a daily basis. I can't thank you enough for your support."

THANK YOU BOB FOR TAKING THE YOKE OF THE PLOW WITH YOUR MENTORS AND MAKING THIS EXPERIENCE ONE FROM WHICH WE CAN EXPECT AND RECEIVE SUPPORT.

Wendy -----free for 5 months 29 days

Randy ----(hubby) free for 1 month 19 days

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Sal GOLD

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01/06/07 05:33

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OBob-Gold

Sent: 1/5/2007 7:03 PM

"Hey, you know, this could even make a darn fine Parade sometime!"

Shucks, I'm getting repetitive in my old (quit)age.

Thank for reminding me of the Trump Card post. That day and that realization were huge milestones in my early quit. Knowing that the worst case scenario of continuing on my path was feeling bad for a while, but that I had the power to protect the thing that mattered more than temporary discomfort... huge. I'm thrilled that that post has helped fellow quitters reach that same understanding.

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mslindy6

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01/06/07 11:50

Thanks for the reminder Bob, I went and checked my list too.

Makes you think and makes me glad that I quit.

CONGRATULATIONS on your FIVE TIMES GOLD..

YGF

Linda - Free and Healing for One Year, Ten Months, Four Days and 29 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 46 Days and 21 Hours, by avoiding the use of 13500 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $5,552.77.

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Joe D0

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01/06/07 04:33

An awesome chunk of thought provoking writing there Bob; THANK YOU for helping me make sense out of what I am going through lately.

Joe Do - Free and Healing for Four Months, Twenty One Days, 22 Hours and 41 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 19 Days and 23 Hours, by avoiding the use of 5758 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $1,448.00.

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forza d animo

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01/06/07 05:59

O-Bob,
As the years pass and we become more comfortable in our nicotine sobriety our perspective on addiction changes from one desperately seeking refuge from its side effects to one who can stand alone without fear of relapse and without the trauma of the early days. We are still subject to the same laws of addiction as any newb, and are in no manner immune to relapse but we just don't see it as a big scary monster. A big scary monster can come and get us against our will, it can consume us if we are not vigilant and prepared to fight back.

I agree instead that it is not something that can overcome or consume us against our will. It is not a big scary monster. Nor is it an unwanted entity living within us. It is, and always has been, a choice. Before we quit, we chose to use nicotine to prevent nicotine withdrawl and we could not see the error in our logic. Now we choose none and our maintenance costs have gone way down. I would rather spend hours on end reading the musings of nicotine addicts in recovery, then one more minute under the influence of nicotine. The one enriches my life while the other takes it away.

Thank you Bob, for all that you contribute to this forum.

Joseph
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Shinelady Gold3282003

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01/06/07 06:43

Great post, as always, Bob. I know that I,myself,have no problem making the"choice" to not smoke. All I need to do is allow myself to feel the emptiness left in my heart and home when my husband(of 36 years) passed away from lung cancer this year. Was the nearly 3 packs of, the much fantasized "ahhhh" worth paying the ultimate price.. I don't think so. To not smoke is to choose to give ourselves the gift of life. That's how I see it . Mike would want you to know that.

Bob, thank you for all that you have contributed to and continue to contribute to this forum.... and ....

O'Bob Congratulations on Gold X 5!!!

Yqs, Sue-GoldX3+9 months

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dennyb2

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01/07/07 06:19

Congratulations on GOLD X 5 Bob!

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osabrava

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01/07/07 04:33

Thanks Bob for another cogent and inspirational post. I made very good use of many of your posts in my early quit, but quitters of every stripe can find something precious to take to heart in posts like these. I am grateful and appreciative of the time and effort you put into supporting your brother and sister quitters on this forum. Massive congratulations to you for being five years free, it's an awesome achievement and one of which you should be very proud! Best of all, we can all get there the same way, by choosing to be free one day at a time.

Bernadette
quit 2 Years, 3 Months, saved $4,138.43, left 16,553 cigarettes at the store.

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