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Jun 17 14 2:15 AM
Hi All,
My quit counter gave me a rose today and told me that it's been 32 months since I became nicotine-free! Yay! I'm so happy and grateful. I thought I'd pop in to say hello and write a little.
Since I quit, an enormous amount of energy was freed up for me to move forward with my life goals, and last Saturday, I graduated with my first degree (an Associate in Arts on the road to a Bachelor's) and finished up my term as student government president. Pretty wonderful. Life has its ups and downs, but they are SO much more doable without the complication of an active nicotine addiction. It's been a very stressful but good school year--full of things that I could not have accomplished if I were still smoking. Which reminds me, one of the biggest myths that I believed while I was a smoker is that smoking helped me deal with stress and that I needed it somehow for that. That belief kept me stuck in my addiction for a LONG time. WHAT A CROCK. Now I know from first-hand experience that the truth is smoking makes dealing with stress so much worse. Joel's video about this topic was a revelation to me. To anyone out there still struggling with an active addiction, take heart! Quitting is doable and more worth it than you can even imagine. The hard part DOES end, and then the joy of being free keeps getting better and better. Just one simple rule: No Nicotine Today. :)
Blessings to All,
Emma
- Free and Healing for Two Years, Eight Months, 20 Hours and 34 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 67 Days and 16 Hours, by avoiding the use of 19497 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $9,581.39.
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