Thanks Linda. As Joel said in a post yesterday, Freedom's membership truly is a taste of the world, as nicotine shows no favor to any religion, region or group on earth - it damages, controls and destroys regardless of event or belief.
imageThe Never-Smokers, Ex-Smokers and Smokers of the world all shared the exact same distraughtful events, yet we don't sit around and consider what addictive drug the Never-Smokers should now consider becoming addicted to, It just isn't a rational thought. As we've learned, stress accelerates nicotine's metabolization inside the Smoker's body, just as alcohol does, requiring far more frequent feedings in order to avoid sensing and experiencing withdrawal.
Let us commit to the mind that we will never use any event or circumstance, including the death of a loved one, as an excuse to relapse. Let the healing continue! Breathe deep, hug hard, live long, YQB Zep : )