Heather Dawn
"Old Fogey4"
(Quit Smoking 01/01/99)
THE SENILITY PRAYER
God grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked
anyway. The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the
eyesight to tell the difference...
Over 13 months ago I came to Blairsville and life has never been the same since...Its been better! I wanted to quit smoking so bad but was hopelessly addicted and in all honesty I never believed I could quit. The second day I almost lost my quit, I spent a good part of that time in prayer desperatly seeking God's help. I later broke down crying with my mom, a person who is a total techno phobe and she said...Heather, there must be something on that internet thing. I was a bit doubtful, but I turned on the puter did a search and the first thing up was Blairsville and the rest has been wonderful history. I'm smoke free and in the process I made friendships that are more precious than silver. I thank God each day for speaking through my mom, and answering my prayer in such an effective manner. Its because of his grace and the people at Blairsville that I can proudly say...I've been quit for over 13 months and I will never smoke again.!
Now that I am older, here's what I have discovered:
1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
2. My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran.
3. I finally got my head together, now my body is falling
apart.
4. Funny, I don't remember being absent minded . . . . .
5. All reports are in; Life is now officially unfair.
6. If all is not lost, where is it?
7. It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser
8. Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
9. I wish the buck stopped here; I sure could use a few.
10. Kids in the back seat cause accidents
11. Accidents in the back seat - cause kids.
12. It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been
anywhere.
13. Only time the world beats a path to your door is when
you're in the bathroom.
14. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put
them on my knees.
15. When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does
everyone decide to play chess?
16. It's not hard to meet expenses... they're everywhere.
17. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the
depth.
18. These days I spend a lot of time thinking about the
hereafter.... I go somewhere to get something, and then
wonder what I'm here after!
Reserved for Karen OH
"Old Fogey4"
(Quit Smoking 01/01/99)
Karen's 2 year "ramble"
Well it is over 2 years since I quit smoking. And I have to say I never thought I?d ever be able to say that in my life! I started smoking when I was 14 years old. Sneaking smokes whenever I could. Which started the whole addiction. I really never had a true feeling to quit until after 27 years, of daily smoking. I tried all kinds of methods and ideas others had?nothing worked. Oh maybe for a few weeks, and that was with sneaking some in between. Because this addiction is so POWERFUL. Not only did it control my life it was killing me. What a way to die. And knowing I was paying for it?.a carton of sickerettes was hardly cheap. But The addiction had me and I continued to smoke. For another 5 years?. Total 32 years of smoking?Then came Zyban. My husband said "if you quit so will I"?.that sounded like a great idea..seeing he smokes 2-3 packs a day. So We got our scrips filled, and started the program. My husband couldn?t do it?I found Blairsville!!!!!! And you might as well say I lived there?.when ever I could. They knew what I was going through?they understood all my ups and downs. They even understood the foggy state!!!!! They were in the same boat! After all who else would get up before dawn get on the net and hope Blue Coffee was perking and that the gals would be there ready to have cookies and sit by the window and wait for you to join them? The morning show was my shot in the arm to start the day with the best dose of support any one could get. Those were the best days?..yet my worst. I love all of you for showing up everyday. For all your support. For just being you. It?s so neat to NOW see the OLD FOGEY BB?and see you all stopping in. Best of all its great to see so many Newbies coming in and Fighting for their lives too. You can do it too Newbies!!!!! One day at a time! And Blairsville by your side every step of the way. Fight for your lives! You are worth it!
Love and ((((Hugs))) Blairsville Thank you from my heart!
Karen OH Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (had to say it)
Reserved for Joyce
"Old Fogey4"
(Quit Smoking 01/01/99)
Joyce's 3 year "ramble"
I'm here to tell you that taking control of this addiction is not easy, but the good fight is so worth it!!! It takes alot of practice to become an ex-smoker, learning how to deal with all the ups and downs of life without using our ole serial killer friend.
I can't believe it has been three years now, and I remember how scared I was and how little faith I had in me to be able to control this addiction, but I learned alot here on the miracle board, and with all the love & support of some of the greatest ex-smokers I'll ever know, it has become such a huge blessing in my life.
Smoking is actually the hard way to live--
smelling like an ashtray,
having to answer that pain in your gut when the body needs more nicotine to stop hurting...
making sure there are enuf sickerettes in the house to make it through the nite...
the laugh that ends up to be a cough....
the taste in your mouth...YUCK!!!!!
Please believe me that it feels so good to finally be an exsmoker and one of the things that helped me the most, other than this board, was my first day in Blairsville when my 'board' brother, Michael, posted Junkie Thinking, it hit home so much, so here's the URL from Bob's site...
http://www.roofchek.com/quitsmoking/mustread/junkiethinking.html
and here's wishing you the best of luck in this endeavor...yes, it's a tuff addiction, with a powerful addictive drug behind it....so learn all you can about the addiction...and lean on this BB with all your heart...CONQUERING THIS ADDICTION, TAKING CONTROL OF IT ISSSSSSSSS POSSIBLE!!!!...so fight the good fight, you are so worth it!!!!
Happy New YOU!!!
KEEPIN' THE FAITH AND KEEPIN' THE QUIT!!
Bonnie
(Quit Smoking 01/02/1999)
"Old Fogey4"
Bonnie's "Ramble"
Wow, didn't even know we HAD an old fogies board, so I think I'm now a double-fogie LOL.. well, will be TWO years soon!! I like this page..
Tommyboy sent me here to write this and I find I am in familiar and very good company, especially Larry Cucumber and Hez (mail me!! bonnie@west.net)
ROFLMAO.. what a great group we had two years ago eh? and man, I hope, as I am, we are all smoke free STILL... one thing I regret .. and this is for
any newbies looking for words of wisdom... after 8 months in my quit, I got a new rent and the rent cost more, so it ate up my smoking bucks!! Now we KNOW if I'd had to get this place AND still smoked, I'd have found a way to afford it.. soooo PUT YOUR MONEY AWAY and call it play money*S* I went on a cruise the first year, which gave a lot of pleasure to people counting
their first pack saved.. this past year, I went to Sweden to meet my cyberswedie of three years who will be my Hubby of 2001 *S* YAY!!!
He THINKS I quit smoking for HIM, but I did not..But, I know that if I had been unable to quit, we never would have hit it off so well *S*
I quit smoking because the cigarette companies decided to charge smokers more to pay for that suit they lost in Florida.. that cost, combined with an increase of taxes in California, forced my More's red cigarettes from $18 and change a carton Dec. 31, 1998 to $33 a carton Jan. 1, 1999.. THAT incensed my Scottish pocketbook so I grabbed that Wellbutrin and gave it a
go *S*
Twenty-one days later, and broken out in hives on top of hives from head to toe, I did a search for hives/wellbutrin and came up with Blair's... Thanks
Blair Price for being there.. I wasn't alone with the hives OR the quit and helpful people told me to hang in there and that I could do this now without the drugs OR the smokes *S*
I did... I gained 30 pounds.. now still up 15, but hey, not 30!! I plan to lose them all and I gained at least 30 new friends*S* (I'd love to keep them LOL though it seems we are scattered to the winds.. at least not on the smoke eh? LOL)
Miss you all!!
Hugs to you*S*
Bonnie
Hugs and keep the quit *S*.. PS... geesh.. I STILL love that smell LOL