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it's high time
Posted On: 03/30/2008 16:15:56

ok, it's time to do something that i've been putting off for a very, very long time

 

it's time for me to quite smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee!!!! 

i (really stupidly) started smoking at the age of 16 after an argument with my mother about smoking. i wasn't smoking, but she was convinced that i was.  so in anger and out of utter defiance i went out that day and bought a pack of cigarettes and started smoking them. i never realised that it wouldn't end for another 18 years. as for the the coffee, well it just kinda happened along the way sometime. 

 

i've turned my back on all of my other chemical vices. you remember that guy in the NT who was possessed by "Legion" who was many? well, my chemical addiction was something like that…

 

anyway. tomorrow afternoon i shall be smoking my last cigarette. wish me strength…

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From: Sister_M
03/31/2008 11:21:17

I know you can do it.....aside from the church stuff just think about your health and your kids and loved ones and that you will be around a lot longer with good health.  Lungs can actually repair and regrow, did you know that?  You are still young and can reverse any negative health effects that may have occured, it's pretty cool.  It may not be easy, but you can do anything you put your mind to. 



From: Shade
03/30/2008 17:14:31

cgrantreed wrote:

Having done this myself... I wish you great strength, the wisdom to know when to call out to God for help overcoming the urges (cause you are going to need HIM a lot)... and for those around you, the patience that they need to overcome you being a grouch:-)

Its a tough road, I know. If you have kicked any other chemical addictions thiugh, at least you know how to attack it. It may take some time and you HAVE TO attach pain to your actions as a tool to help you stop. Every time you feel the urge to pound in another nail ( I know you understand that phrase) or grab that cup of joe... just think about how much control it has over you and how much better it would be to be free of it.

My prayers are with you,

Grant 

 

thanks, Grant! 

From: Shade
03/30/2008 17:13:36

Andrew777 wrote:
I do wish you strength Shade.  It's been five weeks for me now and it's so great to be able to breathe once again.  Good luck, and my prayers are also with you!
thanks, Andrew. yip… i too look forward to being able to breathe again!


From: Andrew777
03/30/2008 17:02:58
I do wish you strength Shade.  It's been five weeks for me now and it's so great to be able to breathe once again.  Good luck, and my prayers are also with you!

From: cgrantreed
03/30/2008 16:50:47

Having done this myself... I wish you great strength, the wisdom to know when to call out to God for help overcoming the urges (cause you are going to need HIM a lot)... and for those around you, the patience that they need to overcome you being a grouch:-)

Its a tough road, I know. If you have kicked any other chemical addictions thiugh, at least you know how to attack it. It may take some time and you HAVE TO attach pain to your actions as a tool to help you stop. Every time you feel the urge to pound in another nail ( I know you understand that phrase) or grab that cup of joe... just think about how much control it has over you and how much better it would be to be free of it.

My prayers are with you,

Grant 


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