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Freedom Train Friday Some celebrations going on here!

smorgy8513
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Good morning fellow EXer's! The Freedom Train is on the tracks, and prepared to make its daily run to Freedom from smoking! Everyone is invited to come aboard to celebrate their own personal Freedom, and that of their friends!!

If you are new here, this vehicle provides an area for everyone to gather and celebrate the milestones, and successes of those in our community! There are no tickets! The fuel for this locomotive is love and caring! The rides on this Train are paid for in contributions to the quits of others! The only thing required to ride this Train is a desire to breathe Free!  We encourage everyone to join in the celebration! No matter where you are in your quit, today is special, and is cause for celebration! Celebrate with others, and they will celebrate with you! There are no baggage fees! Bring all your "EXtra baggage"! We will help you sort it out!

We encourage you to come aboard today! Shout out your personal milestones, and those of your friends! Show your pride in your quit! 2 Days, 200 Days or 2000 Days!  More, if you have them! Let us hear from you, and let us all celebrate our FREEDOM!! Post food and music! IT IS PARTY TIME!!!

This Train is bound for FREEDOM from the Evils tobacco and smoking!!

"IF YOU ARE NOT RIDING WITH US, YOU ARE MISSING THE TRAIN"

ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!      Sharon♥

 

CONGRATS TO JENNIFER72113 WITH 400 DAYS OF FREEDOM!

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This is how to do it......Celebrate the YOU that YOU are today!

And then.....and then.....we have a honorary Celebration today:

SUE!      Those of you who have gone to any of the annual reunions have met her.    She is Rick's wife and I hear that she was tired of being the only smoker at these events.     So she quit!  

Sue has 100 days today!    Proud of you Lady!     Rick, please pass along our congrats to your beautiful wife!

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Now, here is something else to celebrate....I love these kind of days!

It is National Donut Day......rumor has it that many places will give away a free donut today if you come in to their store.    So, go online and look for places, yes I said placeS that you can road trip your day.

Here, of course, is where I would make my first stop:

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But, sadly, Minnesota no longer has Krispy Kremes.

So, I'm asking every single one of your that lives near a KK store to go in (more than once if your can get away with it) and have a Chocolate, Creme Filled Donut FOR ME!!!

Thanks in advance for that.

I'll look for other places to go here in Minnesota.    There is a local place called Cafe Donuts that has a pretty good cream filled donut.....maybe I'll go there.

Back to the Freedom Train Ride.

Let's have some fruit...here's what is wating for me in my fridge:

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Here's what I would like:

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Yes, one of each!

I'm riding today with 669 Days of Freedom!

Come aboard and share your number AND YOUR FAVORITE DONUT!!!!!

Sharon

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18 Comments
Magstoyou
Member

Thanks Sharon for picking me up

I.m riding with 689 Days of freedon

Congrats to all riding today, from 1....................thousands

Mag

P,S. my favorite donut would probably be glazed!!

ninepatch
Member

Goodmorning Sharon, Thanks for picking me up this morning.  Hopping on board with 1043 days of sweet freedom from smoking.  Congrats to all celebrating freedom from this horrible addiction!    Yummy Donut Day 🙂

Jennifer-Quit
Member

Jumping on with 400 days!  WOW - I can hardly believe it but it's true!  I think I'll have a donut to celebrate!  Congrats to Sue and all other quitters!


 

ShawnP
Member

Good morning! hahah love the truck, i mean train! I am boarding this am with 1175!

Going on round 2, anybody want to join me in a cup?

ShawnP
Member

Jennifer,

ShawnP
Member

Sue, Welcome to triple digits!!! Go glad that i got to meet you and so happy that you are celebrating freedom with us! I am going to hint at Rickie to take you out to dinner tonight hehe....

ShawnP
Member

LOOK, chocolate! They are in season too! MMMM

this seems to be endless! Yum

ShawnP
Member

Time to dance!

LET YOUR LOVE FLOW- BELLAMY BROTHERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Bl_VQ2inM

 

PEOPLE GET READY/LOVE TRAIN- O'JAYS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL_PwpullcU

Storm.3.1.14
Member

Hoppin' on the train with 462 days and a couple of boxes of Krispy Kreme's new summer flavors. Happy Donut Day, everyone!

YoungAtHeart
Member

Congratulations to Jennifer, Sue and all who ride on this lovely Donut Day!  Don't they just taste so much better now that we don't smoke?

Especially for our conductor!

Nancy

sparky26
Member

Congratulations Jennifer, and everyone what ever day you are on , if your not smoking its a good day.

elvan
Member

Congratulations, Jennifer!  Congratulations to Sue as well.  I am celebrating 502 days today.

JonesCarpeDiem

27 miles each way for a free donut. that would use $8.50 in gas. I don't think so. 🙂

free gas on free donut day would be nice!

Congratulations on your quits everyone.

have a great weekend

MarilynH
Member

Congratulations to everyone on your wonderful quits, especially all of you celebrating your special milestones, congrats to each and everyone of you. I am here with 327 DOF and counting. 

Strudel
Member

Congrats to Jennifer and Sue - and to everyone else here today! Happy donut day Sharon! 

Minx
Member

100 days of blissful freedom here! 🙂

Rick_M
Member

Thanks Shaun your a sweetheart. Showed your post to Sue....she is humble about her quit but thankful for your attention. She read Allan Carr at my suggestion, took Chantix  and just quit her addiction to cigs Feb 25 and never looked back. I love her comment "It was not as hard as I thought it would be". Folks if you make up your mind you are sick and tired of letting nicotine addiction control your life and seek out some sort of support you to can quit ....it is only as hard to quit as you make it.

Congrats to all celebrating milestones today. The freedom is oh so sweet......

Rick_M
Member

Oh and excuse me for forgettig our Freedom Train blogger here today...Sharon you are a sweetheart tooo. Thank you amd others for caring and keeping the EX Freedom Train chugging along.....I know for sure it truly helps many....

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Gone but Not Forgotten. RIP I've thought so many times about quitting, done a few quits with the longest being 9 months. Blamed that relapse on my sister because she broke her hip. This time I feel different 8/5/13:The first day of my forever quit. About me? Well, I'm old enough that I am going to semi-retire (work 2 days per week) starting in October, 2013. I have 2 grown sons, 2 older sisters, 2 cats. I'm passionate about my work, love mystery books. I give all the glory for my work, any successes I may have to God and prayer. I have a lot of people praying for me right now and that is where I feel the strength. I also am finding strength, information and support from this site. I hope I can offer some of that to others when I get past the newbie stage. 9/4/13 30 days today!! I've learned so much since I've been coming here each morning (and sometimes at night). Words: choose, not try-----decision----not giving anything up, but gaining---I'm worth so much more than a cigarette. These are only a few of the pearls of wisdom that I've taken to heart. So many great people. I learn something each and every time I come on here. I'm learning about myself too. I teach clients everyday that feelings are feelings and ok to have, but I've always fought that concept myself. I heard when I was little "what have you got to cry about?" so I learned not to cry. If anger was shown it meant going back and shutting the door 10 times quietly or maybe getting the wrath of my parent. So, I learned not to cry, not to feel anger. I'm learning now that I have those feelings and that smoking pushed them aside and down. They are there and real. Now I'm trying to learn how to show and express them instead of going off by myself for a smoke. I have supporters. The biggest pride is what I feel in myself. With each day I wake up I can say "Today is day ____" and I feel proud. Not the kind of pride like I could never fail. That is a realization and why I need to be aware and conscious each moment. No, smoking doesn't solve anything. And today I am proof that I can go on without the crutch of a cigarette! 8/5/17 4 Years Quit!!! Who would have "thunk" it? I never took responsibility for my relapses, always blamed whatever it was that occurred. So, when I quit on 8/5/13 I knew I REALLY wanted it to work, knew that I needed as much support as I could get but I think deep down I was afraid this one wouldn't take either. So, I did as much positive as I could: Chantix, prayer, atomic fire balls, telling friends AND coming to the EX many times throughout the day. The people here became my friends as well as my family. I could share when I was struggling and get encouragement. Have there been struggles in my life since then that would have "caused" me to smoke in the past? Of course! Life goes on and troubles happen even when you don't smoke. I lost my sister who was also my best friend, my diagnosis of lung cancer and the treatment that has gone on since then (dr tells me "not curable, but treatable"). Would smoking make any of those things better? OF COURSE NOT! But when you're an addict the brain tells tons of lies to you..... Newbies: use the resources that the EX provides to you and you will have major milestones too. I thank my family here and love each and every one of you that have helped me! Too many names to mention.