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Share your quitting journey

I was thinking about Thanksgiving and thankfulness yesterday

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎11-22-2023 07:07 PM

 

and the ramblings of a song came out.

As I was raised in a religious household we learned that In tough times, when the world seems upside down, the only refuge may be our belief in something bigger than ourselves. Seems a lot of people are realizing that in these times. 

This is my Thanksgiving song for all of you

Wishing you peace. Wishing you hope.

Some clear stream water in a barren desert for me.

Thanksgiving Song

 

Let it be God come in

Together we all will win

Knowing our spirits rise

Abiding in Him

 

Letting God, letting go

Seeing how life can flow

Not falling down as much

Abiding in Him

 

Studying His teachings

Following the Words

Shortcomings will fall away

Love is what resides within

 

Abiding with He am I

I'm walkng beside Him now

I fumble, but don't give up

Abiding in Him

 

Things to be thankful for

Hearts that are open doors

Friendships and love that grows

Abiding in Him

Abiding in Him

Abiding in Him

Happy Thanksgiving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.