Duffis has returned to the land of the living and caring. I certainly do have a new war to fight and I just had to take time off from life itself to regroup. I now have a battle plan in place so what the hell, I�ll just do it and have fun along the way. By the way I am still free of the nicotine and my addiction is well in check.
I want to thank all of you that offered your thoughts and prayers. I am especially grateful to Rusty and Georgie for taking the time to chat with me when I was deep in depression and not really totally aware of myself. There are many to personally thank and I will do so as I get on with this. To my dear friend Josie at the SSC, thank you. Lady I know you were there for me as were many others and I say to you all: thank you so very much...
I am continually amazed how we let the simple things that help us to get along in this world slip through our fingers. Max Steingart e-mailed me this piece of advice that I want to share with all of you; it is good food for thought when you are in a pickle.
Some people are successful in mastering life,
while others permit life to master them.
There is a split in you that is very clear.
There is a part of you that knows what you should do,
and a part of you that does what it feels like doing.
Don't let passion drive you, let reason hold the reins.
Once you understand these opposing forces warring within you,
with this knowledge of the truth: you no longer remain a slave.
A clear understanding will make you the master of your life.
Resistance is your thoughts transformed into feelings.
Change the thoughts that creates the resistance,
and there is no more resistance.
Are you controlled by your thoughts or are you controlling your thoughts?
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
If you are ruled by your mind you are a king,
if by your body, a slave.
Duffis
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/13/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 474
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 14,229
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1218.18
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 94 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 45
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Quit Meter
$285,493.75
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 6851
Hours: 23
Minutes: 8
Seconds: 10
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45679
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
1,141,975
Cigarettes Not Smoked