[b]�A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.� [/b]
This quotation is so fitting for our quit family. We are all on the journey of a smoke free life together. Those ahead are reaching back helping those behind, those together are leaning on each other, and those behind are pushing the others forward. It takes all of us together to succeed. Shevie once related to this journey as climbing a mountain. I�m going to try to find that post and bump it up.
Quitting is hard work folks and it brings with it a lot more issues than just not smoking. Most of us find our true selves through the process. We find out just how strong we really can be and how weak. Regardless of the stage of your quit you are in, there is someone who has been there, someone who understands and someone who is watching for what may come next. This is the most supportive group of people I have ever known in my life. We all come from different backgrounds, different parts of the world, are different ages, and have different points of view. That is what makes us successful.
My reason for hanging around here is to help others break a horrible addiction that has controlled me all of my adult life. The freedom from smoking compares to nothing I have ever experienced. If you are struggling or feel like giving up just hang on tight, lean on those traveling with you because you are going to love being a non-smoker.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 208
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,167
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $728
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55