Great inspiration Joe. I know for me I tried to quit several times before this one finally stuck. Did I think I could quit? No. Not at all. But I gave it my best shot and here I am. It hasn't been an easy road but I'm still making it one day at a time and that's all that matters. If you are struggling with your quit, just keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep going. It really does get better. Bad days will come and go but to be smoke free is worth every bit of agony you may be experiencing now. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 321 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,429 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1123.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 28 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37

Fellow Quitters, I found a great passage on the net this morning and I wanted to share it with everyone here. When you read this think in terms of the quit process. [b][color=blue]It is important to plan carefully, and it is just as important to be flexible. Success and achievement usually do not end up coming about in exactly the way you planned. While it is vital to have a realistic, workable method for getting from here to there, remember to keep in mind that the plan is not the goal. To reach the goal, you may need to relinquish the original plan, or at least certain parts of the plan. Just because something goes wrong along the way and the plan doesn't work, does not mean that the goal is unreachable. It simply signals to you that it's time to be more flexible. Flexibility means being committed to your plan without being completely dependent on it. Flexibility means being open to the numerous other options available to you.[/color] [color=red]For anything you want to attain, there are many ways to get there. When one path becomes blocked, don't turn back.[/color] [color=blue]Instead, look for a workable detour and get busy moving again. You may soon find that the going is even better than you could have imagined.[/color][/b] For many of us we have to have several quits before we can really have that lifetime quit. Should you have trouble or struggle with your quit, examine how you are quitting. There are many ways to quit and sometimes you have to experiment a little to be successful. Whatever you do... [b][color=black]DON'T QUIT QUITTING!!![/b][/color] [b][color=Purple]Be Strong. Be Smart. Be Quit[/color] [color=black]Joe[/color] [size=3][color=Blue]Knowledge Replaces Fear[/color][/size] [size=2][color=black]Illegitimus non carborundum est[/color][/size] [size=2][color=purple]Hoping for success without hard work is like trying to harvest without planting.[/color][/size][/b] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 368 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,210 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $901.6 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 64 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 23 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

Joe, Thank you for the insightful post :) You are right, there are many ways to quit and no-one should give up. Hope you celebrated your year with a bang, we are very proud of you! Keep Strong, Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.