This is my last Duffism and I would hope that you would take a little more time and really read and understand this message because it is about YOU no matter what shape you are in at this time.
You will grow and you will survive if you want to. Keep sticking your head in the sand and you will stay the same. There is no magic involved in giving up a nasty habit such as smoking just YOU. Pay attention and you will grow, ignore yourself and you will die a slow death. If you want change, just change there is no magic pill to make this happen.
As I watch the boards these days I see a lot of fellowship and that is good. You are a strong group and I commend you. To the older quitters I simply say please stay quit. I will peek in now and then to see how you are doing. I have enjoyed a lot of conversations and friendships here at the SSC. To the Unsmokeables what a ride it was and we won, dam we won. UFO, Brenda, Missy, Georgie and Major Dude I love you all. Hummy I thank you for your kindness and support. Rusty thank you for helping Roxanne and me to a great quit.
We are all beings of light. Put another way, we are spiritual beings having a human experience. As children, most of us know this, but other human beings who have forgotten what they really are and who cannot help us to know ourselves train us to forget. As a result, we are led to believe that magic is not real, that our invisible playmates do not really exist, and that we are limited beings with only one earthly life to live. There is enormous pressure to conform to this concept of ourselves and so we lose touch with our full potential, forgetting that we are beings of light.
At this time, many of us are reawakening to the truth of who we are, because we are living amidst such large-scale changes in the world. We need to access this light in order to not only survive but thrive as we shift into a new order of consciousness. As the changes around us proceed in rapid progression, we will want to be able to trust our own ability to sense what is happening and how we can best respond. We are no longer living in a predictable world in which we can trust external authority figures and prior ideas about reality to guide us. We need to be able to access the information that will help us navigate these uncertain waters, and the ultimate authority resides in our awareness of ourselves as beings of light.
It is through our connection to this light that we know things beyond what the visible world can tell us, and we see things beyond what the physical world reveals. In order to access this wisdom, we can simply allow ourselves to remember that we are not limited, as we have been taught. In fact, we are filled with divine grace and power that is ours for the asking. A daily practice of tuning into this vast potential, conversing with it, and offering ourselves up to it opens the door through which we can reclaim our true identity, taking ownership of the calling that the time has come to create bliss on earth.
Peace and joy to you all.
Duffis
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]2/13/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 952
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 28,560
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,332.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 206 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24
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Quit Meter
$285,437.50
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 6850
Hours: 13
Minutes: 36
Seconds: 2
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45670
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
1,141,750
Cigarettes Not Smoked
