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Offline AppleJack

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #635 on: February 19, 2020, 11:35:11 AM »
Damn. This intro is dusty as hell! Haha


This is life today. Check this out:

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Almost 7 years ago I was looking at a blinking cursor on my laptop screen, knowing that the next words I typed on this site were going to be epic. Life changing. Scary. Needed.

“AppleJack... Day 1”
(I still have no damn idea why I stuck with that stupid name.)

I have no special knowledge to impart today. This process is pretty damn easy. Make your decision. Own it. Work it. Get involved here. Stay involved here.

Done.

I’m not even close to the activity level I practiced during my first year or two after quitting. But... still here every day. Still 100% on daily roll. Don’t plan on changing that any time soon. The 10-20 seconds it takes to post up and strengthen my quit each day are gladly given. Gladly. It’s the cost of freedom but it’s NOTHING compared to the benefit of freedom.








Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not ten.

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #634 on: April 19, 2019, 10:09:57 PM »
6 freaking years you Rock Star, I still remember the day we first interacted, you were and still are a quit God.

You are an inspiration to myself and many others, thanks for leading the way.

Skol 471 days with my brudda Shane
Thanks, man!  ;D

6 years ago today I did the most important thing I’ve ever done in my entire 48 years here on earth.

More important than getting married.
More important than my daughter being born.
More important than any job.
More important than... “x”.

I typed 3 words on some weird website... with people I don’t know and will probably never meet... with the expectation that I type a variant of those 3 words each and every damn day until... whenever:

AppleJack... Day 1

(I still don’t know what the hell that name means or what the hell I was thinking when I signed up under that. Fog? Oh, hell yes.)

It was the scariest thing I have ever done.
It was/is the most empowering thing I have ever done AND will ever do. Period.

I say it was more important than anything because I took my life back. Took it back so that all the other important things in life will never again be tainted by my addiction or take a back seat to it.

Never. Again.

6 years. 100% poster still and... will continue to be. 10-20 seconds each day to remind me of my freedom?

Gladly.

Rock on Brother!
Outstanding!! Thanks for showing the way!!

Great job man.

You.  Are.  The.  Man.

Thanks Shane for being a great asset and mentor on this site, and a great friend.  Congratulations on 6 years!

Impressive. Good for you sir.

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #633 on: April 19, 2019, 02:43:31 PM »
6 freaking years you Rock Star, I still remember the day we first interacted, you were and still are a quit God.

You are an inspiration to myself and many others, thanks for leading the way.

Skol 471 days with my brudda Shane
Thanks, man!  ;D

6 years ago today I did the most important thing I’ve ever done in my entire 48 years here on earth.

More important than getting married.
More important than my daughter being born.
More important than any job.
More important than... “x”.

I typed 3 words on some weird website... with people I don’t know and will probably never meet... with the expectation that I type a variant of those 3 words each and every damn day until... whenever:

AppleJack... Day 1

(I still don’t know what the hell that name means or what the hell I was thinking when I signed up under that. Fog? Oh, hell yes.)

It was the scariest thing I have ever done.
It was/is the most empowering thing I have ever done AND will ever do. Period.

I say it was more important than anything because I took my life back. Took it back so that all the other important things in life will never again be tainted by my addiction or take a back seat to it.

Never. Again.

6 years. 100% poster still and... will continue to be. 10-20 seconds each day to remind me of my freedom?

Gladly.

Rock on Brother!
Outstanding!! Thanks for showing the way!!

Great job man.

You.  Are.  The.  Man.

Thanks Shane for being a great asset and mentor on this site, and a great friend.  Congratulations on 6 years!

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #632 on: April 19, 2019, 02:14:51 PM »
6 freaking years you Rock Star, I still remember the day we first interacted, you were and still are a quit God.

You are an inspiration to myself and many others, thanks for leading the way.

Skol 471 days with my brudda Shane
Thanks, man!  ;D

6 years ago today I did the most important thing I’ve ever done in my entire 48 years here on earth.

More important than getting married.
More important than my daughter being born.
More important than any job.
More important than... “x”.

I typed 3 words on some weird website... with people I don’t know and will probably never meet... with the expectation that I type a variant of those 3 words each and every damn day until... whenever:

AppleJack... Day 1

(I still don’t know what the hell that name means or what the hell I was thinking when I signed up under that. Fog? Oh, hell yes.)

It was the scariest thing I have ever done.
It was/is the most empowering thing I have ever done AND will ever do. Period.

I say it was more important than anything because I took my life back. Took it back so that all the other important things in life will never again be tainted by my addiction or take a back seat to it.

Never. Again.

6 years. 100% poster still and... will continue to be. 10-20 seconds each day to remind me of my freedom?

Gladly.

Rock on Brother!
Outstanding!! Thanks for showing the way!!

Great job man.

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #631 on: April 17, 2019, 03:44:25 PM »
6 freaking years you Rock Star, I still remember the day we first interacted, you were and still are a quit God.

You are an inspiration to myself and many others, thanks for leading the way.

Skol 471 days with my brudda Shane
Thanks, man!  ;D

6 years ago today I did the most important thing I’ve ever done in my entire 48 years here on earth.

More important than getting married.
More important than my daughter being born.
More important than any job.
More important than... “x”.

I typed 3 words on some weird website... with people I don’t know and will probably never meet... with the expectation that I type a variant of those 3 words each and every damn day until... whenever:

AppleJack... Day 1

(I still don’t know what the hell that name means or what the hell I was thinking when I signed up under that. Fog? Oh, hell yes.)

It was the scariest thing I have ever done.
It was/is the most empowering thing I have ever done AND will ever do. Period.

I say it was more important than anything because I took my life back. Took it back so that all the other important things in life will never again be tainted by my addiction or take a back seat to it.

Never. Again.

6 years. 100% poster still and... will continue to be. 10-20 seconds each day to remind me of my freedom?

Gladly.

Rock on Brother!
Outstanding!! Thanks for showing the way!!
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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #630 on: April 17, 2019, 03:10:19 PM »
6 freaking years you Rock Star, I still remember the day we first interacted, you were and still are a quit God.

You are an inspiration to myself and many others, thanks for leading the way.

Skol 471 days with my brudda Shane
Thanks, man!  ;D

6 years ago today I did the most important thing I’ve ever done in my entire 48 years here on earth.

More important than getting married.
More important than my daughter being born.
More important than any job.
More important than... “x”.

I typed 3 words on some weird website... with people I don’t know and will probably never meet... with the expectation that I type a variant of those 3 words each and every damn day until... whenever:

AppleJack... Day 1

(I still don’t know what the hell that name means or what the hell I was thinking when I signed up under that. Fog? Oh, hell yes.)

It was the scariest thing I have ever done.
It was/is the most empowering thing I have ever done AND will ever do. Period.

I say it was more important than anything because I took my life back. Took it back so that all the other important things in life will never again be tainted by my addiction or take a back seat to it.

Never. Again.

6 years. 100% poster still and... will continue to be. 10-20 seconds each day to remind me of my freedom?

Gladly.

Rock on Brother!
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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #629 on: April 17, 2019, 02:00:47 PM »
6 freaking years you Rock Star, I still remember the day we first interacted, you were and still are a quit God.

You are an inspiration to myself and many others, thanks for leading the way.

Skol 471 days with my brudda Shane
Thanks, man!  ;D

6 years ago today I did the most important thing I’ve ever done in my entire 48 years here on earth.

More important than getting married.
More important than my daughter being born.
More important than any job.
More important than... “x”.

I typed 3 words on some weird website... with people I don’t know and will probably never meet... with the expectation that I type a variant of those 3 words each and every damn day until... whenever:

AppleJack... Day 1

(I still don’t know what the hell that name means or what the hell I was thinking when I signed up under that. Fog? Oh, hell yes.)

It was the scariest thing I have ever done.
It was/is the most empowering thing I have ever done AND will ever do. Period.

I say it was more important than anything because I took my life back. Took it back so that all the other important things in life will never again be tainted by my addiction or take a back seat to it.

Never. Again.

6 years. 100% poster still and... will continue to be. 10-20 seconds each day to remind me of my freedom?

Gladly.


Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not ten.

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #628 on: April 17, 2019, 12:37:38 PM »
6 freaking years you Rock Star, I still remember the day we first interacted, you were and still are a quit God.

You are an inspiration to myself and many others, thanks for leading the way.

Skol 471 days with my brudda Shane
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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #627 on: March 01, 2019, 08:02:25 PM »
Wow.

I thought this intro was just going to get moldy and fade into oblivion.

It does my Quit enormous good to see all/most of the KTC history and wisdom all in one place again! I (and others, for sure) gave Admin some serious shit when we moved over to this site.

For me... almost 6 years have passed since I first typed in this intro and posted roll for the first time. This is stuff I don’t want to forget... ever. That’s why I’m still here and still a 100% poster. To forget is to fail. Do I need to post roll anymore?... Pro’ly not. BUT... addiction isn’t ever cured... it’s just managed. At this point I’m really damn good at it. Being quit isn’t an effort anymore... the work I put in at the beginning let me move Quitting as something I was doing to Being Quit as something I am.

Profound difference.

Anyway... blah, blah, blah.
Loving my freedom more every damn day.

AJ... 2,145

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #626 on: March 01, 2019, 10:07:11 AM »
Wow.

I thought this intro was just going to get moldy and fade into oblivion.

It does my Quit enormous good to see all/most of the KTC history and wisdom all in one place again! I (and others, for sure) gave Admin some serious shit when we moved over to this site.

For me... almost 6 years have passed since I first typed in this intro and posted roll for the first time. This is stuff I don’t want to forget... ever. That’s why I’m still here and still a 100% poster. To forget is to fail. Do I need to post roll anymore?... Pro’ly not. BUT... addiction isn’t ever cured... it’s just managed. At this point I’m really damn good at it. Being quit isn’t an effort anymore... the work I put in at the beginning let me move Quitting as something I was doing to Being Quit as something I am.

Profound difference.

Anyway... blah, blah, blah.
Loving my freedom more every damn day.

AJ... 2,145
Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not ten.

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #625 on: September 11, 2018, 08:52:00 PM »
Quote from: ChickDip
Quote from: devil6dog
Quote from: Doofus
Quote from: FISHFLORIDA
Quote from: quitNWinay
Quote from: AppleJack
Weird little milestones renew my Quit.
They are a tiny reminder for me to rage against complacency.

TodayÂ’s milestone?...

Born: 1970
Quit: 1,970 days

Even if nobody but me gets a little quit chub... who cares!?!
That is some good shiz right there.

Still 100% poster.
Still here everyday... nowhere near as rabid as I used to be but... still here and STILL grateful for this site and the badass people I connect with every damn day.
Still moving away from the addict mindset.
Still owning this.
Still discovering new freedom.

Get involved... stay involved.
Wow!!! 1970 is unreal brother... But, ODAAT got you there. 100% poster at 1970 days is inspirational! Proud to quit with you today and EDD!!!
Let me know when you hit 1971. Real men were born in 1971...

Nice work brother! proud be quit with you.

Actually.. Old men were born pre 1971.
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You were one of the first to reach out to me AppleJack. Congrats on your milestone. You are an Inspiration
CONGRATS Shane! Awesome!
Congrats A.J. keep rocking that quit
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Offline ChickDip

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #624 on: September 11, 2018, 10:30:00 AM »
Quote from: devil6dog
Quote from: Doofus
Quote from: FISHFLORIDA
Quote from: quitNWinay
Quote from: AppleJack
Weird little milestones renew my Quit.
They are a tiny reminder for me to rage against complacency.

TodayÂ’s milestone?...

Born: 1970
Quit: 1,970 days

Even if nobody but me gets a little quit chub... who cares!?!
That is some good shiz right there.

Still 100% poster.
Still here everyday... nowhere near as rabid as I used to be but... still here and STILL grateful for this site and the badass people I connect with every damn day.
Still moving away from the addict mindset.
Still owning this.
Still discovering new freedom.

Get involved... stay involved.
Wow!!! 1970 is unreal brother... But, ODAAT got you there. 100% poster at 1970 days is inspirational! Proud to quit with you today and EDD!!!
Let me know when you hit 1971. Real men were born in 1971...

Nice work brother! proud be quit with you.

Actually.. Old men were born pre 1971.
poof
You were one of the first to reach out to me AppleJack. Congrats on your milestone. You are an Inspiration
CONGRATS Shane! Awesome!
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Try to believe that you are worth more than you think, and others are worth more than you think.
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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #623 on: September 10, 2018, 12:14:00 AM »
Quote from: Doofus
Quote from: FISHFLORIDA
Quote from: quitNWinay
Quote from: AppleJack
Weird little milestones renew my Quit.
They are a tiny reminder for me to rage against complacency.

TodayÂ’s milestone?...

Born: 1970
Quit: 1,970 days

Even if nobody but me gets a little quit chub... who cares!?!
That is some good shiz right there.

Still 100% poster.
Still here everyday... nowhere near as rabid as I used to be but... still here and STILL grateful for this site and the badass people I connect with every damn day.
Still moving away from the addict mindset.
Still owning this.
Still discovering new freedom.

Get involved... stay involved.
Wow!!! 1970 is unreal brother... But, ODAAT got you there. 100% poster at 1970 days is inspirational! Proud to quit with you today and EDD!!!
Let me know when you hit 1971. Real men were born in 1971...

Nice work brother! proud be quit with you.

Actually.. Old men were born pre 1971.
poof
You were one of the first to reach out to me AppleJack. Congrats on your milestone. You are an Inspiration

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #622 on: September 08, 2018, 08:46:00 AM »
Quote from: FISHFLORIDA
Quote from: quitNWinay
Quote from: AppleJack
Weird little milestones renew my Quit.
They are a tiny reminder for me to rage against complacency.

TodayÂ’s milestone?...

Born: 1970
Quit: 1,970 days

Even if nobody but me gets a little quit chub... who cares!?!
That is some good shiz right there.

Still 100% poster.
Still here everyday... nowhere near as rabid as I used to be but... still here and STILL grateful for this site and the badass people I connect with every damn day.
Still moving away from the addict mindset.
Still owning this.
Still discovering new freedom.

Get involved... stay involved.
Wow!!! 1970 is unreal brother... But, ODAAT got you there. 100% poster at 1970 days is inspirational! Proud to quit with you today and EDD!!!
Let me know when you hit 1971. Real men were born in 1971...

Nice work brother! proud be quit with you.

Actually.. Old men were born pre 1971.
poof

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Re: Day 1... I quit
« Reply #621 on: September 08, 2018, 08:43:00 AM »
Quote from: quitNWinay
Quote from: AppleJack
Weird little milestones renew my Quit.
They are a tiny reminder for me to rage against complacency.

TodayÂ’s milestone?...

Born: 1970
Quit: 1,970 days

Even if nobody but me gets a little quit chub... who cares!?!
That is some good shiz right there.

Still 100% poster.
Still here everyday... nowhere near as rabid as I used to be but... still here and STILL grateful for this site and the badass people I connect with every damn day.
Still moving away from the addict mindset.
Still owning this.
Still discovering new freedom.

Get involved... stay involved.
Wow!!! 1970 is unreal brother... But, ODAAT got you there. 100% poster at 1970 days is inspirational! Proud to quit with you today and EDD!!!
Let me know when you hit 1971. Real men were born in 1971...

Nice work brother! proud be quit with you.

Actually.. Old men were born pre 1971.
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