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Offline Skolvikings

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Re: Athan
« Reply #258 on: September 05, 2018, 09:40:00 PM »
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I'm not a smart man but I know what Quit is
Forrest Quit

“I quit, therefore I am”
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“Hard. It’s a word used by the weak to describe that which requires effort”

YouÂ’ll never regret quitting. You will ALWAYS regret a cave.

“If quitting is wrong I don’t wanna be right”

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep quitting.”
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I set out one day to find enemies, and I found no friends.
I set out one day to find friends, and I found no enemies.
You will find that which you truly seek. Set your heart therefore on being quit.

“To quit or not to quit, that is the question.”
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The devil is roaming devouring souls like a lion EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE. Fight. Fight. Fight.”
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Vini Vidi Quiti
(we came, we saw, we quit)
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“That’s one small quit for man, one giant quit for mankind!”
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“I’ll be quit”
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“I thought it an impossible task, until I did it”
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“What happens to us is largely out of our hands,
How we respond to things will always be within our grasp.”
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"If I had a dime for each can, dontcha know I'd be a rich man?!"
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"how do I quit thee, let me count the days"
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“I labored through a valley of tears for a treasure I wanted to see.
Lo and behold when my journey was through, the treasure I found was me!”
KTC June Â’18
So freaking awesome. So much fun. Lots of smiles putting those on roll.

V 2.0 starts again in a few days.

The mark spitz will forever be my favorite ?
Be humble... grow everyday.

I fear I will always be chasing the vortex like a drug. None will be as special as my first hit.

MY HOF SPEECH

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Re: Athan
« Reply #257 on: September 05, 2018, 08:07:00 PM »
"I'm not a smart man but I know what Quit is"
Forrest Quit

“I quit, therefore I am”
Desquittes

“Hard. It’s a word used by the weak to describe that which requires effort”

You'll never regret quitting. You will ALWAYS regret a cave.

“If quitting is wrong I don’t wanna be right”

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep quitting.”
¯ Martin Luther Quit Jr.

I set out one day to find enemies, and I found no friends.
I set out one day to find friends, and I found no enemies.
You will find that which you truly seek. Set your heart therefore on being quit.

“To quit or not to quit, that is the question.”
William Quitsphere

"Life is God's gift to a man. Integrity is a mans gift to himself."

"The devil is roaming devouring souls like a lion EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE. Fight. Fight. Fight.”
Swimdad

Vini Vidi Quiti
(we came, we saw, we quit)
Julius Quitter, or was it Quiteus Caesar?

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, you just have to take the first step.” –Martin Luther Quit

“That’s one small quit for man, one giant quit for mankind!”
Neil Quitstrong

“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by someone doing it”
Quitbert Hubbard

"Quit ain't a destination, it's a journey"
Thanassi Quitopoulos

"I'd swim the English channel just to stay quit"
Mark Quitz

"Quit 101 now in session! Offering online classes to a quit group near you"
SoccerMan91 on HOF+1

“I'll be quit"
Arnold Quitzenegger

“I thought it an impossible task, until I did it”
Quitonymous

“What happens to us is largely out of our hands,
How we respond to things will always be within our grasp.”
Quitosaurus Rex

"If I had a dime for each can, dontcha know I'd be a rich man?!"
Quit D. Rockefeller

"how do I quit thee, let me count the days"
Quitsphere

“I labored through a valley of tears for a treasure I wanted to see.
Lo and behold when my journey was through, the treasure I found was me!”
KTC June ’18
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Re: Athan
« Reply #256 on: September 04, 2018, 07:11:00 PM »
From QuitNWinay 9/4/18:
...I met this cousin who's a champion dipper. As the coversation went, he blamed the high school bunch for his dipping addiction. Some people just don't get it - I am not an addict because of bad parenting. Or because of a sport, or the kids I hung out with at school. It is not because of my occupation, neither because life found a way of kicking me in the nuts every now and then. Or because of the way dip is marketed and sold at gas stations. The can never ever jumped off the shelf, into my pocket or into my mouth. I made that decision of buying the can every damn day. Paid with my hard earned money to keep the addiction going. I was an addict because I loved tobacco. Because, I thought I could remain functional only with that bitch in my mouth. I fuelled my addiction by not ever seriously giving up on tobacco - till 48 days ago!

It is important to understand and acknowledge that it is only me that is to blame for my addiction - OWN UP!!! I think that's the first step towards a new life!
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Re: Athan
« Reply #255 on: September 03, 2018, 06:29:00 PM »
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Enjoy 'Remshot'
well now, that's, well, wow. Points for technique. Points for form. Points for finesse. Points all around!
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"There are two dogs in the fight, which one are you feeding?" SuperDave9000
"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

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My Intro and HOF Speech
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Re: Athan
« Reply #254 on: August 31, 2018, 05:05:00 PM »
If you want my digits, just ask and they will be yours, but I expect yours in return.

Accountability is a statement of personal promise, both to yourself and to the people around you, to deliver specific defined results.
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Do not be complacent about your achievements and not to strive for continual improvement when you get to the top. As soon as you let success go to your head, you sink into following familiar patterns and play it safe. In other words, you risk losing your edge.
Roy T. Bennett

You need anything, ask.  You feel strong, help.  This quit is for you but we got your back.
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Do not let the actions of others determine the direction of YOUR quit.
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There are no dumb questions, just dumb people who ask questions.
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Offline Athan

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Re: Athan
« Reply #253 on: August 31, 2018, 12:15:00 PM »
So I'm well past the HOF now (from my perspective). I'm realizing that there are distinct stages of the quit. Each one like some new plateau or vista that I just could not see from where I started. The post HOF funk was real, and there have actually been one or two 'craves'. I'd call them periods of intense frustration or anxiety. Lately though I'm seeing in the post HOF groups some people fading away. And the stage that I'm seeing now is the returning cavers. Had two guys text me just this week about that very thing. While I cannot condone the early caves; it is absolutely staggering to me that someone would use post HOF. I just can't wrap my head around it. That's like graduating High School and FORGETTING how to read. Un-friggin-believable.
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Re: Athan
« Reply #252 on: August 23, 2018, 10:47:00 AM »
Getting close to un chartered quit waters.....never been past 7 months in 30 years....222 qlf

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Re: Athan
« Reply #251 on: August 15, 2018, 10:05:00 PM »
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Weird, I have not really ever had a dip dream
you suck and deserve an elephant upper decker
Athan = Quit

Keep typing Sir....
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Re: Athan
« Reply #250 on: August 15, 2018, 05:09:00 PM »
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Weird, I have not really ever had a dip dream
you suck and deserve an elephant upper decker
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
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Re: Athan
« Reply #249 on: August 15, 2018, 11:58:00 AM »
Weird, I have not really ever had a dip dream

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Re: Athan
« Reply #248 on: August 10, 2018, 05:51:00 AM »
222 days and a dip dream last night. Staggering that they still invade my sleep. I can't remember the context but a quit brother was with me though I couldn't see his face. We dove into the can packing our lips full of it.
The pleasure lasted seconds before the wave of shame and humiliation swept over me and I couldn't spit it out fast enough. The dip barnacles were clinging to my lip and I couldn't get them off. I was close to retching when I finally came to. Jeez I hate those. Still, it's a good reminder of why I'm on the path that I'm on.
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"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

The Science of Addiction
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My Intro and HOF Speech
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Re: Athan
« Reply #247 on: August 09, 2018, 09:45:00 PM »
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DUMONEÂ’S HOF SPEECH

It's the shizzle!
That HOF speech is worth the read. Thanks for posting it.
This site has some truly inspirational quitters!
Addicts don't quit once for a lifetime, they quit daily for a lifetime.

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Re: Athan
« Reply #246 on: August 09, 2018, 04:25:00 PM »
DUMONEÂ’S HOF SPEECH

It's the shizzle!
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
"I can't quit for you. I will quit with you" Ready
"There are two dogs in the fight, which one are you feeding?" SuperDave9000
"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

The Science of Addiction
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My Intro and HOF Speech
Quitters I've met: Cbird, UncleRico, Gregor, KDip, Broccoli-saurus, Croakenhagen, BriagG, Koba, Kodiakdeath, Arrakisdq, McDave, Worktowin, SkolVikings, JGromo, GS9502, PaDutchman, Stillbrewing, A-Aron...
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Re: Athan
« Reply #245 on: August 08, 2018, 06:16:00 PM »
Quote from: JGromo
...You've given me the strength to continue on countless times and I hope that I can do the same for you one day!
SILLY MAN!
I wouldn't be here were it not for you, helping me to give up the chew, and then the brew, always with a call or two, for the quit to renew and lift me when I'm blue, because your friendship rings true and turns my grey skies to blue, because you've walked in my shoe (s), when I was lost with no view you tossed me a clue, I grabbed the tew and trailed your crew, we're now quit like the sioux.
Dear Gromo my man, I'm indebted to you!
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
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"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

The Science of Addiction
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The Road Called Recovery
My Intro and HOF Speech
Quitters I've met: Cbird, UncleRico, Gregor, KDip, Broccoli-saurus, Croakenhagen, BriagG, Koba, Kodiakdeath, Arrakisdq, McDave, Worktowin, SkolVikings, JGromo, GS9502, PaDutchman, Stillbrewing, A-Aron...
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Re: Athan
« Reply #244 on: August 08, 2018, 10:11:00 AM »
100 days sober...Brother I can't put into words how proud I am of you. You are a completely different man than you were this time last year. You are on the right path to living well into your future grandchildren's lives. Your family must be honored to count themselves as blood relatives to the legend that is Athan. I'll raise my glass of arnold palmer to you brother, to one more day of living nic free, one more day of staying clear of the booze and one more day of healthy eating. You've given me the strength to continue on countless times and I hope that I can do the same for you one day!