KillTheCan.org Accountability Forum
Community => Introductions => Topic started by: Lumberjack Tim on September 19, 2018, 01:03:11 PM
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Here (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/qs_xtreme/i-quit-dipping-27-days-ago-new-to-ktc-t9666.html) is a link to my original intro. I'll slowly move everything over, but feel free to go there if you're impatient and curious.
As for now, I'm on Day 1,260, a part of the July Jackals of 2015, and will vote ChickDip for president if she ever runs.
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So I quit dipping 27 days ago today. I decided to quit because I'm buying a house and I just can't reason within myself that dip is worth not having a better home luxury such as cable or internet, so I decided to rework my budget. Well... It sucked. I had no help, everyone at work dips, and I was struggling. I hadn't heard of this website yet, so I did use NRT for a week thinking that it would help me out. Well, it didn't really. Sure, something was in my mouth other than the four freaking pouches that i used to put in four freaking times a day, but when I stopped that after a week, I went right back to day one pretty much. That's when I decided to quit cold turkey.
Side note: I consider my quit date to be 03/06/2015, but I technically didn't quit nicotine (due to NRT) until 03/13/2015. If you would like me to change my quit date on my profile, just let me know.
So anyways, I kept really struggling. My gums were bleeding a lot because I was unconsciously gnawing on the inside of my gums. My jaw and teeth were hurting every morning from what I assume was me grinding my teeth during the night. I will still catch myself grinding or gnawing every once in a while when I'm really craving a dip. I only found this website a few days ago and made my first two posts yesterday and today on the Pre-HOF June 2015 Group promising to not use nicotine.
I decided that I needed to introduce myself and lay all of this out here because I am currently sitting in a truck at work. I volunteered to work the holiday because I am really wanting a nice fan for my new living room, and what better way to get one than to get some double time and a half? Anyways, (sorry, I get sidetracked pretty easily) I'm just sitting in this truck watching a belt press. So all I'm doing is browsing the internet and making a few adjustments here and there to the press. In the past, this was prime time dip time. Where I would usually go through 1.5 (God I'm such an idiot) cans a day, I could easily go through 2 just sitting here. I am struggling really badly, but the good thing is that I can't leave to actually go get something. I just hope to God that I somehow don't trick myself into getting one on the way home.
On a side note, I would like to tell you a story on how much my brain hates me. So I love to drink Big Red. It's a marvelous soda that is rare around where I live. Anyways, the gas station that carries them also happens to be one of the few places that offers Skoal X-tra Mint Pouches. So about 6 moths ago when I was attempting to quit, my brain told me "Hey man, a Big Red would REALLY calm your nerves. So I stop by the gas station to get one, and while I'm at the counter, my brain tells my mouth to say "Can I also get a can?" Well, that's what did me in.
I kept on dipping until last month, and now I'm here ready to take part in this community. I hope that I'm not too much of a blunt ass hole and I also hope that I don't ramble too much and get on people's nerves.
Lastly, I posted in the Pre-HOF June 2015 Group twice now and I just don't understand the whole "PM the person above and below you and get their digits." I guess I don't understand because the list has changed since yesterday. Another thing, what exactly is the Spread Sheet Of Accountability? Is that where the names of the new members are posted? Or is that old members? I just don't really understand that part of it.
Well that's my spill fellas. I am always available to talk in some way or fashion, and I am also open to tips. No offense, but if all you're going to do is give a quintessential Braveheart speech to get me pumped up or something like that, those have never worked for me. Just be brutally honest with me. Don't be nice just because you feel like you have to. Just give me straight talk, please?
I hope to become a huge part of this!
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First of all, yes, ramble and rage on, this is why we are here. The spreadsheet is maintained by someone in the group, all you gotta do is post roll daily and as early as possible.
As for the PM'ing of digits, that is up to you. I was against it at first, now a year later I have 20+ numbers of quitters that I can text. A timely text can really help!
And yes, your quit date is the day you stopped using nicotine. I NTR'ed for a month, hence my join date is 30 days off of my quit date.
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First of all, yes, ramble and rage on, this is why we are here. The spreadsheet is maintained by someone in the group, all you gotta do is post roll daily and as early as possible.
As for the PM'ing of digits, that is up to you. I was against it at first, now a year later I have 20+ numbers of quitters that I can text. A timely text can really help!
And yes, your quit date is the day you stopped using nicotine. I NTR'ed for a month, hence my join date is 30 days off of my quit date.
Ahhh. Thank you. I will now ramble a lot more, more than likely anyways. And thank you for correcting me on my quot date. I just changed it. And when it comes to getting people's numbers, I may give that a little bit of time. Let me feel this community out a little bit, even though it seems great so far.
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First of all, yes, ramble and rage on, this is why we are here. The spreadsheet is maintained by someone in the group, all you gotta do is post roll daily and as early as possible.
As for the PM'ing of digits, that is up to you. I was against it at first, now a year later I have 20+ numbers of quitters that I can text. A timely text can really help!
And yes, your quit date is the day you stopped using nicotine. I NTR'ed for a month, hence my join date is 30 days off of my quit date.
Ahhh. Thank you. I will now ramble a lot more, more than likely anyways. And thank you for correcting me on my quot date. I just changed it. And when it comes to getting people's numbers, I may give that a little bit of time. Let me feel this community out a little bit, even though it seems great so far.
Welcome. Check your PM's, and let me know if you need anything.
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First of all, yes, ramble and rage on, this is why we are here. The spreadsheet is maintained by someone in the group, all you gotta do is post roll daily and as early as possible.
As for the PM'ing of digits, that is up to you. I was against it at first, now a year later I have 20+ numbers of quitters that I can text. A timely text can really help!
And yes, your quit date is the day you stopped using nicotine. I NTR'ed for a month, hence my join date is 30 days off of my quit date.
Ahhh. Thank you. I will now ramble a lot more, more than likely anyways. And thank you for correcting me on my quot date. I just changed it. And when it comes to getting people's numbers, I may give that a little bit of time. Let me feel this community out a little bit, even though it seems great so far.
Welcome. Check your PM's, and let me know if you need anything.
Dude this is a great intro. In not too long you are gonna look back and be so glad you typed this intro.
This site will save your life and you are gonna meet some crazy quality people on here fighting the same fight you are. You are in the right place. If I can help, let me know.
By the way, I'm taking my wife to France for 2 weeks this summer with the money I've saved in the past 835 days. Fuck nicotine!
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Hey, welcome
You want it straight, the price of admission here is to post roll every damn day (EDD). You make a promise as soon as you wake up that morning you won't touch nicotine. Here is the straight part, by exchanging digits you create a web that if you don't fucking show up and post roll, someone will come looking for you saying what the fuck?
We also quit one day at a time, we don't fucking worry about tomorrow, just today. We also don't tolerate caving, you even consider caving and someone will take their giant quit dick and make you eat it.
Stay quit, that's giving it to you fucking straight
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First of all, yes, ramble and rage on, this is why we are here. The spreadsheet is maintained by someone in the group, all you gotta do is post roll daily and as early as possible.
As for the PM'ing of digits, that is up to you. I was against it at first, now a year later I have 20+ numbers of quitters that I can text. A timely text can really help!
And yes, your quit date is the day you stopped using nicotine. I NTR'ed for a month, hence my join date is 30 days off of my quit date.
Ahhh. Thank you. I will now ramble a lot more, more than likely anyways. And thank you for correcting me on my quot date. I just changed it. And when it comes to getting people's numbers, I may give that a little bit of time. Let me feel this community out a little bit, even though it seems great so far.
Welcome. Check your PM's, and let me know if you need anything.
Dude this is a great intro. In not too long you are gonna look back and be so glad you typed this intro.
This site will save your life and you are gonna meet some crazy quality people on here fighting the same fight you are. You are in the right place. If I can help, let me know.
By the way, I'm taking my wife to France for 2 weeks this summer with the money I've saved in the past 835 days. Fuck nicotine!
Tim, Worktowin is someone I latched onto early in my quit. He is nails! Listen to him. He can lead you to freedom. Believe me, freedom from Nicotine is wonderful. ODAAT and you will see. Welcome to KTC bro.
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I look up to you right now. You're flying through it. You're doing amazing right now keep it up. Text me anytime pm me for my number.
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Welcome to KTC and the June Goons. You already know we quit here through brotherhood and accountability. You get there by getting to know your Goons and other folks here at KTC. Then, you post roll every damn day, giving us your promise. As for digits, don't limit yourself to the two guys next to you on the spreadsheet, and yes, they will change. Get involved with us. Check your inbox for my digits!
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I guess as long as the dip is free, you can go on killing yourself. You need to examine if you really want to be quit or just like the idea of saving a few bucks.
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I'd be surprised if you make it a week.
There's not an ounce of WANT in you'd intro.
There is a bunch of nonsensical bullshit, though. Like you have no control over your actions. "I went in to buy some red pop and wouldn't you know it my brain made me ask for a can".
Are you serious with that bullshit?
You had the whole thing planned and knew exactly what you were doing. Fuck big red. You were going to that store to buy a tin, not the other way around.
You're just too big a pussy to admit it.
You don't quit dip because you want to buy a new ceiling fan, you quit because you WANT to.
You're an addict and an addict will always find a way to get their fix unless they decide to take their freedom back and break the chains of addiction.
I don't think you're ready yet and should come back when your serious. I hope you prove me wrong, but I doubt it.
Quit on...
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**** Very Strong Medicine applied within a full serving of Kool-aid, definitely not sweetened. ****
Appears to have taken the full dose and medicine working.. Therefore, prescription canceled.
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I guess you aren't signing up for HBO.
Good luck.
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Oh my now that's some kool-aid without the sugar! But cold hard facts!
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I like the way you are turning things around.. LumberJack.. Keep it going.
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I like the way you are turning things around.. LumberJack.. Keep it going.
Nice job. One day at a time.
You are doing this right
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Oh my now that's some kool-aid without the sugar! But cold hard facts!
It was inserted directly into my rectum and a firehouse proceeded to turn my insides into KTC Kool-Aid.
Thankfully, I've survived to have another day. That's what I say to myself every single day now too.
Some may say that I'm posting too much here recently, but I really don't care. I'm trying to make sure that the entire website knows my name. Why? Because if I cave one more time, thousands of people will be calling me and telling me to go to hell. I won't let that happen. So if I have the attention of every person on here, there's no way that I'll give again.
So I'm just aiming for ultimate success, but calmly doing it a day at a time.
Thanks for the harsh words and hate PMs folks. They helped me become not only a stronger quitter, but a stronger man.
I hope I never catch up to anyone's number of Quit Days, but I do hope that mine never stop growing.
Quit on.
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Oh my now that's some kool-aid without the sugar! But cold hard facts!
It was inserted directly into my rectum and a firehouse proceeded to turn my insides into KTC Kool-Aid.
Thankfully, I've survived to have another day. That's what I say to myself every single day now too.
Some may say that I'm posting too much here recently, but I really don't care. I'm trying to make sure that the entire website knows my name. Why? Because if I cave one more time, thousands of people will be calling me and telling me to go to hell. I won't let that happen. So if I have the attention of every person on here, there's no way that I'll give again.
So I'm just aiming for ultimate success, but calmly doing it a day at a time.
Thanks for the harsh words and hate PMs folks. They helped me become not only a stronger quitter, but a stronger man.
I hope I never catch up to anyone's number of Quit Days, but I do hope that mine never stop growing.
Quit on.
Tim - you are doing this right. Proud to be on this ride with you. Zero to hero.
The rewards are better than you can imagine. One day at a time.
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Oh my now that's some kool-aid without the sugar! But cold hard facts!
It was inserted directly into my rectum and a firehouse proceeded to turn my insides into KTC Kool-Aid.
Thankfully, I've survived to have another day. That's what I say to myself every single day now too.
Some may say that I'm posting too much here recently, but I really don't care. I'm trying to make sure that the entire website knows my name. Why? Because if I cave one more time, thousands of people will be calling me and telling me to go to hell. I won't let that happen. So if I have the attention of every person on here, there's no way that I'll give again.
So I'm just aiming for ultimate success, but calmly doing it a day at a time.
Thanks for the harsh words and hate PMs folks. They helped me become not only a stronger quitter, but a stronger man.
I hope I never catch up to anyone's number of Quit Days, but I do hope that mine never stop growing.
Quit on.
Tim - you are doing this right. Proud to be on this ride with you. Zero to hero.
The rewards are better than you can imagine. One day at a time.
I quit with you every day my friend! Anyone that says this shits easy is not human! But I will say it is very doable! Definitely easier with other addicts! LJ pm me for my number, grab your sac and let's do this. It's a battle every day for me but it is definitely getting better. Just have to remind myself, I never wanna feel the way I used to when I was dipping! Keep it up and post all you want, if that's what it takes to stay quit! I'm in your corner! Just an addict trying to help another addict! Damn proud to be quit with you today my brother!
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Everything is going pretty great so far... I passed the amount of days that I caved at, and I'm well on my way. Now I'm just working towards being the most known guy here do that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Thanks for everything fellas.
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Everything is going pretty great so far... I passed the amount of days that I caved at, and I'm well on my way. Now I'm just working towards being the most known guy here do that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Thanks for everything fellas.
You are on everyone's radar. You are a bad ass. You getvthe brotherhood aspect and you are accountable.
Winning is sweet.
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Everything is going pretty great so far... I passed the amount of days that I caved at, and I'm well on my way. Now I'm just working towards being the most known guy here do that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Thanks for everything fellas.
You are on everyone's radar. You are a bad ass. You getvthe brotherhood aspect and you are accountable.
Winning is sweet.
LJT some guy's in here need to step it up, but you are always willing to help and looking for others to help. Don't change a thing! I'm quit with you and damn proud of it!
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...working towards being the most known guy here so that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Exactly. Make it IMPOSSIBLE to cave.
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...working towards being the most known guy here so that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Exactly. Make it IMPOSSIBLE to cave.
Finally a quitter who gets it!
Keep up the hard work rambling lumberjack tim.
ODAAT and NAFAR
Get to know that nicotine in any form is a "poison". We wouldn't knowingly ingest liquid Drano...would we? Learn to hate it and all the pimps that push it.
You got this, Today, just Today.
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...working towards being the most known guy here so that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Exactly. Make it IMPOSSIBLE to cave.
Finally a quitter who gets it!
Keep up the hard work rambling lumberjack tim.
ODAAT and NAFAR
Get to know that nicotine in any form is a "poison". We wouldn't knowingly ingest liquid Drano...would we? Learn to hate it and all the pimps that push it.
You got this, Today, just Today.
This... this... THIS!!!
This is exactly the mindset that I had early in my quit and I've got to say it's worked wonders (as I sit here at 3,209 days and counting).
Make your web of accountability SO large that there is absolutely, positively no way you could let yourself or your network down.
You sir are a rockstar. You've got a PM with my digits... use them as often as necessary.
chewie
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...working towards being the most known guy here so that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Exactly. Make it IMPOSSIBLE to cave.
Finally a quitter who gets it!
Keep up the hard work rambling lumberjack tim.
ODAAT and NAFAR
Get to know that nicotine in any form is a "poison". We wouldn't knowingly ingest liquid Drano...would we? Learn to hate it and all the pimps that push it.
You got this, Today, just Today.
This... this... THIS!!!
This is exactly the mindset that I had early in my quit and I've got to say it's worked wonders (as I sit here at 3,209 days and counting).
Make your web of accountability SO large that there is absolutely, positively no way you could let yourself or your network down.
You sir are a rockstar. You've got a PM with my digits... use them as often as necessary.
chewie
I know we're all just guys on a website quitting nicotine, but I just got a little giddy because Chewie replied and sent his number. I'm not gonna lie haha. I appreciate it.
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...working towards being the most known guy here so that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Exactly. Make it IMPOSSIBLE to cave.
Finally a quitter who gets it!
Keep up the hard work rambling lumberjack tim.
ODAAT and NAFAR
Get to know that nicotine in any form is a "poison". We wouldn't knowingly ingest liquid Drano...would we? Learn to hate it and all the pimps that push it.
You got this, Today, just Today.
This... this... THIS!!!
This is exactly the mindset that I had early in my quit and I've got to say it's worked wonders (as I sit here at 3,209 days and counting).
Make your web of accountability SO large that there is absolutely, positively no way you could let yourself or your network down.
You sir are a rockstar. You've got a PM with my digits... use them as often as necessary.
chewie
I know we're all just guys on a website quitting nicotine, but I just got a little giddy because Chewie replied and sent his number. I'm not gonna lie haha. I appreciate it.
Just wait. He'll start texting pictures of his junk soon.
Way to crush it LJT!
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...working towards being the most known guy here so that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Exactly. Make it IMPOSSIBLE to cave.
Finally a quitter who gets it!
Keep up the hard work rambling lumberjack tim.
ODAAT and NAFAR
Get to know that nicotine in any form is a "poison". We wouldn't knowingly ingest liquid Drano...would we? Learn to hate it and all the pimps that push it.
You got this, Today, just Today.
This... this... THIS!!!
This is exactly the mindset that I had early in my quit and I've got to say it's worked wonders (as I sit here at 3,209 days and counting).
Make your web of accountability SO large that there is absolutely, positively no way you could let yourself or your network down.
You sir are a rockstar. You've got a PM with my digits... use them as often as necessary.
chewie
I know we're all just guys on a website quitting nicotine, but I just got a little giddy because Chewie replied and sent his number. I'm not gonna lie haha. I appreciate it.
Just wait. He'll start texting pictures of his junk soon.
Way to crush it LJT!
Damn LJT does that mean you gonna post more? Lol! Need more like you! Quit on!
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...working towards being the most known guy here so that I have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
Exactly. Make it IMPOSSIBLE to cave.
Finally a quitter who gets it!
Keep up the hard work rambling lumberjack tim.
ODAAT and NAFAR
Get to know that nicotine in any form is a "poison". We wouldn't knowingly ingest liquid Drano...would we? Learn to hate it and all the pimps that push it.
You got this, Today, just Today.
This... this... THIS!!!
This is exactly the mindset that I had early in my quit and I've got to say it's worked wonders (as I sit here at 3,209 days and counting).
Make your web of accountability SO large that there is absolutely, positively no way you could let yourself or your network down.
You sir are a rockstar. You've got a PM with my digits... use them as often as necessary.
chewie
I know we're all just guys on a website quitting nicotine, but I just got a little giddy because Chewie replied and sent his number. I'm not gonna lie haha. I appreciate it.
Just wait. He'll start texting pictures of his junk soon.
Way to crush it LJT!
Damn LJT does that mean you gonna post more? Lol! Need more like you! Quit on!
Probably so haha. I mean, I'm 29 days in and I'm almost to 900 posts? I think I only posted maybe 5 times before I caved last time. I wanna know if I can get 2,000+ by the time I hit the Hall.
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Nice 30, LJT. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZa26_esLBE)
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Nice 30, LJT. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZa26_esLBE)
Thanks man! But I was thinking something more like this. (https://youtu.be/IYdwKoJy9Bs)
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Nice 30, LJT. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZa26_esLBE)
Thanks man! But I was thinking something more like this. (https://youtu.be/IYdwKoJy9Bs)
I'm more of a Tigrtailz 80's hair metal guy, but 30 days is pure baddassery.
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Nice 30, LJT. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZa26_esLBE)
You are a different lumberjack than you were 30 days ago. Well done.
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Nice 30, LJT. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZa26_esLBE)
You are a different lumberjack than you were 30 days ago. Well done.
And your life is infinitely greater since meeting me. You're welcome.
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I went to the dentist today! I go twice a year anyways, so I wasn't too worried.
Prognosis?
Perfect teeth and my gums are almost back at full health. Yaaaaay!!!!!
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So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
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I would like to add this in to my intro, because I am so proud of my group. My group has become a part of me, basically an extended family, so like any proud family member would do, I'm gonna show off something awesome that they did...
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!
Tonight, Doho reached out to me. He was at a brewery for his birthday (happy birthday btw) and he was really struggling and needed a cigarette. I was unfortunately in a tough situation to truly support him, so I sent him a quick text basically saying "DON'T DO IT!" and sent his number to many of you Jackals.
As I became a little less busy, I check my phone again to see that he had turned down the cigarettes!!!!!
But do you know what's even better than that???
He said that at least 10 people reached out to him!!! AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE!!!!
Because of all of you, we made sure that we didn't leave a fellow Jackal. I want to thank all of you who were able to reach out and I want to say that I love the bond we all have in here, especially the bond that shows me that we can all reach out for support, while also reaching out and giving it.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE A JACKAL!!!!
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I would like to add this in to my intro, because I am so proud of my group. My group has become a part of me, basically an extended family, so like any proud family member would do, I'm gonna show off something awesome that they did...
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!
Tonight, Doho reached out to me. He was at a brewery for his birthday (happy birthday btw) and he was really struggling and needed a cigarette. I was unfortunately in a tough situation to truly support him, so I sent him a quick text basically saying "DON'T DO IT!" and sent his number to many of you Jackals.
As I became a little less busy, I check my phone again to see that he had turned down the cigarettes!!!!!
But do you know what's even better than that???
He said that at least 10 people reached out to him!!! AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE!!!!
Because of all of you, we made sure that we didn't leave a fellow Jackal. I want to thank all of you who were able to reach out and I want to say that I love the bond we all have in here, especially the bond that shows me that we can all reach out for support, while also reaching out and giving it.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE A JACKAL!!!!
You damn jackals are a good bunch! Proud to be quit with you all!
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I would like to add this in to my intro, because I am so proud of my group. My group has become a part of me, basically an extended family, so like any proud family member would do, I'm gonna show off something awesome that they did...
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!
Tonight, Doho reached out to me. He was at a brewery for his birthday (happy birthday btw) and he was really struggling and needed a cigarette. I was unfortunately in a tough situation to truly support him, so I sent him a quick text basically saying "DON'T DO IT!" and sent his number to many of you Jackals.
As I became a little less busy, I check my phone again to see that he had turned down the cigarettes!!!!!
But do you know what's even better than that???
He said that at least 10 people reached out to him!!! AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE!!!!
Because of all of you, we made sure that we didn't leave a fellow Jackal. I want to thank all of you who were able to reach out and I want to say that I love the bond we all have in here, especially the bond that shows me that we can all reach out for support, while also reaching out and giving it.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE A JACKAL!!!!
You damn jackals are a good bunch! Proud to be quit with you all!
This is what this site is all about. We failed alone. We win as a team.
Nicely done Tim.
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So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
This is really good Tim - You are getting this far quicker than I did. Quit on brother!
-
So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
This is really good Tim - You are getting this far quicker than I did. Quit on brother!
I haven't really read much of this intro until now, though I've seen "Lumberjack Tim" all over the place...and I think your on the way to accomplishing a goal of yours; to be the most well-known guy on the site so that the weight of the world sits on your shoulders (one of the most powerful statements I've read here).
So, LJT I'm responding now because I would be remiss if I didn't commend you on the quit you're having. You've inspired new quitters and quitters with 3,000+ days. Pretty insane when you think about it. Just a short month ago you didn't have any of this. Congratulations.
Lastly, regarding your question about looking at yourself in the mirror? Yes, I did that and I did it pretty early on. Looking at myself through the eyes of quitter for the first time in 18 years was filled an enormity of emotion. I didn't recognize that person, but I liked what I saw, and I never wanted change what I saw a that moment. And since that day, I haven't changed a thing.
-
So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
This is really good Tim - You are getting this far quicker than I did. Quit on brother!
I haven't really read much of this intro until now, though I've seen "Lumberjack Tim" all over the place...and I think your on the way to accomplishing a goal of yours; to be the most well-known guy on the site so that the weight of the world sits on your shoulders (one of the most powerful statements I've read here).
So, LJT I'm responding now because I would be remiss if I didn't commend you on the quit you're having. You've inspired new quitters and quitters with 3,000+ days. Pretty insane when you think about it. Just a short month ago you didn't have any of this. Congratulations.
Lastly, regarding your question about looking at yourself in the mirror? Yes, I did that and I did it pretty early on. Looking at myself through the eyes of quitter for the first time in 18 years was filled an enormity of emotion. I didn't recognize that person, but I liked what I saw, and I never wanted change what I saw a that moment. And since that day, I haven't changed a thing.
Wow. Thanks y'all. You caught me on a good day. If not, if probably be crying a little reading everything haha.
Someone told me last night that I was working too much... That I needed to take some time to relax... Well, I mean, I can't. I can't relax. I'm still craving like crazy. Yesterday was a horrible day for me crave wise. If I don't drown in KTC, I'll be drowning in Skoal Xtra Mint Pouches all over again.
If I don't let people like SFGE, Keddy,Worktowin, etc know who I am... Then how will they know that the future members of this site are trying to make an impact? And along with that, who keeps them in check? If the people up top become complacent, who will they go to if everyone is in the same boat? That's another reason why I'm trying to work so hard. I'm doing that so that people up top will know that at least one person on bottom cares about them.
I may have posted this in my intro, but I have a terrible memory...
A few weeks ago, my family somehow got to talking about old smoking and dipping habits while eating Sunday lunch. My grandpa laughed about how as a kid, he would walk home and spend his bus fare on cigarettes instead.
So when a stopping point in the conversation came, I asked him "Do you still crave them? Cigarettes that is."
He paused, looked outside, and replied "Tim... I could smoke a cigarette the size of that light pole right now."
So another reason I do this is because it will always be there. That itch? It never leaves. You always have to be kept on your toes.
-
So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
This is really good Tim - You are getting this far quicker than I did. Quit on brother!
I haven't really read much of this intro until now, though I've seen "Lumberjack Tim" all over the place...and I think your on the way to accomplishing a goal of yours; to be the most well-known guy on the site so that the weight of the world sits on your shoulders (one of the most powerful statements I've read here).
So, LJT I'm responding now because I would be remiss if I didn't commend you on the quit you're having. You've inspired new quitters and quitters with 3,000+ days. Pretty insane when you think about it. Just a short month ago you didn't have any of this. Congratulations.
Lastly, regarding your question about looking at yourself in the mirror? Yes, I did that and I did it pretty early on. Looking at myself through the eyes of quitter for the first time in 18 years was filled an enormity of emotion. I didn't recognize that person, but I liked what I saw, and I never wanted change what I saw a that moment. And since that day, I haven't changed a thing.
Wow. Thanks y'all. You caught me on a good day. If not, if probably be crying a little reading everything haha.
Someone told me last night that I was working too much... That I needed to take some time to relax... Well, I mean, I can't. I can't relax. I'm still craving like crazy. Yesterday was a horrible day for me crave wise. If I don't drown in KTC, I'll be drowning in Skoal Xtra Mint Pouches all over again.
If I don't let people like SFGE, Keddy,Worktowin, etc know who I am... Then how will they know that the future members of this site are trying to make an impact? And along with that, who keeps them in check? If the people up top become complacent, who will they go to if everyone is in the same boat? That's another reason why I'm trying to work so hard. I'm doing that so that people up top will know that at least one person on bottom cares about them.
I may have posted this in my intro, but I have a terrible memory...
A few weeks ago, my family somehow got to talking about old smoking and dipping habits while eating Sunday lunch. My grandpa laughed about how as a kid, he would walk home and spend his bus fare on cigarettes instead.
So when a stopping point in the conversation came, I asked him "Do you still crave them? Cigarettes that is."
He paused, looked outside, and replied "Tim... I could smoke a cigarette the size of that light pole right now."
So another reason I do this is because it will always be there. That itch? It never leaves. You always have to be kept on your toes.
Every once in a while a quitter drops in here out of the blue and a star is born. Dude, what you are doing and how you are doing it is amazing. It is an honor to quit with you.
I'm coming up on 900 days. Honestly, I can't believe that number. But one day at a time... Here it comes. Let me share a few things that have happened in these days... First, posting every day works. The people that fail and come back after hall of fame ALWAYS quit posting. So, why some people are dumb fucks and quit posting (spending one minute a day) is baffling. Next, the brotherhood solidifies the promise. I've personally met about 20 peeps from this site. Had breakfast with one in Connecticut, went to a royals/tigers game with about 8 quitters in Detroit, hosted 5 quitters in Kc a few weeks ago, a great quitter and friend flew in from Calgary last year... Let me tell you, Tim... Ain't no way and I mean no way I am texting them that I failed. Not today. No way. This program works.
As far as craves, they really sucked at first. How can I live like this? Now, they are few and far between. But they do happen. And you know what, Tim? I love them. 900 days ago I was 25 years into a failure. I failed every day at one thing. And now those rare craves are slap in my face reminders that I am no longer a failure. I am quit. And I'm honored to quit with you.
Yiu are going to really like what is ahead. I promise.
-
So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
This is really good Tim - You are getting this far quicker than I did. Quit on brother!
I haven't really read much of this intro until now, though I've seen "Lumberjack Tim" all over the place...and I think your on the way to accomplishing a goal of yours; to be the most well-known guy on the site so that the weight of the world sits on your shoulders (one of the most powerful statements I've read here).
So, LJT I'm responding now because I would be remiss if I didn't commend you on the quit you're having. You've inspired new quitters and quitters with 3,000+ days. Pretty insane when you think about it. Just a short month ago you didn't have any of this. Congratulations.
Lastly, regarding your question about looking at yourself in the mirror? Yes, I did that and I did it pretty early on. Looking at myself through the eyes of quitter for the first time in 18 years was filled an enormity of emotion. I didn't recognize that person, but I liked what I saw, and I never wanted change what I saw a that moment. And since that day, I haven't changed a thing.
Wow. Thanks y'all. You caught me on a good day. If not, if probably be crying a little reading everything haha.
Someone told me last night that I was working too much... That I needed to take some time to relax... Well, I mean, I can't. I can't relax. I'm still craving like crazy. Yesterday was a horrible day for me crave wise. If I don't drown in KTC, I'll be drowning in Skoal Xtra Mint Pouches all over again.
If I don't let people like SFGE, Keddy,Worktowin, etc know who I am... Then how will they know that the future members of this site are trying to make an impact? And along with that, who keeps them in check? If the people up top become complacent, who will they go to if everyone is in the same boat? That's another reason why I'm trying to work so hard. I'm doing that so that people up top will know that at least one person on bottom cares about them.
I may have posted this in my intro, but I have a terrible memory...
A few weeks ago, my family somehow got to talking about old smoking and dipping habits while eating Sunday lunch. My grandpa laughed about how as a kid, he would walk home and spend his bus fare on cigarettes instead.
So when a stopping point in the conversation came, I asked him "Do you still crave them? Cigarettes that is."
He paused, looked outside, and replied "Tim... I could smoke a cigarette the size of that light pole right now."
So another reason I do this is because it will always be there. That itch? It never leaves. You always have to be kept on your toes.
Every once in a while a quitter drops in here out of the blue and a star is born. Dude, what you are doing and how you are doing it is amazing. It is an honor to quit with you.
I'm coming up on 900 days. Honestly, I can't believe that number. But one day at a time... Here it comes. Let me share a few things that have happened in these days... First, posting every day works. The people that fail and come back after hall of fame ALWAYS quit posting. So, why some people are dumb fucks and quit posting (spending one minute a day) is baffling. Next, the brotherhood solidifies the promise. I've personally met about 20 peeps from this site. Had breakfast with one in Connecticut, went to a royals/tigers game with about 8 quitters in Detroit, hosted 5 quitters in Kc a few weeks ago, a great quitter and friend flew in from Calgary last year... Let me tell you, Tim... Ain't no way and I mean no way I am texting them that I failed. Not today. No way. This program works.
As far as craves, they really sucked at first. How can I live like this? Now, they are few and far between. But they do happen. And you know what, Tim? I love them. 900 days ago I was 25 years into a failure. I failed every day at one thing. And now those rare craves are slap in my face reminders that I am no longer a failure. I am quit. And I'm honored to quit with you.
Yiu are going to really like what is ahead. I promise.
I have doubt about the future. It's going to be great. It may take a while for me to get to a point where I can actually meet some of y'all, but I'm only 23. Believe it or not, but I'm incredibly socially awkward when it comes to meeting people. Once I get to know you, you'll wish I would just shit up.
And an even weirder thing about me is that even though I almost can't meet people, I'm an amazing public speaker. I just don't get nervous, and I seem to be very good at making stuff up as I go. I don't know...
So yeah. Combining my age and social anxiety, I think I'll meet y'all from a far for now.
But on to the other stuff... If you were calling me a star, then I'm floored. My dad has heard of everything that I'm doing, especially all the help I'm doling out, and he said "Man Tim! You just need to go to school to be a social worker!"
I mean... I'm helping people. It feels amazing.
If I can be totally honest and possibly off putting... Helping others is making me happier than stopping nicotine... I know that may sound weird, or it may sound wrong, but it works.
In order for me to continue making myself happy by helping everyone though, I have to stay quit. I mean, would you trust a guy who is telling you that heroin is bad for you right after he shoots up? No!
So yeah... I'm floored by the compliments... I can't even begin to tell each of you how thankful and honored I am to be told that I'm doing a great job. Hopefully one day I can say the same to someone. I'm sure there's another "star" right behind me.
Thanks y'all.
-
So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
This is really good Tim - You are getting this far quicker than I did. Quit on brother!
I haven't really read much of this intro until now, though I've seen "Lumberjack Tim" all over the place...and I think your on the way to accomplishing a goal of yours; to be the most well-known guy on the site so that the weight of the world sits on your shoulders (one of the most powerful statements I've read here).
So, LJT I'm responding now because I would be remiss if I didn't commend you on the quit you're having. You've inspired new quitters and quitters with 3,000+ days. Pretty insane when you think about it. Just a short month ago you didn't have any of this. Congratulations.
Lastly, regarding your question about looking at yourself in the mirror? Yes, I did that and I did it pretty early on. Looking at myself through the eyes of quitter for the first time in 18 years was filled an enormity of emotion. I didn't recognize that person, but I liked what I saw, and I never wanted change what I saw a that moment. And since that day, I haven't changed a thing.
Wow. Thanks y'all. You caught me on a good day. If not, if probably be crying a little reading everything haha.
Someone told me last night that I was working too much... That I needed to take some time to relax... Well, I mean, I can't. I can't relax. I'm still craving like crazy. Yesterday was a horrible day for me crave wise. If I don't drown in KTC, I'll be drowning in Skoal Xtra Mint Pouches all over again.
If I don't let people like SFGE, Keddy,Worktowin, etc know who I am... Then how will they know that the future members of this site are trying to make an impact? And along with that, who keeps them in check? If the people up top become complacent, who will they go to if everyone is in the same boat? That's another reason why I'm trying to work so hard. I'm doing that so that people up top will know that at least one person on bottom cares about them.
I may have posted this in my intro, but I have a terrible memory...
A few weeks ago, my family somehow got to talking about old smoking and dipping habits while eating Sunday lunch. My grandpa laughed about how as a kid, he would walk home and spend his bus fare on cigarettes instead.
So when a stopping point in the conversation came, I asked him "Do you still crave them? Cigarettes that is."
He paused, looked outside, and replied "Tim... I could smoke a cigarette the size of that light pole right now."
So another reason I do this is because it will always be there. That itch? It never leaves. You always have to be kept on your toes.
Every once in a while a quitter drops in here out of the blue and a star is born. Dude, what you are doing and how you are doing it is amazing. It is an honor to quit with you.
I'm coming up on 900 days. Honestly, I can't believe that number. But one day at a time... Here it comes. Let me share a few things that have happened in these days... First, posting every day works. The people that fail and come back after hall of fame ALWAYS quit posting. So, why some people are dumb fucks and quit posting (spending one minute a day) is baffling. Next, the brotherhood solidifies the promise. I've personally met about 20 peeps from this site. Had breakfast with one in Connecticut, went to a royals/tigers game with about 8 quitters in Detroit, hosted 5 quitters in Kc a few weeks ago, a great quitter and friend flew in from Calgary last year... Let me tell you, Tim... Ain't no way and I mean no way I am texting them that I failed. Not today. No way. This program works.
As far as craves, they really sucked at first. How can I live like this? Now, they are few and far between. But they do happen. And you know what, Tim? I love them. 900 days ago I was 25 years into a failure. I failed every day at one thing. And now those rare craves are slap in my face reminders that I am no longer a failure. I am quit. And I'm honored to quit with you.
Yiu are going to really like what is ahead. I promise.
I have doubt about the future. It's going to be great. It may take a while for me to get to a point where I can actually meet some of y'all, but I'm only 23. Believe it or not, but I'm incredibly socially awkward when it comes to meeting people. Once I get to know you, you'll wish I would just shit up.
And an even weirder thing about me is that even though I almost can't meet people, I'm an amazing public speaker. I just don't get nervous, and I seem to be very good at making stuff up as I go. I don't know...
So yeah. Combining my age and social anxiety, I think I'll meet y'all from a far for now.
But on to the other stuff... If you were calling me a star, then I'm floored. My dad has heard of everything that I'm doing, especially all the help I'm doling out, and he said "Man Tim! You just need to go to school to be a social worker!"
I mean... I'm helping people. It feels amazing.
If I can be totally honest and possibly off putting... Helping others is making me happier than stopping nicotine... I know that may sound weird, or it may sound wrong, but it works.
In order for me to continue making myself happy by helping everyone though, I have to stay quit. I mean, would you trust a guy who is telling you that heroin is bad for you right after he shoots up? No!
So yeah... I'm floored by the compliments... I can't even begin to tell each of you how thankful and honored I am to be told that I'm doing a great job. Hopefully one day I can say the same to someone. I'm sure there's another "star" right behind me.
Thanks y'all.
In economics there is a term called "the invisible hand theory". Essentially, helping others helps yourself sometimes. This site is the best example that I can think of that this theory is valid.
You are solidifying your commitment through helping others. Nice work. Maybe you should be an economist?
-
So right now, I'm sitting in the butler building at work. I don't know if this type of building is called a butler building, but that's what it's always been called around here. It's a big open metal building with two big roll up doors. The inside contains lawnmowers and stuff, and also some chairs that we sit in from time to time.
Well anyways, I'm just sitting here and one of my coworkers puts in a big pinch of Copenhagen... Now, normally, this would prompt me to take out my Skoal and put four pouches in... But not today.
Today, I realized how disgusting I was, and how disgusting my coworker is right now.
Did you ever look at yourself in the mirror as you put a dip in? No? Well Quasimodo is more attractive than someone's "Let me put come cancer into my mouth!" face.
Do you remember what you did after you put that cancer in? More than likely, you wiped your fingers off on your jeans or something like that. Did you ever really look at your fingertips? They're absolutely terrible. You have gunk all over them, and for what? To chase that high that you received the first time? To fit in? To make your jaw stop hurting? No matter what your reason was, it's not worth it.
But the kicker for all of this is that we have a drain inside the butler building that we would all spit in. Well (let's call him Doug) Doug isn't close to that drain. So what does he do? He holds it all in. It looks like he's about to just vomit out tobacco juic. Why would anyone do that??? The even worse part?? He decides not to spit, and instead just chug it all with the Dr. Pepper that he was holding in his hand. I almost gagged.
Today has been another "lesson" as to why I need to stay quit. I knew it was disgusting, I knew it was bad for me, but the realization of just how volatile I was being to myself just now hit me.
I was a monster. I was a deviant. I was gross. I was selfish. I was all of these things.
But above all else? I was, no, I AM an addict, and I need to remind myself daily why I need to remember that. I can't degrade my health like that again. I will stay strong, and I will stay quit.
This is really good Tim - You are getting this far quicker than I did. Quit on brother!
I haven't really read much of this intro until now, though I've seen "Lumberjack Tim" all over the place...and I think your on the way to accomplishing a goal of yours; to be the most well-known guy on the site so that the weight of the world sits on your shoulders (one of the most powerful statements I've read here).
So, LJT I'm responding now because I would be remiss if I didn't commend you on the quit you're having. You've inspired new quitters and quitters with 3,000+ days. Pretty insane when you think about it. Just a short month ago you didn't have any of this. Congratulations.
Lastly, regarding your question about looking at yourself in the mirror? Yes, I did that and I did it pretty early on. Looking at myself through the eyes of quitter for the first time in 18 years was filled an enormity of emotion. I didn't recognize that person, but I liked what I saw, and I never wanted change what I saw a that moment. And since that day, I haven't changed a thing.
Wow. Thanks y'all. You caught me on a good day. If not, if probably be crying a little reading everything haha.
Someone told me last night that I was working too much... That I needed to take some time to relax... Well, I mean, I can't. I can't relax. I'm still craving like crazy. Yesterday was a horrible day for me crave wise. If I don't drown in KTC, I'll be drowning in Skoal Xtra Mint Pouches all over again.
If I don't let people like SFGE, Keddy,Worktowin, etc know who I am... Then how will they know that the future members of this site are trying to make an impact? And along with that, who keeps them in check? If the people up top become complacent, who will they go to if everyone is in the same boat? That's another reason why I'm trying to work so hard. I'm doing that so that people up top will know that at least one person on bottom cares about them.
I may have posted this in my intro, but I have a terrible memory...
A few weeks ago, my family somehow got to talking about old smoking and dipping habits while eating Sunday lunch. My grandpa laughed about how as a kid, he would walk home and spend his bus fare on cigarettes instead.
So when a stopping point in the conversation came, I asked him "Do you still crave them? Cigarettes that is."
He paused, looked outside, and replied "Tim... I could smoke a cigarette the size of that light pole right now."
So another reason I do this is because it will always be there. That itch? It never leaves. You always have to be kept on your toes.
Every once in a while a quitter drops in here out of the blue and a star is born. Dude, what you are doing and how you are doing it is amazing. It is an honor to quit with you.
I'm coming up on 900 days. Honestly, I can't believe that number. But one day at a time... Here it comes. Let me share a few things that have happened in these days... First, posting every day works. The people that fail and come back after hall of fame ALWAYS quit posting. So, why some people are dumb fucks and quit posting (spending one minute a day) is baffling. Next, the brotherhood solidifies the promise. I've personally met about 20 peeps from this site. Had breakfast with one in Connecticut, went to a royals/tigers game with about 8 quitters in Detroit, hosted 5 quitters in Kc a few weeks ago, a great quitter and friend flew in from Calgary last year... Let me tell you, Tim... Ain't no way and I mean no way I am texting them that I failed. Not today. No way. This program works.
As far as craves, they really sucked at first. How can I live like this? Now, they are few and far between. But they do happen. And you know what, Tim? I love them. 900 days ago I was 25 years into a failure. I failed every day at one thing. And now those rare craves are slap in my face reminders that I am no longer a failure. I am quit. And I'm honored to quit with you.
Yiu are going to really like what is ahead. I promise.
I have doubt about the future. It's going to be great. It may take a while for me to get to a point where I can actually meet some of y'all, but I'm only 23. Believe it or not, but I'm incredibly socially awkward when it comes to meeting people. Once I get to know you, you'll wish I would just shit up.
And an even weirder thing about me is that even though I almost can't meet people, I'm an amazing public speaker. I just don't get nervous, and I seem to be very good at making stuff up as I go. I don't know...
So yeah. Combining my age and social anxiety, I think I'll meet y'all from a far for now.
But on to the other stuff... If you were calling me a star, then I'm floored. My dad has heard of everything that I'm doing, especially all the help I'm doling out, and he said "Man Tim! You just need to go to school to be a social worker!"
I mean... I'm helping people. It feels amazing.
If I can be totally honest and possibly off putting... Helping others is making me happier than stopping nicotine... I know that may sound weird, or it may sound wrong, but it works.
In order for me to continue making myself happy by helping everyone though, I have to stay quit. I mean, would you trust a guy who is telling you that heroin is bad for you right after he shoots up? No!
So yeah... I'm floored by the compliments... I can't even begin to tell each of you how thankful and honored I am to be told that I'm doing a great job. Hopefully one day I can say the same to someone. I'm sure there's another "star" right behind me.
Thanks y'all.
In economics there is a term called "the invisible hand theory". Essentially, helping others helps yourself sometimes. This site is the best example that I can think of that this theory is valid.
You are solidifying your commitment through helping others. Nice work. Maybe you should be an economist?
There is also the fear factor! I thought if I could grow my accountability base to a point where there was no way I could fail/cave without pissing several people off even to a point where I would be afraid that some peeps would probably show up on my door step if I failed. Well it worked and I actually enjoyed helping new quitters and befriending BAQ vets here and something else happened along the way. I found the freedom I had been looking for.
Tim, you are building accountability and from what I know about you, you would never hinder another persons quit. Failure for either one of us would do that. I can't do that and won't do that and that's the hook that I'm glad that I took. Keep doing what you are doing brother! You can and will do this.
Like W2W said, "You are going to really like what is ahead. I promise." I will second that! There are very few promises that actually pan out. This one is one of those, be patient and it will come.
Quit on!
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The past two days have been extremely crappy. They're not related to my quit, just bad days on a personal level. I've been having to stay up really late to do a few things, so I've been getting a tiny amount of sleep. Monday was the worst because I only got 2-3 hours of sleep that day and then I had to go work outside in the hot sun and sweat like crazy.
But do you know what? Putting a dip never crossed my mind. The thought that I hadn't even thought of it did, but I never wanted to.
So if during an incredibly bad day I didn't go and put a dip in, then why would I ever give myself that excuse "just because"?
Also, I told my group, both on here and the app GroupMe, that I was taking the day off from KTC because I just needed a brain rest day. I was such a relief to see others really step up, not that I didn't think they would, and I knew that I didn't have anything to worry about. That helps me out a lot on a personal level because if I can do something well, and others can't, then I basically HAVE to do it for them. Call it being picky, OCD, whatever, but I didn't have to do anything yesterday, and it made me smile.
I love it here, and I'm also loving the fact that my group is so tremendous, along with the vets that help them out every now and again.
Now how about I shut up, let you read, and both of us just stay quit for the rest of the day? Sounds good to me!
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Helping someone quit that's brand new here is a sigh of relief. In my group, the same guys over and over are constantly late. Chasing them down can get monotonous sometimes, but I enjoy the chase nonetheless. It's basically like hunting down an elephant with a broken leg. Sure, you're hunting an elephant, but is it really fair because of the broken leg?
Do you know what's more fun than that though? Hunting down an antelope in its prime. They aren't always the most prized trophies, but chasing them down can be the thrill of a lifetime. That's why new quitters are to me.
I can get used to this.
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The helping of others! I'm with you LJT, if I can help one on my quit journey then 8 feel my jobs done. We all need to reach out,after all someone reached out to each and every one of us! I will quit with you everyday Odaat!
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I hit 50 days.... I'm at half HOF... It feels great, but it's just a drop in the bucket for what I'll be at the day I die.
I want to thank all of you, especially Romandog, Candoit, BigKahuna, Danojeno, Raider, and countless others. Above all, thank you to all of my fellow Jackals. This has been great.
That's all I'm putting here for now, but I'll have a longer "speech" this afternoon if you want some reading material.
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WARNING: What you're about to read is very long and is basically the ramblings of a tired young old man who happens to be celebrating his 50th day of quit. Don't complain if you think this was too long, because I've warned you. Carry on now.
So as I sit here, I am contemplating whether I should write out everything that I've been think all day. I don't really brag, but I do have a knack for metaphors. I had some good ones today run through my head and I have decided not to post them.
Why?
It's simple really... I need a good HoF speech. I was thinking about everything today with me hitting 50 days and what not, and it hit me that I don't need to use up all of my best material. In my eyes, my HoF speech should be more influential and more effective that what I put in my introduction about 50 days. It doesn't seem right to link on my signature "My half-HoF speech" now does it?
So in lieu of that, I just want to say how great this website has been. KTC really is the best thing since sliced bread. Shoot, there are some quitters on here who are older than sliced bread (I'm looking at you Pab). The vets with thousands of quit days aren't really the ones that keep me going, it's the older guys on here with decades of life already underneath their belt willing and ready to offer life advice to such a young one as I. To me, you can't have a successful quit if you aren't able to straighten out your own life as well, and because of that, I appreciate all of the wisdom on here every time I post my roll.
I really hate this part, because I find it extremely odd that opinions like what I'm about to say can be had of a quitter with so few days, but I appreciate all of the compliments that are being thrown my way.
I mean, honestly... Am I really that good?
I mean... I don't know what to say to some of the things people say to me on here.
I mean (and I know I keep saying that)..... One guy sent me "You are a bit of a God send."
How am I supposed to take that?? Am I supposed to just say "Well thanks man!" But even if I say that, what am I supposed to do with it? Some people are treating me like I'm the next Michael Jordan or something and they wish I could come straight out of high school instead of having to go to college.
I simply don't know how to handle it...
My whole life... I've been that guy in the corner at parties just observing the crowd. I can't just walk up to people and talk to them. i can get up and speak to a crowd, but good luck trying to get me to talk to anyone before or after. I have never been exceptionally good at anything except coming up with answers to things that I don't know anything about off the top of my head. I've always been quiet. I've always been reserved. I've always been average at best. I'm socially awkward, I don't think before speaking sometimes, and I just kind of go with what life gives me.
So... This? All of this praise and stuff? Here? Letting me speak my mind and stuff? Letting me be, I don't know... Me? Maybe this has been me all along. Maybe KTC is the thing that showed me what I really could be. To nerd out a bit, Nicotine killed Krillin on planet KTC and I'm going Super Saiyan right now.
Another thing is that my group, July Jackals (2015), kind of had some sort of standing ovation for me... Obviously it wasn't all of them, but they didn't do that for anyone else when they hit 50... It was odd because I am just being me on here and in my group... I don't know why, but somehow I'm helping people... Somehow whatever it is that I'm doing... It's working. That's one of the weirdest feeling for me... That I'm doing something worthwhile...
I'm not used to this... This being looked up to and praised thing... So I apologize ahead of time if I don't take your compliments in the right way. The fact of the matter is that I don't know how to do it the right way.
In all honesty, I doubt I ever will be used to it. I could become the most recognized admin here, and I still wouldn't be used to it.
I mean... Wow...
It's... Just... Wow...
This is all still blowing my mind... The fact that I have the ability to help someone is almost beyond my comprehension...
Anyways... Thank you all. I just kind of spilled it all I guess right there. Don't worry, my HoF speech won't be so melodramatic or whatever that crap was.
If you're still here and reading this, really... Thank you... Thank you so so much. I couldn't be here without you. Even if we've never talked, I will hopefully talk to you soon. Just the fact that you reading this could influence you into joining helps my quit so much. You could be sitting on the fence thinking "Do I really wanna quit dipping? Am I really that addicted to it?" My answer is yes. I implore you, future stranger that may or may not read this in the year 2037, to quit. Look at me. Well, you can't see me... Unless by 2037 you can... Look at what I'm typing. I am saying that if you quit because of any one thing that I've said on KTC, then you've made this entire quit worth it. If I can reach at least one person, then I know that I've made a difference for the better, even if it is just one person.
No. Screw you. I can't finish that thought. I've had a tiresome and rainy day and I'm liable to cry if I get into that nonsense.
I typed the above paragraph and changed my mind. I don't even care how long this is at this point. Plus, I'm not deleting it because I've been typing in almost a stream of conscious way so far anyways. Why stop it? -PS- If you're wondering where I gave up the first time, the last thing I said was "... into joining helps my quit so much."
I bet you thought that I would be done by now. Well, you're pretty much right. I think I've spilled everything out that I've needed to today.
Again, I thank you. Hope you're ready for a freaking awesome HoF speech, because as you can tell, I have a lot to say.
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WARNING: What you're about to read is very long and is basically the ramblings of a tired young old man who happens to be celebrating his 50th day of quit. Don't complain if you think this was too long, because I've warned you. Carry on now.
So as I sit here, I am contemplating whether I should write out everything that I've been think all day. I don't really brag, but I do have a knack for metaphors. I had some good ones today run through my head and I have decided not to post them.
Why?
It's simple really... I need a good HoF speech. I was thinking about everything today with me hitting 50 days and what not, and it hit me that I don't need to use up all of my best material. In my eyes, my HoF speech should be more influential and more effective that what I put in my introduction about 50 days. It doesn't seem right to link on my signature "My half-HoF speech" now does it?
So in lieu of that, I just want to say how great this website has been. KTC really is the best thing since sliced bread. Shoot, there are some quitters on here who are older than sliced bread (I'm looking at you Pab). The vets with thousands of quit days aren't really the ones that keep me going, it's the older guys on here with decades of life already underneath their belt willing and ready to offer life advice to such a young one as I. To me, you can't have a successful quit if you aren't able to straighten out your own life as well, and because of that, I appreciate all of the wisdom on here every time I post my roll.
I really hate this part, because I find it extremely odd that opinions like what I'm about to say can be had of a quitter with so few days, but I appreciate all of the compliments that are being thrown my way.
I mean, honestly... Am I really that good?
I mean... I don't know what to say to some of the things people say to me on here.
I mean (and I know I keep saying that)..... One guy sent me "You are a bit of a God send."
How am I supposed to take that?? Am I supposed to just say "Well thanks man!" But even if I say that, what am I supposed to do with it? Some people are treating me like I'm the next Michael Jordan or something and they wish I could come straight out of high school instead of having to go to college.
I simply don't know how to handle it...
My whole life... I've been that guy in the corner at parties just observing the crowd. I can't just walk up to people and talk to them. i can get up and speak to a crowd, but good luck trying to get me to talk to anyone before or after. I have never been exceptionally good at anything except coming up with answers to things that I don't know anything about off the top of my head. I've always been quiet. I've always been reserved. I've always been average at best. I'm socially awkward, I don't think before speaking sometimes, and I just kind of go with what life gives me.
So... This? All of this praise and stuff? Here? Letting me speak my mind and stuff? Letting me be, I don't know... Me? Maybe this has been me all along. Maybe KTC is the thing that showed me what I really could be. To nerd out a bit, Nicotine killed Krillin on planet KTC and I'm going Super Saiyan right now.
Another thing is that my group, July Jackals (2015), kind of had some sort of standing ovation for me... Obviously it wasn't all of them, but they didn't do that for anyone else when they hit 50... It was odd because I am just being me on here and in my group... I don't know why, but somehow I'm helping people... Somehow whatever it is that I'm doing... It's working. That's one of the weirdest feeling for me... That I'm doing something worthwhile...
I'm not used to this... This being looked up to and praised thing... So I apologize ahead of time if I don't take your compliments in the right way. The fact of the matter is that I don't know how to do it the right way.
In all honesty, I doubt I ever will be used to it. I could become the most recognized admin here, and I still wouldn't be used to it.
I mean... Wow...
It's... Just... Wow...
This is all still blowing my mind... The fact that I have the ability to help someone is almost beyond my comprehension...
Anyways... Thank you all. I just kind of spilled it all I guess right there. Don't worry, my HoF speech won't be so melodramatic or whatever that crap was.
If you're still here and reading this, really... Thank you... Thank you so so much. I couldn't be here without you. Even if we've never talked, I will hopefully talk to you soon. Just the fact that you reading this could influence you into joining helps my quit so much. You could be sitting on the fence thinking "Do I really wanna quit dipping? Am I really that addicted to it?" My answer is yes. I implore you, future stranger that may or may not read this in the year 2037, to quit. Look at me. Well, you can't see me... Unless by 2037 you can... Look at what I'm typing. I am saying that if you quit because of any one thing that I've said on KTC, then you've made this entire quit worth it. If I can reach at least one person, then I know that I've made a difference for the better, even if it is just one person.
No. Screw you. I can't finish that thought. I've had a tiresome and rainy day and I'm liable to cry if I get into that nonsense.
I typed the above paragraph and changed my mind. I don't even care how long this is at this point. Plus, I'm not deleting it because I've been typing in almost a stream of conscious way so far anyways. Why stop it? -PS- If you're wondering where I gave up the first time, the last thing I said was "... into joining helps my quit so much."
I bet you thought that I would be done by now. Well, you're pretty much right. I think I've spilled everything out that I've needed to today.
Again, I thank you. Hope you're ready for a freaking awesome HoF speech, because as you can tell, I have a lot to say.
I have no doubt you'll write that speech. You get how this place works. Thanks for all that you do.
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WARNING: What you're about to read is very long and is basically the ramblings of a tired young old man who happens to be celebrating his 50th day of quit. Don't complain if you think this was too long, because I've warned you. Carry on now.
So as I sit here, I am contemplating whether I should write out everything that I've been think all day. I don't really brag, but I do have a knack for metaphors. I had some good ones today run through my head and I have decided not to post them.
Why?
It's simple really... I need a good HoF speech. I was thinking about everything today with me hitting 50 days and what not, and it hit me that I don't need to use up all of my best material. In my eyes, my HoF speech should be more influential and more effective that what I put in my introduction about 50 days. It doesn't seem right to link on my signature "My half-HoF speech" now does it?
So in lieu of that, I just want to say how great this website has been. KTC really is the best thing since sliced bread. Shoot, there are some quitters on here who are older than sliced bread (I'm looking at you Pab). The vets with thousands of quit days aren't really the ones that keep me going, it's the older guys on here with decades of life already underneath their belt willing and ready to offer life advice to such a young one as I. To me, you can't have a successful quit if you aren't able to straighten out your own life as well, and because of that, I appreciate all of the wisdom on here every time I post my roll.
I really hate this part, because I find it extremely odd that opinions like what I'm about to say can be had of a quitter with so few days, but I appreciate all of the compliments that are being thrown my way.
I mean, honestly... Am I really that good?
I mean... I don't know what to say to some of the things people say to me on here.
I mean (and I know I keep saying that)..... One guy sent me "You are a bit of a God send."
How am I supposed to take that?? Am I supposed to just say "Well thanks man!" But even if I say that, what am I supposed to do with it? Some people are treating me like I'm the next Michael Jordan or something and they wish I could come straight out of high school instead of having to go to college.
I simply don't know how to handle it...
My whole life... I've been that guy in the corner at parties just observing the crowd. I can't just walk up to people and talk to them. i can get up and speak to a crowd, but good luck trying to get me to talk to anyone before or after. I have never been exceptionally good at anything except coming up with answers to things that I don't know anything about off the top of my head. I've always been quiet. I've always been reserved. I've always been average at best. I'm socially awkward, I don't think before speaking sometimes, and I just kind of go with what life gives me.
So... This? All of this praise and stuff? Here? Letting me speak my mind and stuff? Letting me be, I don't know... Me? Maybe this has been me all along. Maybe KTC is the thing that showed me what I really could be. To nerd out a bit, Nicotine killed Krillin on planet KTC and I'm going Super Saiyan right now.
Another thing is that my group, July Jackals (2015), kind of had some sort of standing ovation for me... Obviously it wasn't all of them, but they didn't do that for anyone else when they hit 50... It was odd because I am just being me on here and in my group... I don't know why, but somehow I'm helping people... Somehow whatever it is that I'm doing... It's working. That's one of the weirdest feeling for me... That I'm doing something worthwhile...
I'm not used to this... This being looked up to and praised thing... So I apologize ahead of time if I don't take your compliments in the right way. The fact of the matter is that I don't know how to do it the right way.
In all honesty, I doubt I ever will be used to it. I could become the most recognized admin here, and I still wouldn't be used to it.
I mean... Wow...
It's... Just... Wow...
This is all still blowing my mind... The fact that I have the ability to help someone is almost beyond my comprehension...
Anyways... Thank you all. I just kind of spilled it all I guess right there. Don't worry, my HoF speech won't be so melodramatic or whatever that crap was.
If you're still here and reading this, really... Thank you... Thank you so so much. I couldn't be here without you. Even if we've never talked, I will hopefully talk to you soon. Just the fact that you reading this could influence you into joining helps my quit so much. You could be sitting on the fence thinking "Do I really wanna quit dipping? Am I really that addicted to it?" My answer is yes. I implore you, future stranger that may or may not read this in the year 2037, to quit. Look at me. Well, you can't see me... Unless by 2037 you can... Look at what I'm typing. I am saying that if you quit because of any one thing that I've said on KTC, then you've made this entire quit worth it. If I can reach at least one person, then I know that I've made a difference for the better, even if it is just one person.
No. Screw you. I can't finish that thought. I've had a tiresome and rainy day and I'm liable to cry if I get into that nonsense.
I typed the above paragraph and changed my mind. I don't even care how long this is at this point. Plus, I'm not deleting it because I've been typing in almost a stream of conscious way so far anyways. Why stop it? -PS- If you're wondering where I gave up the first time, the last thing I said was "... into joining helps my quit so much."
I bet you thought that I would be done by now. Well, you're pretty much right. I think I've spilled everything out that I've needed to today.
Again, I thank you. Hope you're ready for a freaking awesome HoF speech, because as you can tell, I have a lot to say.
I have no doubt you'll write that speech. You get how this place works. Thanks for all that you do.
This place can be so much more than a place to quit nicotine. Lots of wisdom and experience and opportunities to take and give here. It's a really special place. Glad you're here, friend.
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WARNING: What you're about to read is very long and is basically the ramblings of a tired young old man who happens to be celebrating his 50th day of quit. Don't complain if you think this was too long, because I've warned you. Carry on now.
So as I sit here, I am contemplating whether I should write out everything that I've been think all day. I don't really brag, but I do have a knack for metaphors. I had some good ones today run through my head and I have decided not to post them.
Why?
It's simple really... I need a good HoF speech. I was thinking about everything today with me hitting 50 days and what not, and it hit me that I don't need to use up all of my best material. In my eyes, my HoF speech should be more influential and more effective that what I put in my introduction about 50 days. It doesn't seem right to link on my signature "My half-HoF speech" now does it?
So in lieu of that, I just want to say how great this website has been. KTC really is the best thing since sliced bread. Shoot, there are some quitters on here who are older than sliced bread (I'm looking at you Pab). The vets with thousands of quit days aren't really the ones that keep me going, it's the older guys on here with decades of life already underneath their belt willing and ready to offer life advice to such a young one as I. To me, you can't have a successful quit if you aren't able to straighten out your own life as well, and because of that, I appreciate all of the wisdom on here every time I post my roll.
I really hate this part, because I find it extremely odd that opinions like what I'm about to say can be had of a quitter with so few days, but I appreciate all of the compliments that are being thrown my way.
I mean, honestly... Am I really that good?
I mean... I don't know what to say to some of the things people say to me on here.
I mean (and I know I keep saying that)..... One guy sent me "You are a bit of a God send."
How am I supposed to take that?? Am I supposed to just say "Well thanks man!" But even if I say that, what am I supposed to do with it? Some people are treating me like I'm the next Michael Jordan or something and they wish I could come straight out of high school instead of having to go to college.
I simply don't know how to handle it...
My whole life... I've been that guy in the corner at parties just observing the crowd. I can't just walk up to people and talk to them. i can get up and speak to a crowd, but good luck trying to get me to talk to anyone before or after. I have never been exceptionally good at anything except coming up with answers to things that I don't know anything about off the top of my head. I've always been quiet. I've always been reserved. I've always been average at best. I'm socially awkward, I don't think before speaking sometimes, and I just kind of go with what life gives me.
So... This? All of this praise and stuff? Here? Letting me speak my mind and stuff? Letting me be, I don't know... Me? Maybe this has been me all along. Maybe KTC is the thing that showed me what I really could be. To nerd out a bit, Nicotine killed Krillin on planet KTC and I'm going Super Saiyan right now.
Another thing is that my group, July Jackals (2015), kind of had some sort of standing ovation for me... Obviously it wasn't all of them, but they didn't do that for anyone else when they hit 50... It was odd because I am just being me on here and in my group... I don't know why, but somehow I'm helping people... Somehow whatever it is that I'm doing... It's working. That's one of the weirdest feeling for me... That I'm doing something worthwhile...
I'm not used to this... This being looked up to and praised thing... So I apologize ahead of time if I don't take your compliments in the right way. The fact of the matter is that I don't know how to do it the right way.
In all honesty, I doubt I ever will be used to it. I could become the most recognized admin here, and I still wouldn't be used to it.
I mean... Wow...
It's... Just... Wow...
This is all still blowing my mind... The fact that I have the ability to help someone is almost beyond my comprehension...
Anyways... Thank you all. I just kind of spilled it all I guess right there. Don't worry, my HoF speech won't be so melodramatic or whatever that crap was.
If you're still here and reading this, really... Thank you... Thank you so so much. I couldn't be here without you. Even if we've never talked, I will hopefully talk to you soon. Just the fact that you reading this could influence you into joining helps my quit so much. You could be sitting on the fence thinking "Do I really wanna quit dipping? Am I really that addicted to it?" My answer is yes. I implore you, future stranger that may or may not read this in the year 2037, to quit. Look at me. Well, you can't see me... Unless by 2037 you can... Look at what I'm typing. I am saying that if you quit because of any one thing that I've said on KTC, then you've made this entire quit worth it. If I can reach at least one person, then I know that I've made a difference for the better, even if it is just one person.
No. Screw you. I can't finish that thought. I've had a tiresome and rainy day and I'm liable to cry if I get into that nonsense.
I typed the above paragraph and changed my mind. I don't even care how long this is at this point. Plus, I'm not deleting it because I've been typing in almost a stream of conscious way so far anyways. Why stop it? -PS- If you're wondering where I gave up the first time, the last thing I said was "... into joining helps my quit so much."
I bet you thought that I would be done by now. Well, you're pretty much right. I think I've spilled everything out that I've needed to today.
Again, I thank you. Hope you're ready for a freaking awesome HoF speech, because as you can tell, I have a lot to say.
I have no doubt you'll write that speech. You get how this place works. Thanks for all that you do.
You're doing great, but be careful. Take this quit one day at a time. Enjoy the good. Get through the bad. Do good when you can.
I feel the same as you do about this place, and I'm very proud to see you post 50 today. Congrats man.
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Hey waste...
'Finger'
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I'm not quoting the above post, because screen space doesn't grow on trees. But as a Jackal who interacts with you more than anyone else on this site, I can confidently say that the praise you receive is justified and couldn't be piled upon a kinder man. I don't make friends easily. And as odd as it may seem, a month into Internet "knowing" you, you've earned a place as one of five guys I've ever met that I truly admire and seek to emulate. It takes a village to raise a quit, but if I had to point to one man that made my quit possible, it's you... faggot.
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I'm not quoting the above post, because screen space doesn't grow on trees. But as a Jackal who interacts with you more than anyone else on this site, I can confidently say that the praise you receive is justified and couldn't be piled upon a kinder man. I don't make friends easily. And as odd as it may seem, a month into Internet "knowing" you, you've earned a place as one of five guys I've ever met that I truly admire and seek to emulate. It takes a village to raise a quit, but if I had to point to one man that made my quit possible, it's you... faggot.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thanks Robb. You moved me there at the beginning, but I lost it at the end. I appreciate it.
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LJT,
What is a lumberjacks favorite month?....... Sep"TIMBER"
My daughter told me this joke this morning as I was taking her to school and then kept yelling TIMBER. I know your not a lumberjack, but it was cute for a nine year old.
Anyway, great job with your group and congrats with your FIVE-O.
Quit on Bro.
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LJT,
What is a lumberjacks favorite month?....... Sep"TIMBER"
My daughter told me this joke this morning as I was taking her to school and then kept yelling TIMBER. I know your not a lumberjack, but it was cute for a nine year old.
Anyway, great job with your group and congrats with your FIVE-O.
Quit on Bro.
Hahaha. I love it and I appreciate the support man.
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LJT,
What is a lumberjacks favorite month?....... Sep"TIMBER"
My daughter told me this joke this morning as I was taking her to school and then kept yelling TIMBER. I know your not a lumberjack, but it was cute for a nine year old.
Anyway, great job with your group and congrats with your FIVE-O.
Quit on Bro.
Hahaha. I love it and I appreciate the support man.
Why is it you are some Greek God on here and everytime my names brought up its in relationship to old age!? Seriously my friend I think you've found your calling. You may be quiet in person but your LOUD on here! Keep paying it forward but don't ever forget you will always be an addict! Bitch is sneaky how many different ways you seen her trap people on here? Not trying take you down brother, you good people and have a very kind heart. Alot like me, I guess that's why you and I may be the only 2 on ktc that truly understand BigKahuna! I quit with you EDD!
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LJT,
What is a lumberjacks favorite month?....... Sep"TIMBER"
My daughter told me this joke this morning as I was taking her to school and then kept yelling TIMBER. I know your not a lumberjack, but it was cute for a nine year old.
Anyway, great job with your group and congrats with your FIVE-O.
Quit on Bro.
Hahaha. I love it and I appreciate the support man.
Why is it you are some Greek God on here and everytime my names brought up its in relationship to old age!? Seriously my friend I think you've found your calling. You may be quiet in person but your LOUD on here! Keep paying it forward but don't ever forget you will always be an addict! Bitch is sneaky how many different ways you seen her trap people on here? Not trying take you down brother, you good people and have a very kind heart. Alot like me, I guess that's why you and I may be the only 2 on ktc that truly understand BigKahuna! I quit with you EDD!
Ahhh... Well I'm described as a Greek God because I have the body of one.
You're brought up when age is discussed because you're old.
I'm just playing man, but I do appreciate it. And please,take me down from time to time. I'll need it in order to humble myself and remind myself that I'm a quitter. I may stray and forget that one day without y'all on here constantly reminding me.
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Screw you nicotine.... More details in the video description. (https://youtu.be/vJwQ_EnHNc4)
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Screw you nicotine.... More details in the video description. (https://youtu.be/vJwQ_EnHNc4)
You da man LJT!
Quit with you today.
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Congratulations on HALL OF FAME!!!!
Dude your quit started out as a train wreck and now is a model of how this place works. Congratulations, and thank you for being one of the leaders on this site!!! Enjoy today, but I promise you that it gets even better.
Proud to quit with you today
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Congratulations on HALL OF FAME!!!!
Dude your quit started out as a train wreck and now is a model of how this place works. Congratulations, and thank you for being one of the leaders on this site!!! Enjoy today, but I promise you that it gets even better.
Proud to quit with you today
Congratulations LJT! I wanna be just like you I grow up! Have a great one my friend! Keep doing what you do!
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Congratulations on HALL OF FAME!!!!
Dude your quit started out as a train wreck and now is a model of how this place works. Congratulations, and thank you for being one of the leaders on this site!!! Enjoy today, but I promise you that it gets even better.
Proud to quit with you today
Congratulations LJT! I wanna be just like you I grow up! Have a great one my friend! Keep doing what you do!
Bro, congrats on the lap! I admire your quit, and appreciate the way you go about it. Keep killing it bud, stop today, pause, look back on the journey ... and then turn the fuck around and keep on marching! See you on roll for 101! 'party2'
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Congrats on your first milestone.
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Congrats. Sorry that I can't be there tonight.
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Congratulations on HALL OF FAME!!!!
Dude your quit started out as a train wreck and now is a model of how this place works. Congratulations, and thank you for being one of the leaders on this site!!! Enjoy today, but I promise you that it gets even better.
Proud to quit with you today
Congratulations LJT! I wanna be just like you I grow up! Have a great one my friend! Keep doing what you do!
Bro, congrats on the lap! I admire your quit, and appreciate the way you go about it. Keep killing it bud, stop today, pause, look back on the journey ... and then turn the fuck around and keep on marching! See you on roll for 101! 'party2'
Congrats LJT! Great milestone!
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Congratulations on HALL OF FAME!!!!
Dude your quit started out as a train wreck and now is a model of how this place works. Congratulations, and thank you for being one of the leaders on this site!!! Enjoy today, but I promise you that it gets even better.
Proud to quit with you today
Congratulations LJT! I wanna be just like you I grow up! Have a great one my friend! Keep doing what you do!
Bro, congrats on the lap! I admire your quit, and appreciate the way you go about it. Keep killing it bud, stop today, pause, look back on the journey ... and then turn the fuck around and keep on marching! See you on roll for 101! 'party2'
Congrats LJT! Great milestone!
Awesome HOF my Jackal boy! Keeping killin it! Never gonna see 100 again, its +1s from now on!
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Tim,
You have done exceedingly well. You have not only gotten it, but you have helped others "get it" also.
You have been an encouragement to others and you have been a leader.
You have done all that I had hoped you would and a lot more.
You and I both know that HOF is just a waypoint on a lifelong path...
However, you do need to take a moment and celebrate what is and should be recognized as a huge accomplishment
You truly are a "Bad Ass" quitter and you have and deserve all the respect that goes along with that.
I am very proud to be quit with you.
Mark
(Romandog 1552)
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Congrats Tim. Keep doing what you do, because you're inspiring us newbies everyday. Thanks.
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Congrats Tim!! ODAAT and 32.2 posts per day = A bad ass quitter who accomplished a huge feat. QLF with you
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Congratulations Lumberjack Tim! Awesome job!
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Hey Tim,
You're a hell of a badass quitter. Way to build accountability here and support so many different quit groups and all us newbies! Proud to quit with you!
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Strong work way to pave the way for the next herd....I appreciate the time you have invested into your quit and ours July 13 you are there everyday posting support. Today enjoy your day see you back tomorrow this journey aint over by any means...
Trauma
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Nice hundo. Way to prove me wrong.. I like it when I'm wrong.
Keep it rollin.
Quit on...
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I appreciate all of the love and support sent my way fellas. I truly do appreciate every single bit of it. I've been extremely busy, so I haven't really been able to work on my speech yet, but I will.
On the plus side, I got to meet Duathman!
Birmingham Area Quitters Meet Up.
Lumberjack Tim and Duathman brought their women and met up at Carrigan's Pub in Birmingham, AL.
Here's a picture of Lumberjack Tim making Duathman look good. (http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g) - http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g (http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g)
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I appreciate all of the love and support sent my way fellas. I truly do appreciate every single bit of it. I've been extremely busy, so I haven't really been able to work on my speech yet, but I will.
On the plus side, I got to meet Duathman!
Birmingham Area Quitters Meet Up.
Lumberjack Tim and Duathman brought their women and met up at Carrigan's Pub in Birmingham, AL.
Here's a picture of Lumberjack Tim making Duathman look good. (http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g) - http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g (http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g)
I'm a couple days late (story of my life) but would be remiss if I did not offer my heartfelt congratulations to this quitter. One of the best first 100+2 days I've seen on this site. A model start to what has the potential to be legendary. The size of your quit in these first 100 days is enormous and that is exactly how you need to build a castle of quit. NAFAR is now a way of life.
Congratulations LJT; I'm looking forward to riding your quit train for a long time.
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Fun meeting you Tim. Looking forward to many more meet ups. Glad to help in any way I can. QLF!!
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Fun meeting you Tim. Looking forward to many more meet ups. Glad to help in any way I can. QLF!!
I enjoyed meeting you too! You're gonna get tired of my face after a while should we keep meeting up, because I'm not going anywhere.
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Fun meeting you Tim. Looking forward to many more meet ups. Glad to help in any way I can. QLF!!
I enjoyed meeting you too! You're gonna get tired of my face after a while should we keep meeting up, because I'm not going anywhere.
'BanDog'
(no way around it, had to be posted)
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Whoops!
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Fun meeting you Tim. Looking forward to many more meet ups. Glad to help in any way I can. QLF!!
I enjoyed meeting you too! You're gonna get tired of my face after a while should we keep meeting up, because I'm not going anywhere.
'BanDog'
(no way around it, had to be posted)
Well Steak... You did say it best......Congratulations LJT; I'm looking forward to riding your quit train for a long time.
Because we both know that you're not talking about a train.... ;)
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Fun meeting you Tim. Looking forward to many more meet ups. Glad to help in any way I can. QLF!!
I enjoyed meeting you too! You're gonna get tired of my face after a while should we keep meeting up, because I'm not going anywhere.
'BanDog'
(no way around it, had to be posted)
Well Steak... You did say it best......Congratulations LJT; I'm looking forward to riding your quit train for a long time.
Because we both know that you're not talking about a train.... ;)
Touche. Well played LJT
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Fun meeting you Tim. Looking forward to many more meet ups. Glad to help in any way I can. QLF!!
I enjoyed meeting you too! You're gonna get tired of my face after a while should we keep meeting up, because I'm not going anywhere.
'BanDog'
(no way around it, had to be posted)
Well Steak... You did say it best......Congratulations LJT; I'm looking forward to riding your quit train for a long time.
Because we both know that you're not talking about a train.... ;)
Touche. Well played LJT
'Kiss' 'BanDog' 'Kiss' 'BanDog' 'Kiss' 'BanDog' 'Kiss' 'BanDog' 'Kiss' 'BanDog' 'Kiss' 'BanDog' 'Kiss' 'BanDog'
Got to love PDAs
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I appreciate all of the love and support sent my way fellas. I truly do appreciate every single bit of it. I've been extremely busy, so I haven't really been able to work on my speech yet, but I will.
On the plus side, I got to meet Duathman!
Birmingham Area Quitters Meet Up.
Lumberjack Tim and Duathman brought their women and met up at Carrigan's Pub in Birmingham, AL.
Here's a picture of Lumberjack Tim making Duathman look good. (http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g) - http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g (http://imgur.com/2tjjC8g)
I'm a couple days late (story of my life) but would be remiss if I did not offer my heartfelt congratulations to this quitter. One of the best first 100+2 days I've seen on this site. A model start to what has the potential to be legendary. The size of your quit in these first 100 days is enormous and that is exactly how you need to build a castle of quit. NAFAR is now a way of life.
Congratulations LJT; I'm looking forward to riding your quit train for a long time.
I too am late but want to congratulate you on your first of many milestones.
Keep up the good work.
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I posted this over in my group, but I felt like it should go here as well. It's super long, so I don't blame you if you decide to skip over it.
This week has been one of the roughest weeks that I've had in a while. Not craving wise, but life in general, it's sucked.
I love coming here every single day. I love posting support everywhere. I love helping people. I love reading everything. I love people calling me out I I haven't posted in time, which is super rare, but still happens.
This week I worked 3rd shift. I woke up at 8:30 am Sunday morning. Until I went to bed last night around 8 or whatever it was, I had a total of, idk, 21ish hours of sleep? 5 in the last two days. Even if it was all spread out nice and neat, that's only about 4 hours a day. It sucked.
Because it sucked so much, and because I was so tired, I've been pretty much a recluse this week. I've been dragging around in my life, trying to save all of my energy for work, and I haven't been here. All week, I've been feeling like a part of me was missing. Like I was supposed to be doing something. I knew what it was, but I didn't have the ability to do it. I was supposed to be here.
I love each and every one of you so much, that if I don't spend a majority of my time here, I'm missing a big chunk of my life if I can't show some vets some love and learn from them, I'm slacking. If I can't get in and laugh at how foggy the new guys are and help them out, I feel empty.
KTC has become a part of me, the way pretty much nothing has before. It has saved my life. It has turned my life around. I'm almost a completely different person now. I'm more mature. I've learned to hold my tongue more. I'm still a cold douche bag sometimes, but I've gotten a lot better. I don't rage near as much. If a guy strikes a nerve with me, yeah.l, I'll blow up at them, but I am actually building on people now instead of going after the ones that need yelling at first.
I'm only 23. I have a lot of life to go before I become as wise and smart about life as 99% of you. I used to be all about post counts. "Oh! I average over 30 posts a day!" or "Dude, I have 3,265 more posts than you." I'm pretty much over that. I probably would've made a big deal about my 5,000th post, but I didn't. Why? Because I've realized that I need a lot more quality in my posts instead of just quantity. Before, I was just shooting from the hip and hoping that what I was saying to people was actually helping. Now though, I'm reading everything and picking my battles in the hopes that what I say will not only help the person I'm replying to, but will help others that read it as well.
I know this is long, and I should probably post this in my intro instead since it's kind of all about me. But I felt like I had to say all of this. I know y'all know I would do anything for y'all, but this week has really cemented that feeling inside me. I probably would've caved if it wasn't for this place.
Actually, no. If it wasn't for this place, I wouldn't even know what the word "cave" meant other than a place for bats.
On top of that, if it wasn't for this place, I probably would've asked my dad for a dip Thursday morning when I got off work and he went in, because we both dipped and we both dipped the exact same thing. But guess what? We're both quit! And on this day, I promised to stay quit for my 136 day and he promised his 116. He will always be 20 days behind me for the rest of his life, and it's all because of this site.
So I'm sorry for the long post, but again, I kind of felt like putting it out there. Whether y'all care or not, it doesn't matter. The fact that I'm even able to put it here means all the world to me.
And if you're one of the guys that comes in here and just sits in the group all day, how about instead, you go over to the new groups? You congratulate the guys in August right now who are hitting the hall. You laugh at September as they bump Andre every time he tries to say something. You go to October and help them out as they hit the 50ish hump. Go to November and help prep them because they won't be the brand new group anymore. Then you get ready to help those who will be rolling into December. That group will open soon, and we deserve to give them a nice warm welcome.
Thanks y'all, and I'll see y'all on roll not only tomorrow, but for the rest of my life.
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I posted this over in my group, but I felt like it should go here as well. It's super long, so I don't blame you if you decide to skip over it.This week has been one of the roughest weeks that I've had in a while. Not craving wise, but life in general, it's sucked.
I love coming here every single day. I love posting support everywhere. I love helping people. I love reading everything. I love people calling me out I I haven't posted in time, which is super rare, but still happens.
This week I worked 3rd shift. I woke up at 8:30 am Sunday morning. Until I went to bed last night around 8 or whatever it was, I had a total of, idk, 21ish hours of sleep? 5 in the last two days. Even if it was all spread out nice and neat, that's only about 4 hours a day. It sucked.
Because it sucked so much, and because I was so tired, I've been pretty much a recluse this week. I've been dragging around in my life, trying to save all of my energy for work, and I haven't been here. All week, I've been feeling like a part of me was missing. Like I was supposed to be doing something. I knew what it was, but I didn't have the ability to do it. I was supposed to be here.
I love each and every one of you so much, that if I don't spend a majority of my time here, I'm missing a big chunk of my life if I can't show some vets some love and learn from them, I'm slacking. If I can't get in and laugh at how foggy the new guys are and help them out, I feel empty.
KTC has become a part of me, the way pretty much nothing has before. It has saved my life. It has turned my life around. I'm almost a completely different person now. I'm more mature. I've learned to hold my tongue more. I'm still a cold douche bag sometimes, but I've gotten a lot better. I don't rage near as much. If a guy strikes a nerve with me, yeah.l, I'll blow up at them, but I am actually building on people now instead of going after the ones that need yelling at first.
I'm only 23. I have a lot of life to go before I become as wise and smart about life as 99% of you. I used to be all about post counts. "Oh! I average over 30 posts a day!" or "Dude, I have 3,265 more posts than you." I'm pretty much over that. I probably would've made a big deal about my 5,000th post, but I didn't. Why? Because I've realized that I need a lot more quality in my posts instead of just quantity. Before, I was just shooting from the hip and hoping that what I was saying to people was actually helping. Now though, I'm reading everything and picking my battles in the hopes that what I say will not only help the person I'm replying to, but will help others that read it as well.
I know this is long, and I should probably post this in my intro instead since it's kind of all about me. But I felt like I had to say all of this. I know y'all know I would do anything for y'all, but this week has really cemented that feeling inside me. I probably would've caved if it wasn't for this place.
Actually, no. If it wasn't for this place, I wouldn't even know what the word "cave" meant other than a place for bats.
On top of that, if it wasn't for this place, I probably would've asked my dad for a dip Thursday morning when I got off work and he went in, because we both dipped and we both dipped the exact same thing. But guess what? We're both quit! And on this day, I promised to stay quit for my 136 day and he promised his 116. He will always be 20 days behind me for the rest of his life, and it's all because of this site.
So I'm sorry for the long post, but again, I kind of felt like putting it out there. Whether y'all care or not, it doesn't matter. The fact that I'm even able to put it here means all the world to me.
And if you're one of the guys that comes in here and just sits in the group all day, how about instead, you go over to the new groups? You congratulate the guys in August right now who are hitting the hall. You laugh at September as they bump Andre every time he tries to say something. You go to October and help them out as they hit the 50ish hump. Go to November and help prep them because they won't be the brand new group anymore. Then you get ready to help those who will be rolling into December. That group will open soon, and we deserve to give them a nice warm welcome.
Thanks y'all, and I'll see y'all on roll not only tomorrow, but for the rest of my life.
You are the real deal LJT.
You get it. You get that this isn't about coddling or trying, but about saving and improving lives and doing. You messed up, and dude you learned from it like very few do. It is an honor to quit with you today and everyday. I wish that I had your good sense when I was 23!
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I posted this over in my group, but I felt like it should go here as well. It's super long, so I don't blame you if you decide to skip over it.This week has been one of the roughest weeks that I've had in a while. Not craving wise, but life in general, it's sucked.
I love coming here every single day. I love posting support everywhere. I love helping people. I love reading everything. I love people calling me out I I haven't posted in time, which is super rare, but still happens.
This week I worked 3rd shift. I woke up at 8:30 am Sunday morning. Until I went to bed last night around 8 or whatever it was, I had a total of, idk, 21ish hours of sleep? 5 in the last two days. Even if it was all spread out nice and neat, that's only about 4 hours a day. It sucked.
Because it sucked so much, and because I was so tired, I've been pretty much a recluse this week. I've been dragging around in my life, trying to save all of my energy for work, and I haven't been here. All week, I've been feeling like a part of me was missing. Like I was supposed to be doing something. I knew what it was, but I didn't have the ability to do it. I was supposed to be here.
I love each and every one of you so much, that if I don't spend a majority of my time here, I'm missing a big chunk of my life if I can't show some vets some love and learn from them, I'm slacking. If I can't get in and laugh at how foggy the new guys are and help them out, I feel empty.
KTC has become a part of me, the way pretty much nothing has before. It has saved my life. It has turned my life around. I'm almost a completely different person now. I'm more mature. I've learned to hold my tongue more. I'm still a cold douche bag sometimes, but I've gotten a lot better. I don't rage near as much. If a guy strikes a nerve with me, yeah.l, I'll blow up at them, but I am actually building on people now instead of going after the ones that need yelling at first.
I'm only 23. I have a lot of life to go before I become as wise and smart about life as 99% of you. I used to be all about post counts. "Oh! I average over 30 posts a day!" or "Dude, I have 3,265 more posts than you." I'm pretty much over that. I probably would've made a big deal about my 5,000th post, but I didn't. Why? Because I've realized that I need a lot more quality in my posts instead of just quantity. Before, I was just shooting from the hip and hoping that what I was saying to people was actually helping. Now though, I'm reading everything and picking my battles in the hopes that what I say will not only help the person I'm replying to, but will help others that read it as well.
I know this is long, and I should probably post this in my intro instead since it's kind of all about me. But I felt like I had to say all of this. I know y'all know I would do anything for y'all, but this week has really cemented that feeling inside me. I probably would've caved if it wasn't for this place.
Actually, no. If it wasn't for this place, I wouldn't even know what the word "cave" meant other than a place for bats.
On top of that, if it wasn't for this place, I probably would've asked my dad for a dip Thursday morning when I got off work and he went in, because we both dipped and we both dipped the exact same thing. But guess what? We're both quit! And on this day, I promised to stay quit for my 136 day and he promised his 116. He will always be 20 days behind me for the rest of his life, and it's all because of this site.
So I'm sorry for the long post, but again, I kind of felt like putting it out there. Whether y'all care or not, it doesn't matter. The fact that I'm even able to put it here means all the world to me.
And if you're one of the guys that comes in here and just sits in the group all day, how about instead, you go over to the new groups? You congratulate the guys in August right now who are hitting the hall. You laugh at September as they bump Andre every time he tries to say something. You go to October and help them out as they hit the 50ish hump. Go to November and help prep them because they won't be the brand new group anymore. Then you get ready to help those who will be rolling into December. That group will open soon, and we deserve to give them a nice warm welcome.
Thanks y'all, and I'll see y'all on roll not only tomorrow, but for the rest of my life.
You are the real deal LJT.
You get it. You get that this isn't about coddling or trying, but about saving and improving lives and doing. You messed up, and dude you learned from it like very few do. It is an honor to quit with you today and everyday. I wish that I had your good sense when I was 23!
You alright by me kid, I'd stay in the trenches side by side with such a strong willed fighter! That's what makes success! Quit on you badass and chewing you better watch your ass this young man's on a mission! Hehe
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I posted this over in my group, but I felt like it should go here as well. It's super long, so I don't blame you if you decide to skip over it.This week has been one of the roughest weeks that I've had in a while. Not craving wise, but life in general, it's sucked.
I love coming here every single day. I love posting support everywhere. I love helping people. I love reading everything. I love people calling me out I I haven't posted in time, which is super rare, but still happens.
This week I worked 3rd shift. I woke up at 8:30 am Sunday morning. Until I went to bed last night around 8 or whatever it was, I had a total of, idk, 21ish hours of sleep? 5 in the last two days. Even if it was all spread out nice and neat, that's only about 4 hours a day. It sucked.
Because it sucked so much, and because I was so tired, I've been pretty much a recluse this week. I've been dragging around in my life, trying to save all of my energy for work, and I haven't been here. All week, I've been feeling like a part of me was missing. Like I was supposed to be doing something. I knew what it was, but I didn't have the ability to do it. I was supposed to be here.
I love each and every one of you so much, that if I don't spend a majority of my time here, I'm missing a big chunk of my life if I can't show some vets some love and learn from them, I'm slacking. If I can't get in and laugh at how foggy the new guys are and help them out, I feel empty.
KTC has become a part of me, the way pretty much nothing has before. It has saved my life. It has turned my life around. I'm almost a completely different person now. I'm more mature. I've learned to hold my tongue more. I'm still a cold douche bag sometimes, but I've gotten a lot better. I don't rage near as much. If a guy strikes a nerve with me, yeah.l, I'll blow up at them, but I am actually building on people now instead of going after the ones that need yelling at first.
I'm only 23. I have a lot of life to go before I become as wise and smart about life as 99% of you. I used to be all about post counts. "Oh! I average over 30 posts a day!" or "Dude, I have 3,265 more posts than you." I'm pretty much over that. I probably would've made a big deal about my 5,000th post, but I didn't. Why? Because I've realized that I need a lot more quality in my posts instead of just quantity. Before, I was just shooting from the hip and hoping that what I was saying to people was actually helping. Now though, I'm reading everything and picking my battles in the hopes that what I say will not only help the person I'm replying to, but will help others that read it as well.
I know this is long, and I should probably post this in my intro instead since it's kind of all about me. But I felt like I had to say all of this. I know y'all know I would do anything for y'all, but this week has really cemented that feeling inside me. I probably would've caved if it wasn't for this place.
Actually, no. If it wasn't for this place, I wouldn't even know what the word "cave" meant other than a place for bats.
On top of that, if it wasn't for this place, I probably would've asked my dad for a dip Thursday morning when I got off work and he went in, because we both dipped and we both dipped the exact same thing. But guess what? We're both quit! And on this day, I promised to stay quit for my 136 day and he promised his 116. He will always be 20 days behind me for the rest of his life, and it's all because of this site.
So I'm sorry for the long post, but again, I kind of felt like putting it out there. Whether y'all care or not, it doesn't matter. The fact that I'm even able to put it here means all the world to me.
And if you're one of the guys that comes in here and just sits in the group all day, how about instead, you go over to the new groups? You congratulate the guys in August right now who are hitting the hall. You laugh at September as they bump Andre every time he tries to say something. You go to October and help them out as they hit the 50ish hump. Go to November and help prep them because they won't be the brand new group anymore. Then you get ready to help those who will be rolling into December. That group will open soon, and we deserve to give them a nice warm welcome.
Thanks y'all, and I'll see y'all on roll not only tomorrow, but for the rest of my life.
You are the real deal LJT.
You get it. You get that this isn't about coddling or trying, but about saving and improving lives and doing. You messed up, and dude you learned from it like very few do. It is an honor to quit with you today and everyday. I wish that I had your good sense when I was 23!
You alright by me kid, I'd stay in the trenches side by side with such a strong willed fighter! That's what makes success! Quit on you badass and chewing you better watch your ass this young man's on a mission! Hehe
I'm with Worktowin and Pab. You get this and you are a bad ass quitter Tim. Proud to be quit with you EDD.
CJ
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I posted this over in my group, but I felt like it should go here as well. It's super long, so I don't blame you if you decide to skip over it.This week has been one of the roughest weeks that I've had in a while. Not craving wise, but life in general, it's sucked.
I love coming here every single day. I love posting support everywhere. I love helping people. I love reading everything. I love people calling me out I I haven't posted in time, which is super rare, but still happens.
This week I worked 3rd shift. I woke up at 8:30 am Sunday morning. Until I went to bed last night around 8 or whatever it was, I had a total of, idk, 21ish hours of sleep? 5 in the last two days. Even if it was all spread out nice and neat, that's only about 4 hours a day. It sucked.
Because it sucked so much, and because I was so tired, I've been pretty much a recluse this week. I've been dragging around in my life, trying to save all of my energy for work, and I haven't been here. All week, I've been feeling like a part of me was missing. Like I was supposed to be doing something. I knew what it was, but I didn't have the ability to do it. I was supposed to be here.
I love each and every one of you so much, that if I don't spend a majority of my time here, I'm missing a big chunk of my life if I can't show some vets some love and learn from them, I'm slacking. If I can't get in and laugh at how foggy the new guys are and help them out, I feel empty.
KTC has become a part of me, the way pretty much nothing has before. It has saved my life. It has turned my life around. I'm almost a completely different person now. I'm more mature. I've learned to hold my tongue more. I'm still a cold douche bag sometimes, but I've gotten a lot better. I don't rage near as much. If a guy strikes a nerve with me, yeah.l, I'll blow up at them, but I am actually building on people now instead of going after the ones that need yelling at first.
I'm only 23. I have a lot of life to go before I become as wise and smart about life as 99% of you. I used to be all about post counts. "Oh! I average over 30 posts a day!" or "Dude, I have 3,265 more posts than you." I'm pretty much over that. I probably would've made a big deal about my 5,000th post, but I didn't. Why? Because I've realized that I need a lot more quality in my posts instead of just quantity. Before, I was just shooting from the hip and hoping that what I was saying to people was actually helping. Now though, I'm reading everything and picking my battles in the hopes that what I say will not only help the person I'm replying to, but will help others that read it as well.
I know this is long, and I should probably post this in my intro instead since it's kind of all about me. But I felt like I had to say all of this. I know y'all know I would do anything for y'all, but this week has really cemented that feeling inside me. I probably would've caved if it wasn't for this place.
Actually, no. If it wasn't for this place, I wouldn't even know what the word "cave" meant other than a place for bats.
On top of that, if it wasn't for this place, I probably would've asked my dad for a dip Thursday morning when I got off work and he went in, because we both dipped and we both dipped the exact same thing. But guess what? We're both quit! And on this day, I promised to stay quit for my 136 day and he promised his 116. He will always be 20 days behind me for the rest of his life, and it's all because of this site.
So I'm sorry for the long post, but again, I kind of felt like putting it out there. Whether y'all care or not, it doesn't matter. The fact that I'm even able to put it here means all the world to me.
And if you're one of the guys that comes in here and just sits in the group all day, how about instead, you go over to the new groups? You congratulate the guys in August right now who are hitting the hall. You laugh at September as they bump Andre every time he tries to say something. You go to October and help them out as they hit the 50ish hump. Go to November and help prep them because they won't be the brand new group anymore. Then you get ready to help those who will be rolling into December. That group will open soon, and we deserve to give them a nice warm welcome.
Thanks y'all, and I'll see y'all on roll not only tomorrow, but for the rest of my life.
You are the real deal LJT.
You get it. You get that this isn't about coddling or trying, but about saving and improving lives and doing. You messed up, and dude you learned from it like very few do. It is an honor to quit with you today and everyday. I wish that I had your good sense when I was 23!
You alright by me kid, I'd stay in the trenches side by side with such a strong willed fighter! That's what makes success! Quit on you badass and chewing you better watch your ass this young man's on a mission! Hehe
I'm with Worktowin and Pab. You get this and you are a bad ass quitter Tim. Proud to be quit with you EDD.
CJ
Tim, age and wisdom are different things. Stay young and wise -- get some sleep! Your example has some of us following your lead and helping on the other threads. Happy to quit with you any and every day!
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I try my hardest to post support in the 2007ish groups because, well, they are basically the foundation to this site. 99% of them may eventually leave, but they're the foundation regardless.
One of those groups is September 2007. I've scrounged up a few of the old quitters from there, but so far, only Tamado has gotten back to me. I emailed all of them, and the next day, Tamado popped in to say hey. I really appreciate that.
After that, I believe he hasn't posted again. That is, until this wonderful and motivating post:I put nearly 1,000 miles on my Harley this weekend and less than two hours from home is where my story begins. Do not worry, this is not a cave story. I pulled in for fuel and was looking for something to throw in my mouth while driving. I was about to buy gum when I saw the SMC (smoky mountain chew – ie: fake dip). I thought I would try it. It has no nicotine and maybe throwing in a dip while riding my geezer glide down a lonely stretch of road would feel pretty good. I did the familiar edge of my tooth as a can opener trick to break the seal and threw a leg over. I piled in a big fatty and hit the road. I expected waves of nostalgia as I had the thrust out lip, the increased saliva and the slightly bitter taste in my mouth. Instead, I was transported in my mind to a time I have long since moved past. It flooded me with memories of anger and resentment. Of tears when I felt too weak to stay quit. Of the depression that took hold when I would not own my own quit and wanted to blame others for my misery. I got no joy from “playing house” with fake dip. I got sadness for years and money I threw away. Why would I give positive memories to something that only took from me, never gave back? It did one thing for me. It reminded me so strongly of how far I have come. I took nearly two years to actually feel like a former dipper. I fought daily for well over a year and honestly close to two. I wanted to give up but I did not want to be weak. I do not remember when I finally stopped blaming others and decided this was all about me, but I know it happened. I went through the darkest time in my marriage then. I lost friends and hated the medication I was on. I am done with this.
Five miles down the road I formed my finger into the familiar hook shape – it’s amazing how muscle memory comes rushing back – and flung the lip turd down the highway. I reached in my pocket and winged that retched tin down the road as well. Not exactly ethical disposal, but I needed it gone. Riding is about freedom. I felt free as I pondered my experience will spitting little bits of crap out that my tongue pulled out of my teeth. I leaned back, set the cruise and enjoyed the rest of my ride home as a free man. I probably couldn’t afford my Harley if I was still dipping. Dip would cost more than my loan payment and insurance combined now. I’m much happier calling myself a biker than a dipper. Live free or die brothers and sisters. No dip for me today, not ever.
Tamado - day 3,003 (Sept 2007)
I am very proud to be quitting with him. Unfortunately, a lot of the older guys aren't around anymore. I wish they would at least pop in more often, because it really lifts my spirits and makes my day when I see one of them swing by.
Anyways, I hope y'all enjoy this. I decided to share it here since I know people rarely travel down the dark halls of 2007 and beyond.
And if any new guys happen to read this, I encourage you to go post in these groups, alongside your own. There is a lot of quit there, and it helps to read everything.
On top of that, post in every group that shares the same month as you. If you're a new guy who just posted a Day 1 in December, go post support in every December group throughout the years. The amount of love that will be shown towards a new guy who dives in is unlimited. It's worth every second it takes to support these groups.
If you're a new guy that hasn't posted roll yet, and you're on the fence about it, reread this again.... Do you see something? He's free. He is winning the battle against nicotine. You can to. All you have to do is try.
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I try my hardest to post support in the 2007ish groups because, well, they are basically the foundation to this site. 99% of them may eventually leave, but they're the foundation regardless.
One of those groups is September 2007. I've scrounged up a few of the old quitters from there, but so far, only Tamado has gotten back to me. I emailed all of them, and the next day, Tamado popped in to say hey. I really appreciate that.
After that, I believe he hasn't posted again. That is, until this wonderful and motivating post:I put nearly 1,000 miles on my Harley this weekend and less than two hours from home is where my story begins. Do not worry, this is not a cave story. I pulled in for fuel and was looking for something to throw in my mouth while driving. I was about to buy gum when I saw the SMC (smoky mountain chew – ie: fake dip). I thought I would try it. It has no nicotine and maybe throwing in a dip while riding my geezer glide down a lonely stretch of road would feel pretty good. I did the familiar edge of my tooth as a can opener trick to break the seal and threw a leg over. I piled in a big fatty and hit the road. I expected waves of nostalgia as I had the thrust out lip, the increased saliva and the slightly bitter taste in my mouth. Instead, I was transported in my mind to a time I have long since moved past. It flooded me with memories of anger and resentment. Of tears when I felt too weak to stay quit. Of the depression that took hold when I would not own my own quit and wanted to blame others for my misery. I got no joy from “playing house” with fake dip. I got sadness for years and money I threw away. Why would I give positive memories to something that only took from me, never gave back? It did one thing for me. It reminded me so strongly of how far I have come. I took nearly two years to actually feel like a former dipper. I fought daily for well over a year and honestly close to two. I wanted to give up but I did not want to be weak. I do not remember when I finally stopped blaming others and decided this was all about me, but I know it happened. I went through the darkest time in my marriage then. I lost friends and hated the medication I was on. I am done with this.
Five miles down the road I formed my finger into the familiar hook shape – it’s amazing how muscle memory comes rushing back – and flung the lip turd down the highway. I reached in my pocket and winged that retched tin down the road as well. Not exactly ethical disposal, but I needed it gone. Riding is about freedom. I felt free as I pondered my experience will spitting little bits of crap out that my tongue pulled out of my teeth. I leaned back, set the cruise and enjoyed the rest of my ride home as a free man. I probably couldn’t afford my Harley if I was still dipping. Dip would cost more than my loan payment and insurance combined now. I’m much happier calling myself a biker than a dipper. Live free or die brothers and sisters. No dip for me today, not ever.
Tamado - day 3,003 (Sept 2007)
I am very proud to be quitting with him. Unfortunately, a lot of the older guys aren't around anymore. I wish they would at least pop in more often, because it really lifts my spirits and makes my day when I see one of them swing by.
Anyways, I hope y'all enjoy this. I decided to share it here since I know people rarely travel down the dark halls of 2007 and beyond.
And if any new guys happen to read this, I encourage you to go post in these groups, alongside your own. There is a lot of quit there, and it helps to read everything.
On top of that, post in every group that shares the same month as you. If you're a new guy who just posted a Day 1 in December, go post support in every December group throughout the years. The amount of love that will be shown towards a new guy who dives in is unlimited. It's worth every second it takes to support these groups.
If you're a new guy that hasn't posted roll yet, and you're on the fence about it, reread this again.... Do you see something? He's free. He is winning the battle against nicotine. You can to. All you have to do is try.
That was an awesome story. We owe those that came before us and laid the foundation of this site our gratitude. Good job Tim!
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So if you're reading this and you didn't know, Robb Wolf, a fellow Jackal of mine, caved. I posted this message in GroupMe, and I'd like to post it here. If you need more context of some sort, just ask and I'll be more than willing to help. Just felt like posting this here.
Hey. I'd like to thank all of y'all for today.
Whether you knew a lot about my group or not, you may have seen just through conversation on here that Robb Wolf and I were pretty close and I would consider him one of my best friends.
His cave hit me hard today. I still feel like crap for it.
But... I have y'all. I can move on and overcome. I can tattoo a pony on GA's butt crack to remind me of the old times if I want.
Y'all are a family to me, and if I wouldn't have had this family, I would have more than likely caved today.
One of the biggest reasons for why I didn't cave was because I quickly (immediately) recognized that how I felt was how others would feel if I went down that same path.
I'm not gonna do that to y'all.
So again, thanks, and I quit with you all for another day.
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So if you're reading this and you didn't know, Robb Wolf, a fellow Jackal of mine, caved. I posted this message in GroupMe, and I'd like to post it here. If you need more context of some sort, just ask and I'll be more than willing to help. Just felt like posting this here.
Hey. I'd like to thank all of y'all for today.
Whether you knew a lot about my group or not, you may have seen just through conversation on here that Robb Wolf and I were pretty close and I would consider him one of my best friends.
His cave hit me hard today. I still feel like crap for it.
But... I have y'all. I can move on and overcome. I can tattoo a pony on GA's butt crack to remind me of the old times if I want.
Y'all are a family to me, and if I wouldn't have had this family, I would have more than likely caved today.
One of the biggest reasons for why I didn't cave was because I quickly (immediately) recognized that how I felt was how others would feel if I went down that same path.
I'm not gonna do that to y'all.
So again, thanks, and I quit with you all for another day.
LJT - this just sucks. It hurts when part of the brotherhood les you down.
Your word is all that you have in life but determines what kind of man you are. Your word is golden.
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So if you're reading this and you didn't know, Robb Wolf, a fellow Jackal of mine, caved. I posted this message in GroupMe, and I'd like to post it here. If you need more context of some sort, just ask and I'll be more than willing to help. Just felt like posting this here.
Hey. I'd like to thank all of y'all for today.
Whether you knew a lot about my group or not, you may have seen just through conversation on here that Robb Wolf and I were pretty close and I would consider him one of my best friends.
His cave hit me hard today. I still feel like crap for it.
But... I have y'all. I can move on and overcome. I can tattoo a pony on GA's butt crack to remind me of the old times if I want.
Y'all are a family to me, and if I wouldn't have had this family, I would have more than likely caved today.
One of the biggest reasons for why I didn't cave was because I quickly (immediately) recognized that how I felt was how others would feel if I went down that same path.
I'm not gonna do that to y'all.
So again, thanks, and I quit with you all for another day.
LJT - this just sucks. It hurts when part of the brotherhood les you down.
Your word is all that you have in life but determines what kind of man you are. Your word is golden.
LJT - Keep your spirits up. It feels like betrayal when a fellow quitter, especially a group leader and friend, fails. I hope you didn't find out about his cave from the board here and that he called you. Don't stop being you - a sincere badass quitter who cares about other people.
Quit with you EDD.
CJ
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So if you're reading this and you didn't know, Robb Wolf, a fellow Jackal of mine, caved. I posted this message in GroupMe, and I'd like to post it here. If you need more context of some sort, just ask and I'll be more than willing to help. Just felt like posting this here.
Hey. I'd like to thank all of y'all for today.
Whether you knew a lot about my group or not, you may have seen just through conversation on here that Robb Wolf and I were pretty close and I would consider him one of my best friends.
His cave hit me hard today. I still feel like crap for it.
But... I have y'all. I can move on and overcome. I can tattoo a pony on GA's butt crack to remind me of the old times if I want.
Y'all are a family to me, and if I wouldn't have had this family, I would have more than likely caved today.
One of the biggest reasons for why I didn't cave was because I quickly (immediately) recognized that how I felt was how others would feel if I went down that same path.
I'm not gonna do that to y'all.
So again, thanks, and I quit with you all for another day.
LJT - this just sucks. It hurts when part of the brotherhood les you down.
Your word is all that you have in life but determines what kind of man you are. Your word is golden.
LJT - Keep your spirits up. It feels like betrayal when a fellow quitter, especially a group leader and friend, fails. I hope you didn't find out about his cave from the board here and that he called you. Don't stop being you - a sincere badass quitter who cares about other people.
Quit with you EDD.
CJ
Sucks balls. Always does...and the sad thing, it won't be the last either. Right now, where you are in your quit, is where boys are separated from men. the next year will weed out who is truly committed for the long haul. Even after the first year passes, people will drop, people will fade. But I tell you, if you're one of those still there...there's nothin' like it. The guys in my group who are still here; my other friends who are still here and have been quitting with me since the beginning...all are legitimate friends. People I would go to great lengths to help and support, just like any friend I've known my entire life. Can't beat that - and there's your silver lining.
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Thanks for everything you do here you have been an continue to be a huge inspiration to my quit!! 'ninja'
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Timmah!! Congratulations on your day 200!
Proud to quit with you every day.
Enjoy your day and pledge to continue, do it for your girl, family, but especially for you.
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Timmah!! Congratulations on your day 200!
Proud to quit with you every day.
Enjoy your day and pledge to continue, do it for your girl, family, but especially for you.
Congrats LJT! You're the man and I hope the work stuff is going well!
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Timmah!! Congratulations on your day 200!
Proud to quit with you every day.
Enjoy your day and pledge to continue, do it for your girl, family, but especially for you.
Congrats LJT! You're the man and I hope the work stuff is going well!
Congratulations sir!
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Timmah!! Congratulations on your day 200!
Proud to quit with you every day.
Enjoy your day and pledge to continue, do it for your girl, family, but especially for you.
Congrats LJT! You're the man and I hope the work stuff is going well!
Congratulations sir!
Congrats Tim! You are a badass quitter - Welcome to the second floor brother!
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Timmah!! Congratulations on your day 200!
Proud to quit with you every day.
Enjoy your day and pledge to continue, do it for your girl, family, but especially for you.
Congrats LJT! You're the man and I hope the work stuff is going well!
Congratulations sir!
Congrats Tim! You are a badass quitter - Welcome to the second floor brother!
Congratulations! 200 you're the man, even if you are an auburn fan! hehe
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Timmah!! Congratulations on your day 200!
Proud to quit with you every day.
Enjoy your day and pledge to continue, do it for your girl, family, but especially for you.
Congrats LJT! You're the man and I hope the work stuff is going well!
Congratulations sir!
Congrats Tim! You are a badass quitter - Welcome to the second floor brother!
Congratulations! 200 you're the man, even if you are an auburn fan! hehe
Thanks for all the support so far, congrats on the 200!
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Timmah!! Congratulations on your day 200!
Proud to quit with you every day.
Enjoy your day and pledge to continue, do it for your girl, family, but especially for you.
Congrats LJT! You're the man and I hope the work stuff is going well!
Congratulations sir!
Congrats Tim! You are a badass quitter - Welcome to the second floor brother!
Congratulations! 200 you're the man, even if you are an auburn fan! hehe
Thanks for all the support so far, congrats on the 200!
Awesome 200 man!
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Happy Birthday Timmah!
Have a very fun weekend off!
'party2'
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
Awesome 300 man!
Year mark is just around the corner brother!
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
Awesome 300 man!
Year mark is just around the corner brother!
third floor? Awesome!
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
Awesome 300 man!
Year mark is just around the corner brother!
third floor? Awesome!
Happy 300 broham.
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
Awesome 300 man!
Year mark is just around the corner brother!
third floor? Awesome!
Happy 300 broham.
Congrats on 300 days of daily accountability, way to own your quit!
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
Awesome 300 man!
Year mark is just around the corner brother!
third floor? Awesome!
Happy 300 broham.
Congrats on 300 days of daily accountability, way to own your quit!
Grats on 3-0-0. Way to go
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
Awesome 300 man!
Year mark is just around the corner brother!
third floor? Awesome!
Happy 300 broham.
Congrats on 300 days of daily accountability, way to own your quit!
Grats on 3-0-0. Way to go
yea buddy. Congrats on hitting the big 3.
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LJT, congrats on your day 300 my Jackal boy!
Proud to quit with you.
Awesome 300 man!
Year mark is just around the corner brother!
third floor? Awesome!
Happy 300 broham.
Congrats on 300 days of daily accountability, way to own your quit!
Grats on 3-0-0. Way to go
yea buddy. Congrats on hitting the big 3.
Congrats LJT!
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
:wub:
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
:wub:
Congrats on the year brother! You rock!!
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
:wub:
Congrats on the year brother! You rock!!
Congrats on the year Tim! Thanks for your support.
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
:wub:
Congrats on the year brother! You rock!!
Congrats on the year Tim! Thanks for your support.
Hell yes Tim! Congratulations on a solid year of win!
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What can I say...
Oh.. I knew what!!!
Congratulations on a year quit!!!!
Me and suthern_belle and both extremely proud and bow to your success!
God bless!
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
:wub:
Congrats on the year brother! You rock!!
Congrats on the year Tim! Thanks for your support.
Hell yes Tim! Congratulations on a solid year of win!
Proud to be quit with you Tim!
Congrats on 365!
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
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Congrats on the year brother! You rock!!
Congrats on the year Tim! Thanks for your support.
Hell yes Tim! Congratulations on a solid year of win!
Proud to be quit with you Tim!
Congrats on 365!
Congrats on your first trip around the sun dip free. Passionate quitter right here ...and it transcends the quits of many others. Congratulations.
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
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Congrats on the year brother! You rock!!
Congrats on the year Tim! Thanks for your support.
Hell yes Tim! Congratulations on a solid year of win!
Proud to be quit with you Tim!
Congrats on 365!
Congrats on your first trip around the sun dip free. Passionate quitter right here ...and it transcends the quits of many others. Congratulations.
Congrats on a year, LJT! Keep up the great work!
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Here were are, 1 year quit, proud of you, proud to quit with you.
My jackal brother always in it to help others.
Keep your quit Strong.
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Congrats on the year brother! You rock!!
Congrats on the year Tim! Thanks for your support.
Hell yes Tim! Congratulations on a solid year of win!
Proud to be quit with you Tim!
Congrats on 365!
Congrats on your first trip around the sun dip free. Passionate quitter right here ...and it transcends the quits of many others. Congratulations.
Congrats on a year, LJT! Keep up the great work!
Dig in brother! Dig in! Nice milestone to add to your quit folder, but also time to reflect on why you are here as well! I personally think you got this !!!
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I must have missed something because I just saw your 365 post this morning in July, but whether it's now or I'm a week late -- congratulations brother. You have accomplished a lot this year. Not to mention, you're engaging with newer quit groups, which is what really keeps this place going. Onward to 400!
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4th floor Timmah!
Only goes up from here brother.
Proud to quit with you Jackal strong!
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4th floor Timmah!
Only goes up from here brother.
Proud to quit with you Jackal strong!
Badass 4th floor Tim!!!
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4th floor Timmah!
Only goes up from here brother.
Proud to quit with you Jackal strong!
Badass 4th floor Tim!!!
Well shucks. 400 days. Thanks y'all!
Definitely couldn't have made it without each and every one of you!
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Half dangle day.
Congrats on a well fought trip to the 5th floor.
Jackal strong, cheers to many more floors.
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Half dangle day.
Congrats on a well fought trip to the 5th floor.
Jackal strong, cheers to many more floors.
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Nice job. You are a different man than you were 500 days ago, dude.
Today is a big one. Enjoy!
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Half dangle day.
Congrats on a well fought trip to the 5th floor.
Jackal strong, cheers to many more floors.
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Nice job. You are a different man than you were 500 days ago, dude.
Today is a big one. Enjoy!
Congrats on 500 Tim! Thanks for all the support. I am glad to have met you here!
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Half dangle day.
Congrats on a well fought trip to the 5th floor.
Jackal strong, cheers to many more floors.
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Nice job. You are a different man than you were 500 days ago, dude.
Today is a big one. Enjoy!
Congrats on 500 Tim! Thanks for all the support. I am glad to have met you here!
Awesome job Tim! Proud to be a quitter with you. I know that 500 is just another milestone for you....you're nowhere near done yet!
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Half dangle day.
Congrats on a well fought trip to the 5th floor.
Jackal strong, cheers to many more floors.
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Nice job. You are a different man than you were 500 days ago, dude.
Today is a big one. Enjoy!
Congrats on 500 Tim! Thanks for all the support. I am glad to have met you here!
Awesome job Tim! Proud to be a quitter with you. I know that 500 is just another milestone for you....you're nowhere near done yet!
Well done Tim!
Here's to the next 500 wth you brother!
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Nice work Tim! Thanks for being part of our July group too!
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Thanks to all of y'all. I truly appreciate it!
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Nice work Tim! Thanks for being part of our July group too!
^^^^What Bert said! Thanks for all the support you give us in July 16 brother. Proud to quit with you every day.
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Nice work Tim! Thanks for being part of our July group too!
^^^^What Bert said! Thanks for all the support you give us in July 16 brother. Proud to quit with you every day.
Congrats on 500, Tim. Glad to see you and pops Quit.
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Nice work Tim! Thanks for being part of our July group too!
^^^^What Bert said! Thanks for all the support you give us in July 16 brother. Proud to quit with you every day.
Congrats on 500, Tim. Glad to see you and pops Quit.
Congrats brother!
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Nice work Tim! Thanks for being part of our July group too!
^^^^What Bert said! Thanks for all the support you give us in July 16 brother. Proud to quit with you every day.
Congrats on 500, Tim. Glad to see you and pops Quit.
Congrats brother!
5 floors is awesome Tim!!!
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
Congrats on 600 LJT!
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
Congrats on 600 LJT!
Congrats Tim on 600 days Quit! Keep racking up those milestones. Wish I had wised up and quit when I was your age. Your life will be soooo much better without that junk. Thanks for all the support in July 16. Really glad you're part of the group! Proud to quit with you every day!
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
Congrats on 600 LJT!
Congrats Tim on 600 days Quit! Keep racking up those milestones. Wish I had wised up and quit when I was your age. Your life will be soooo much better without that junk. Thanks for all the support in July 16. Really glad you're part of the group! Proud to quit with you every day!
Congrats on the 6th floor Tim!!
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
Congrats on 600 LJT!
Congrats Tim on 600 days Quit! Keep racking up those milestones. Wish I had wised up and quit when I was your age. Your life will be soooo much better without that junk. Thanks for all the support in July 16. Really glad you're part of the group! Proud to quit with you every day!
Congrats on the 6th floor Tim!!
Congrats also to you and the new Mrs. LumberJack
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
Congrats on 600 LJT!
Congrats Tim on 600 days Quit! Keep racking up those milestones. Wish I had wised up and quit when I was your age. Your life will be soooo much better without that junk. Thanks for all the support in July 16. Really glad you're part of the group! Proud to quit with you every day!
Congrats on the 6th floor Tim!!
Congrats also to you and the new Mrs. LumberJack
Thanks y'all!
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
Congrats on 600 LJT!
Congrats Tim on 600 days Quit! Keep racking up those milestones. Wish I had wised up and quit when I was your age. Your life will be soooo much better without that junk. Thanks for all the support in July 16. Really glad you're part of the group! Proud to quit with you every day!
Congrats on the 6th floor Tim!!
Congrats also to you and the new Mrs. LumberJack
Thanks y'all!
Congrats LT. way to be man. 600 is bad ass quit
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Congrats on the 6th floor Timmah :wub:
Congrats on 600 LJT!
Congrats Tim on 600 days Quit! Keep racking up those milestones. Wish I had wised up and quit when I was your age. Your life will be soooo much better without that junk. Thanks for all the support in July 16. Really glad you're part of the group! Proud to quit with you every day!
Congrats on the 6th floor Tim!!
Congrats also to you and the new Mrs. LumberJack
Thanks y'all!
Congrats LT. way to be man. 600 is bad ass quit
Congrats Tim on many fronts. Glad to have met you and the current Mrs Lumberjack.
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Wedding pictures! A couple KTC ones in there as well!
http://www.bobcrispphotography.com/Cassie-Tim-wedding/ (http://www.bobcrispphotography.com/Cassie-Tim-wedding/)
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Wedding pictures! A couple KTC ones in there as well!
http://www.bobcrispphotography.com/Cassie-Tim-wedding/ (http://www.bobcrispphotography.com/Cassie-Tim-wedding/)
This is awesome Tim, thanks for sharing!
Many years of happiness to you and Mrs. Lumberjack.
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Congrats on 7th Floor Tim!!
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Congrats on 7th Floor Tim!!
Oh, hell yeah! Good on ya!
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Congrats on 7th Floor Tim!!
Oh, hell yeah! Good on ya!
Timmah. Congrats on 700 days quit brother!
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Congrats on 7th Floor Tim!!
Oh, hell yeah! Good on ya!
Timmah. Congrats on 700 days quit brother!
Awesome job Tim! Congrats on the 7th floor! Keep racking them up brother!
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Congrats on 7th Floor Tim!!
Oh, hell yeah! Good on ya!
Timmah. Congrats on 700 days quit brother!
Awesome job Tim! Congrats on the 7th floor! Keep racking them up brother!
Whole lotta good stuff in the past 700 days. Well done. I'm happy to say you proved me wrong.
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Happy 2 years quit Timmah!!
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Happy 2 years quit Timmah!!
Congratulations!
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Happy 2 years quit Timmah!!
Congratulations!
Congrats on 2 years
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Happy 2 years quit Timmah!!
Congratulations!
Congrats on 2 years
Congratulations Tim!
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Happy 2 years quit Timmah!!
Congratulations!
Congrats on 2 years
Congratulations Tim!
Two full circles of the sun!! Awesome job young man....would that I were as smart as you to have been quit at such a young age! Seriously proud of you!
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Happy 2 years quit Timmah!!
Congratulations!
Congrats on 2 years
Congratulations Tim!
Two full circles of the sun!! Awesome job young man....would that I were as smart as you to have been quit at such a young age! Seriously proud of you!
Congrats on 2 laps Tim!!
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2 years ago from today, I quit nicotine. When I first quit, staying that way for a week, month, etc sounded like it was going to be the biggest challenge of my life, and I wasn't wrong.
Luckily, I found this website called Kill The Can (www.killthecan.org (http://www.killthecan.org)), and it taught me to just stop worrying about tomorrow, and simply focus on staying quit one day at a time. Now, 2 years later, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.
Thinking back on this, it reminds me of Matthew 6:34 in the NKJV which reads: "Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Being a member of Kill The Can, as well as being a member of Christ's Church, has taught me to really appreciate this verse. Since I've been using it and thinking of it daily, especially for the last 732 days, I feel like I've grown so much in maturity, and I also feel like I've grown closer to Christ than ever before.
Having said that, simply forget about tomorrow. There's no need getting all bent out of shape over things that may never even happen, because there's no telling what tomorrow may bring. Just enjoy the moment. Enjoy today. Focus on improving your life today. Focus on showing love to others today. Focus on making sure you're doing everything you can to get you and everyone else to Heaven today.
Don't put any of it off. Whether you've been putting off quitting drinking, quitting dipping, or even putting off being committed to Christ, today is the day that you should be focused on, because who knows if there will even be a tomorrow.
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Happy 2 years quit Timmah!!
Congratulations!
Congrats on 2 years
Congratulations Tim!
Two full circles of the sun!! Awesome job young man....would that I were as smart as you to have been quit at such a young age! Seriously proud of you!
Congrats on 2 laps Tim!!
Nice job Tim. Congrats on 2 years!
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2 years ago from today, I quit nicotine. When I first quit, staying that way for a week, month, etc sounded like it was going to be the biggest challenge of my life, and I wasn't wrong.
Luckily, I found this website called Kill The Can (www.killthecan.org (http://www.killthecan.org)), and it taught me to just stop worrying about tomorrow, and simply focus on staying quit one day at a time. Now, 2 years later, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.
Thinking back on this, it reminds me of Matthew 6:34 in the NKJV which reads: "Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Being a member of Kill The Can, as well as being a member of Christ's Church, has taught me to really appreciate this verse. Since I've been using it and thinking of it daily, especially for the last 732 days, I feel like I've grown so much in maturity, and I also feel like I've grown closer to Christ than ever before.
Having said that, simply forget about tomorrow. There's no need getting all bent out of shape over things that may never even happen, because there's no telling what tomorrow may bring. Just enjoy the moment. Enjoy today. Focus on improving your life today. Focus on showing love to others today. Focus on making sure you're doing everything you can to get you and everyone else to Heaven today.
Don't put any of it off. Whether you've been putting off quitting drinking, quitting dipping, or even putting off being committed to Christ, today is the day that you should be focused on, because who knows if there will even be a tomorrow.
Matthew 6:34 in the NKJV which reads: "Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Love that, and the entire message there Tim.
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2 years ago from today, I quit nicotine. When I first quit, staying that way for a week, month, etc sounded like it was going to be the biggest challenge of my life, and I wasn't wrong.
Luckily, I found this website called Kill The Can (www.killthecan.org (http://www.killthecan.org)), and it taught me to just stop worrying about tomorrow, and simply focus on staying quit one day at a time. Now, 2 years later, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.
Thinking back on this, it reminds me of Matthew 6:34 in the NKJV which reads: "Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Being a member of Kill The Can, as well as being a member of Christ's Church, has taught me to really appreciate this verse. Since I've been using it and thinking of it daily, especially for the last 732 days, I feel like I've grown so much in maturity, and I also feel like I've grown closer to Christ than ever before.
Having said that, simply forget about tomorrow. There's no need getting all bent out of shape over things that may never even happen, because there's no telling what tomorrow may bring. Just enjoy the moment. Enjoy today. Focus on improving your life today. Focus on showing love to others today. Focus on making sure you're doing everything you can to get you and everyone else to Heaven today.
Don't put any of it off. Whether you've been putting off quitting drinking, quitting dipping, or even putting off being committed to Christ, today is the day that you should be focused on, because who knows if there will even be a tomorrow.
Matthew 6:34 in the NKJV which reads: "Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Love that, and the entire message there Tim.
Yuge! Congrats on hitting two years and continuing to be the best YOU possible.
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Nice job Tim. Congrats on the 8th floor!
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Nice job Tim. Congrats on the 8th floor!
Congrats Tim!
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Nice job Tim. Congrats on the 8th floor!
Congrats Tim!
Congrats on the 8th floor Timmah!
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Nice job Tim. Congrats on the 8th floor!
Congrats Tim!
Congrats on the 8th floor Timmah!
Congrats on 8th floor Tim!
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TIMMAH! Congrats on 900 jackal bro!
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TIMMAH! Congrats on 900 jackal bro!
Nice job Tim! Congrats on 900 brother!
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I honestly can't believe I'm writing this right now... Can't help but get a little emotional even thinking about it...
On this day, January 2nd, 2018, I am on Day 1,000 of being nicotine free.
I can vividly remember sitting in an old white F-150 at work, taking a break and Googling "How to quit dipping". Luckily for me, I found a website called "Kill The Can" (https://www.killthecan.org (http://[url=https://www.killthecan.org))]https://www.killthecan.org (https://www.killthecan.org))[/url]. When I finally decided to man up and actually quit, I read a lot of stuff. There's a section on the Quit Forum (index/ (http://forum.killthecan.org/index/)) called "Hall of Fame Speeches", where people would post a tidbit when they hit 100 Days, and it would give me confidence. It would give me the ability to simply stay quit for today, and not worry about tomorrow until tomorrow gets here. 100 Days seems like a very long time to stay quit when you first start, but you can convince yourself that it's manageable.
But... There's also a section where quitters who reach 1,000 Days and join the "Comma Club" post a little tidbit, should they choose to do so. I could read all of those I wanted, but the folks who wrote them seemed so far ahead of me. I always thought "1,000 days??? But that's so far away!!!" I honestly still think that, if I'm being honest with myself. I truly can't believe I'm where I am today.
There are so many people on Kill The Can who have helped me in my quit. They always tell you that you have to "quit for yourself", but I truly and honestly wouldn't have gotten this far without their support.
So if you're someone like me 1,000 Days ago, and you're thinking "There's no way I could stay quit for that long", think again. All you have to do is quit today. Once you make it to sleep, that day is over, then start over the next. If you even SORT OF think you want to quit, then I encourage you to become a member of Kill The Can like I did. If this has helped you in any way, then feel free to message me (Lumberjack Tim, part of the July 2015 HOF group) on the Quit Forum (index/) (http://forum.killthecan.org/index/%29), and I will be right there quitting next to you, one day at a time.
Before I end this, I'd like to give a little shout-out to my dad Max (suthern_gntlman, part of the July 2016 HOF group) as he is on Day 650 today. My dad has dipped since he was in 5th grade, so getting him on Kill The Can and quit has been one of the greatest achievements of my life. Just wanted to share that last bit.
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
Congrats LJT ...that was one helluva first 1,000 days!
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
Congrats LJT ...that was one helluva first 1,000 days!
CommaÂ’s kick ass! Way to go brother!
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
Congrats LJT ...that was one helluva first 1,000 days!
CommaÂ’s kick ass! Way to go brother!
Congrats on that dangle!
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Congrats LJT. ItÂ’s great to have you part of July 2016 along with your dad. How cool is that!!
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
Congrats LJT ...that was one helluva first 1,000 days!
CommaÂ’s kick ass! Way to go brother!
Congrats on that dangle!
A comma looks good on you Tim, Congrats!
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
Congrats LJT ...that was one helluva first 1,000 days!
CommaÂ’s kick ass! Way to go brother!
Congrats on that dangle!
A comma looks good on you Tim, Congrats!
Congrats Tim, and thanks for all your support!
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
Congrats LJT ...that was one helluva first 1,000 days!
CommaÂ’s kick ass! Way to go brother!
Congrats on that dangle!
A comma looks good on you Tim, Congrats!
Congrats Tim, and thanks for all your support!
Congratulations!
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Congrats on your comma today Timmah!
Happy dangle day!
1,000 days... dude you are a totally different man now. So much good stuff has flowed into your life in the past 1,000 days. Congratulations. It is an honor to quit with you.
Congrats LJT ...that was one helluva first 1,000 days!
CommaÂ’s kick ass! Way to go brother!
Congrats on that dangle!
A comma looks good on you Tim, Congrats!
Congrats Tim, and thanks for all your support!
Congratulations!
Great job man. Celebrate the accomplishment of being Nic free for 1,000 days, you earned it!
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Congrats on 3 years quit !!
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Congrats on hitting the 12th floor Timmah!