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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: bronc on March 23, 2014, 10:52:00 PM
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my intro. My name is Noel and I live in Sherwood, Oregon. And this is my story:
IÂ’ve waited a week to write my official introduction. I waited because I didnÂ’t trust myself that I could actually follow through and be rid of this affliction that is chewing tobacco. I wanted to for as long as I can remember, but never could. Each time, I would cave and by caving almost always, I broke a promise to someone that cared about me.
Over the course of this last week, I’ve come to believe that this journey is more than just giving up nicotine. It is a journey to become a man of integrity; a man that keeps his word always. If I couldn’t trust myself, how could I expect anyone to trust me? It was the kind of haunting nightmare that always was in the back of my head; hiding, shame-filled, lying, cheating. That was the guy I actually had to look at in the mirror. Yet I had become so good at blaming other things and other people to allow me to be that kind of a waste of oxygen that chews and tries to cope. It’s not living really – its surviving. At 46, and playing the back nine now, I want to truly live the rest of my life.
I’m from an immigrant family. My family moved here when I was 6 from a tiny island called Sri Lanka. In those days, the US wasn’t too culturally diverse – especially in Oregon. Here I was a very dark skinned kid with very straight hair and Caucasian facial features that confused everybody. Growing up was tough and I wanted to be an American so bad…just your average white kid. I actually wanted to be a redneck. So I made a list of all the things that I had to do to be a real American and at the top of the list was to be a "rodeo cowboy".
That part I crossed off the list at 33 but started that journey in high school by dipping with the other kids at school. I remember my first rodeo – I was so amazingly happy to get that done. I was the first pro-rodeo Sri Lankan cowboy ever; it’s a lot like being a Jamaican bobsledder. They even gave me the nickname the “Bronc’n Sri Lank’n.” I'm not going to lie. It was really cool. Little kids asking me for autographs, the crowds cheering and yep...the "buckle bunnies." Fantastic. But........
Why did I write about that? It’s just to show you the length an addict will go to mask who he really is. I’m the farthest thing from a real "cowboy" there is. I just learned to do what they could do so I could say I was one. It’s a costume, a mask, a theatrical performance. The inability to cope with life and to actually learn how to deal with things instead of learning to cope with them is what happens. Terrible! No one respects an addict that stays addicted. No one. We lie to ourselves when we think others respect us. They may respect a part of us, but not the entire person. An addict can’t be trusted. An addict is weak. That’s the truth….even among addicts. But an addict that has overcome – has the respect of those around them. And we know this, so it adds to our shame, it adds to our lying, it adds to our guilt and it adds to our fear of being found out.
Shortly after I had posted roll the first time, Bouttime and Slinger sent me a PM with their phone numbers. I was blown away by that. I responded to BoutTime with the following words. They are raw and they are true:
“I appreciate you taking the time to help me truly live the rest of my life instead of trying to survive it. I have failed so many times over the course of the last 20 something years trying to quit. I'm a quitter of everything good and not a quitter of everything bad. In short I've been weak and defeated. I do not want to live like this any more. I want to her to see her dad as a man of integrity and strength not someone so weak. I want her to know that her dad is a man of honor; a man that keeps his word. I promised so many people that love me that I would quit and never have. I'm done being that kind of guy. Time for me to be the man God made me to be. My father's son. My daughter's dad. My friends' friend. My sister's brother. I'm so looking forward to this freedom and despite the fact that it's hard - the prospect of freedom means too much now.”
ThatÂ’s what this quit means to me. ThatÂ’s what I want from this. If I only end up living one more day, I want to be able to die knowing that I was a man of integrity that day.
For every one of you that has reached out via email, phone or text – I’m eternally grateful. For those who have hung out in chat with me because I didn’t want to risk a cave – thank you. You have blessed my life and life of my daughter greatly. A gift that I do not take for granted and a gift that reminds me to keep coming back and posting roll each morning.
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Damn bronc, that's got to be the best intro I've seen. I got your back brother; through the ups and downs I quit with you. You've got my number if you ever need anything. Congrats again on the first week, that's a hell of an accomplishment.
Keep fighting the good fight,
Mike aka MCO
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my intro. My name is Noel and I live in Sherwood, Oregon. And this is my story:
IÂ’ve waited a week to write my official introduction. I waited because I didnÂ’t trust myself that I could actually follow through and be rid of this affliction that is chewing tobacco. I wanted to for as long as I can remember, but never could. Each time, I would cave and by caving almost always, I broke a promise to someone that cared about me.
Over the course of this last week, I’ve come to believe that this journey is more than just giving up nicotine. It is a journey to become a man of integrity; a man that keeps his word always. If I couldn’t trust myself, how could I expect anyone to trust me? It was the kind of haunting nightmare that always was in the back of my head; hiding, shame-filled, lying, cheating. That was the guy I actually had to look at in the mirror. Yet I had become so good at blaming other things and other people to allow me to be that kind of a waste of oxygen that chews and tries to cope. It’s not living really – its surviving. At 46, and playing the back nine now, I want to truly live the rest of my life.
I’m from an immigrant family. My family moved here when I was 6 from a tiny island called Sri Lanka. In those days, the US wasn’t too culturally diverse – especially in Oregon. Here I was a very dark skinned kid with very straight hair and Caucasian facial features that confused everybody. Growing up was tough and I wanted to be an American so bad…just your average white kid. I actually wanted to be a redneck. So I made a list of all the things that I had to do to be a real American and at the top of the list was to be a "rodeo cowboy".
That part I crossed off the list at 33 but started that journey in high school by dipping with the other kids at school. I remember my first rodeo – I was so amazingly happy to get that done. I was the first pro-rodeo Sri Lankan cowboy ever; it’s a lot like being a Jamaican bobsledder. They even gave me the nickname the “Bronc’n Sri Lank’n.” I'm not going to lie. It was really cool. Little kids asking me for autographs, the crowds cheering and yep...the "buckle bunnies." Fantastic. But........
Why did I write about that? It’s just to show you the length an addict will go to mask who he really is. I’m the farthest thing from a real "cowboy" there is. I just learned to do what they could do so I could say I was one. It’s a costume, a mask, a theatrical performance. The inability to cope with life and to actually learn how to deal with things instead of learning to cope with them is what happens. Terrible! No one respects an addict that stays addicted. No one. We lie to ourselves when we think others respect us. They may respect a part of us, but not the entire person. An addict can’t be trusted. An addict is weak. That’s the truth….even among addicts. But an addict that has overcome – has the respect of those around them. And we know this, so it adds to our shame, it adds to our lying, it adds to our guilt and it adds to our fear of being found out.
Shortly after I had posted roll the first time, Bouttime and Slinger sent me a PM with their phone numbers. I was blown away by that. I responded to BoutTime with the following words. They are raw and they are true:
“I appreciate you taking the time to help me truly live the rest of my life instead of trying to survive it. I have failed so many times over the course of the last 20 something years trying to quit. I'm a quitter of everything good and not a quitter of everything bad. In short I've been weak and defeated. I do not want to live like this any more. I want to her to see her dad as a man of integrity and strength not someone so weak. I want her to know that her dad is a man of honor; a man that keeps his word. I promised so many people that love me that I would quit and never have. I'm done being that kind of guy. Time for me to be the man God made me to be. My father's son. My daughter's dad. My friends' friend. My sister's brother. I'm so looking forward to this freedom and despite the fact that it's hard - the prospect of freedom means too much now.”
ThatÂ’s what this quit means to me. ThatÂ’s what I want from this. If I only end up living one more day, I want to be able to die knowing that I was a man of integrity that day.
For every one of you that has reached out via email, phone or text – I’m eternally grateful. For those who have hung out in chat with me because I didn’t want to risk a cave – thank you. You have blessed my life and life of my daughter greatly. A gift that I do not take for granted and a gift that reminds me to keep coming back and posting roll each morning.
Welcome to KTC Bronc, it was great meeting you in chat the other night. The formula for success here is pretty straight forward. Post roll and then keep your word for one day. You have already proven that you can do this one day at a time. So lets wake up tomorrow and do the same. We are all addicts here and know all of the lies that go along with that. We cannot change yesterday and tomorrow is just a dream. Today you can control your actions and be a man of integrity.
You have my number, holler if you need anything.
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my intro. My name is Noel and I live in Sherwood, Oregon. And this is my story:
IÂ’ve waited a week to write my official introduction. I waited because I didnÂ’t trust myself that I could actually follow through and be rid of this affliction that is chewing tobacco. I wanted to for as long as I can remember, but never could. Each time, I would cave and by caving almost always, I broke a promise to someone that cared about me.Â
Over the course of this last week, IÂ’ve come to believe that this journey is more than just giving up nicotine. It is a journey to become a man of integrity; a man that keeps his word always. If I couldnÂ’t trust myself, how could I expect anyone to trust me? It was the kind of haunting nightmare that always was in the back of my head; hiding, shame-filled, lying, cheating. That was the guy I actually had to look at in the mirror. Yet I had become so good at blaming other things and other people to allow me to be that kind of a waste of oxygen that chews and tries to cope. ItÂ’s not living really – its surviving. At 46, and playing the back nine now, I want to truly live the rest of my life.Â
I’m from an immigrant family. My family moved here when I was 6 from a tiny island called Sri Lanka. In those days, the US wasn’t too culturally diverse – especially in Oregon. Here I was a very dark skinned kid with very straight hair and Caucasian facial features that confused everybody. Growing up was tough and I wanted to be an American so bad…just your average white kid. I actually wanted to be a redneck. So I made a list of all the things that I had to do to be a real American and at the top of the list was to be a "rodeo cowboy".
That part I crossed off the list at 33 but started that journey in high school by dipping with the other kids at school. I remember my first rodeo – I was so amazingly happy to get that done. I was the first pro-rodeo Sri Lankan cowboy ever; it’s a lot like being a Jamaican bobsledder. They even gave me the nickname the “Bronc’n Sri Lank’n.” I'm not going to lie. It was really cool. Little kids asking me for autographs, the crowds cheering and yep...the "buckle bunnies." Fantastic. But........
Why did I write about that? It’s just to show you the length an addict will go to mask who he really is. I’m the farthest thing from a real "cowboy" there is. I just learned to do what they could do so I could say I was one. It’s a costume, a mask, a theatrical performance. The inability to cope with life and to actually learn how to deal with things instead of learning to cope with them is what happens. Terrible! No one respects an addict that stays addicted. No one. We lie to ourselves when we think others respect us. They may respect a part of us, but not the entire person. An addict can’t be trusted. An addict is weak. That’s the truth….even among addicts. But an addict that has overcome – has the respect of those around them. And we know this, so it adds to our shame, it adds to our lying, it adds to our guilt and it adds to our fear of being found out.
Shortly after I had posted roll the first time, Bouttime and Slinger sent me a PM with their phone numbers. I was blown away by that. I responded to BoutTime with the following words. They are raw and they are true:
“I appreciate you taking the time to help me truly live the rest of my life instead of trying to survive it. I have failed so many times over the course of the last 20 something years trying to quit. I'm a quitter of everything good and not a quitter of everything bad. In short I've been weak and defeated. I do not want to live like this any more. I want to her to see her dad as a man of integrity and strength not someone so weak. I want her to know that her dad is a man of honor; a man that keeps his word. I promised so many people that love me that I would quit and never have. I'm done being that kind of guy. Time for me to be the man God made me to be. My father's son. My daughter's dad. My friends' friend. My sister's brother. I'm so looking forward to this freedom and despite the fact that it's hard - the prospect of freedom means too much now.”
ThatÂ’s what this quit means to me. ThatÂ’s what I want from this. If I only end up living one more day, I want to be able to die knowing that I was a man of integrity that day.Â
For every one of you that has reached out via email, phone or text – I’m eternally grateful. For those who have hung out in chat with me because I didn’t want to risk a cave – thank you. You have blessed my life and life of my daughter greatly. A gift that I do not take for granted and a gift that reminds me to keep coming back and posting roll each morning.
Welcome to KTC Bronc, it was great meeting you in chat the other night. The formula for success here is pretty straight forward. Post roll and then keep your word for one day. You have already proven that you can do this one day at a time. So lets wake up tomorrow and do the same. We are all addicts here and know all of the lies that go along with that. We cannot change yesterday and tomorrow is just a dream. Today you can control your actions and be a man of integrity.
You have my number, holler if you need anything.
That's a great intro, buddy. I appreciate you reaching out to me via text. It's been a great help during the last week or so of my quit. If you ever need anything, I'm there for you. I look forward to quitting with you today, and every day.
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my intro. My name is Noel and I live in Sherwood, Oregon. And this is my story:
IÂ’ve waited a week to write my official introduction. I waited because I didnÂ’t trust myself that I could actually follow through and be rid of this affliction that is chewing tobacco. I wanted to for as long as I can remember, but never could. Each time, I would cave and by caving almost always, I broke a promise to someone that cared about me.
Over the course of this last week, I’ve come to believe that this journey is more than just giving up nicotine. It is a journey to become a man of integrity; a man that keeps his word always. If I couldn’t trust myself, how could I expect anyone to trust me? It was the kind of haunting nightmare that always was in the back of my head; hiding, shame-filled, lying, cheating. That was the guy I actually had to look at in the mirror. Yet I had become so good at blaming other things and other people to allow me to be that kind of a waste of oxygen that chews and tries to cope. It’s not living really – its surviving. At 46, and playing the back nine now, I want to truly live the rest of my life.
I’m from an immigrant family. My family moved here when I was 6 from a tiny island called Sri Lanka. In those days, the US wasn’t too culturally diverse – especially in Oregon. Here I was a very dark skinned kid with very straight hair and Caucasian facial features that confused everybody. Growing up was tough and I wanted to be an American so bad…just your average white kid. I actually wanted to be a redneck. So I made a list of all the things that I had to do to be a real American and at the top of the list was to be a "rodeo cowboy".
That part I crossed off the list at 33 but started that journey in high school by dipping with the other kids at school. I remember my first rodeo – I was so amazingly happy to get that done. I was the first pro-rodeo Sri Lankan cowboy ever; it’s a lot like being a Jamaican bobsledder. They even gave me the nickname the “Bronc’n Sri Lank’n.” I'm not going to lie. It was really cool. Little kids asking me for autographs, the crowds cheering and yep...the "buckle bunnies." Fantastic. But........
Why did I write about that? It’s just to show you the length an addict will go to mask who he really is. I’m the farthest thing from a real "cowboy" there is. I just learned to do what they could do so I could say I was one. It’s a costume, a mask, a theatrical performance. The inability to cope with life and to actually learn how to deal with things instead of learning to cope with them is what happens. Terrible! No one respects an addict that stays addicted. No one. We lie to ourselves when we think others respect us. They may respect a part of us, but not the entire person. An addict can’t be trusted. An addict is weak. That’s the truth….even among addicts. But an addict that has overcome – has the respect of those around them. And we know this, so it adds to our shame, it adds to our lying, it adds to our guilt and it adds to our fear of being found out.
Shortly after I had posted roll the first time, Bouttime and Slinger sent me a PM with their phone numbers. I was blown away by that. I responded to BoutTime with the following words. They are raw and they are true:
“I appreciate you taking the time to help me truly live the rest of my life instead of trying to survive it. I have failed so many times over the course of the last 20 something years trying to quit. I'm a quitter of everything good and not a quitter of everything bad. In short I've been weak and defeated. I do not want to live like this any more. I want to her to see her dad as a man of integrity and strength not someone so weak. I want her to know that her dad is a man of honor; a man that keeps his word. I promised so many people that love me that I would quit and never have. I'm done being that kind of guy. Time for me to be the man God made me to be. My father's son. My daughter's dad. My friends' friend. My sister's brother. I'm so looking forward to this freedom and despite the fact that it's hard - the prospect of freedom means too much now.”
ThatÂ’s what this quit means to me. ThatÂ’s what I want from this. If I only end up living one more day, I want to be able to die knowing that I was a man of integrity that day.
For every one of you that has reached out via email, phone or text – I’m eternally grateful. For those who have hung out in chat with me because I didn’t want to risk a cave – thank you. You have blessed my life and life of my daughter greatly. A gift that I do not take for granted and a gift that reminds me to keep coming back and posting roll each morning.
Very nice intro! Feel free to PM me if you need anything. Welcome!!
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Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my intro. My name is Noel and I live in Sherwood, Oregon. And this is my story:
IÂ’ve waited a week to write my official introduction. I waited because I didnÂ’t trust myself that I could actually follow through and be rid of this affliction that is chewing tobacco. I wanted to for as long as I can remember, but never could. Each time, I would cave and by caving almost always, I broke a promise to someone that cared about me.
Over the course of this last week, I’ve come to believe that this journey is more than just giving up nicotine. It is a journey to become a man of integrity; a man that keeps his word always. If I couldn’t trust myself, how could I expect anyone to trust me? It was the kind of haunting nightmare that always was in the back of my head; hiding, shame-filled, lying, cheating. That was the guy I actually had to look at in the mirror. Yet I had become so good at blaming other things and other people to allow me to be that kind of a waste of oxygen that chews and tries to cope. It’s not living really – its surviving. At 46, and playing the back nine now, I want to truly live the rest of my life.
I’m from an immigrant family. My family moved here when I was 6 from a tiny island called Sri Lanka. In those days, the US wasn’t too culturally diverse – especially in Oregon. Here I was a very dark skinned kid with very straight hair and Caucasian facial features that confused everybody. Growing up was tough and I wanted to be an American so bad…just your average white kid. I actually wanted to be a redneck. So I made a list of all the things that I had to do to be a real American and at the top of the list was to be a "rodeo cowboy".
That part I crossed off the list at 33 but started that journey in high school by dipping with the other kids at school. I remember my first rodeo – I was so amazingly happy to get that done. I was the first pro-rodeo Sri Lankan cowboy ever; it’s a lot like being a Jamaican bobsledder. They even gave me the nickname the “Bronc’n Sri Lank’n.” I'm not going to lie. It was really cool. Little kids asking me for autographs, the crowds cheering and yep...the "buckle bunnies." Fantastic. But........
Why did I write about that? It’s just to show you the length an addict will go to mask who he really is. I’m the farthest thing from a real "cowboy" there is. I just learned to do what they could do so I could say I was one. It’s a costume, a mask, a theatrical performance. The inability to cope with life and to actually learn how to deal with things instead of learning to cope with them is what happens. Terrible! No one respects an addict that stays addicted. No one. We lie to ourselves when we think others respect us. They may respect a part of us, but not the entire person. An addict can’t be trusted. An addict is weak. That’s the truth….even among addicts. But an addict that has overcome – has the respect of those around them. And we know this, so it adds to our shame, it adds to our lying, it adds to our guilt and it adds to our fear of being found out.
Shortly after I had posted roll the first time, Bouttime and Slinger sent me a PM with their phone numbers. I was blown away by that. I responded to BoutTime with the following words. They are raw and they are true:
“I appreciate you taking the time to help me truly live the rest of my life instead of trying to survive it. I have failed so many times over the course of the last 20 something years trying to quit. I'm a quitter of everything good and not a quitter of everything bad. In short I've been weak and defeated. I do not want to live like this any more. I want to her to see her dad as a man of integrity and strength not someone so weak. I want her to know that her dad is a man of honor; a man that keeps his word. I promised so many people that love me that I would quit and never have. I'm done being that kind of guy. Time for me to be the man God made me to be. My father's son. My daughter's dad. My friends' friend. My sister's brother. I'm so looking forward to this freedom and despite the fact that it's hard - the prospect of freedom means too much now.”
ThatÂ’s what this quit means to me. ThatÂ’s what I want from this. If I only end up living one more day, I want to be able to die knowing that I was a man of integrity that day.
For every one of you that has reached out via email, phone or text – I’m eternally grateful. For those who have hung out in chat with me because I didn’t want to risk a cave – thank you. You have blessed my life and life of my daughter greatly. A gift that I do not take for granted and a gift that reminds me to keep coming back and posting roll each morning.
Ladies Gentlemen: this is what a commitment to one's quit and taking one's life back sounds like. It takes a big person to own up to his weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and to do so in an honest and well thought-out manner. Bronc, it sounds like you've done more in your first week of quit than some folks ever accomplish on this site -- keep the positive momentum going, focus on ODAAT, and continue to grow your contacts. If you need a west coast contact, PM me -- proud to quit with you today.
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Great read, thanks for posting it and glad to see you commit 100% and go all in. So many times it's not only that we don't trust ourselves, our addicted brain just doesn't want to shut all the doors!!!!! Your intro closed another door for you to cave brother. Continue to read, learn, and drink the cool aid. Most of all, continue to build the accountability you've started for yourself and shut every door. Post roll and keep your word ODAAT. You have a PM from me with my number. I quit with you!
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Thanks for the words bronc...quit on brother
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I'll quit with you any day Bronc. See you in the chat room!
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Bronc, proud to be quit with you. Please don't hesitate to reach out if I can do anything to help.
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happy to keep quit with you brother, we are all in this together. I appreciate you reaching out to me as well my man. You have been a huge help so far. Lets keep at it!
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Great intro Bronc, and it was great chatting with you, Proud to quit with you man..
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Nice one Bronc. That first honest self eval is the first step in this journey. If we all stop lying to ourselves, it makes it that much harder to lie to the ones we love.
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Hey there Bronc, I have been waiting for this intro.. Very happy you decided to write this up and thanks for sharing all that you did with us. Pretty well written, especially for a cowboy!! You are so on the right track, keep doing what you are doing. The fog lifts, agitation fades, triggers become easier to handle. Happy as hell to quit with you!
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Hi Bronc, looks like you get it. I'd quit with you every damn day!
mb289
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What mb 289 said. Nice to see you in Chat so often. Stay the course, EDD!
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Hey Bronc I just read your intro. I admire your courage to take this on the way you have. You're clearly in with both feet, and I'm looking forward to quitting with you from here on out.
I waited a few days to intro, also because of fear I'd drop the ball like I had every stoppage before. But I"m still going strong, thanks to the support and information here at KTC. Glad you found your way too.
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Bronc,
I just read your intro, I too have not put a intro yet, as I had the fear of not really doing this, not quitting. I must say with the support of everyone on here, I have made it to 10 days, and just going to keep going a day at a time. Thanks for reaching out to me on Day 1 I appreciate it.
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Great intro Bronc. You are locked in now. Failure is totally unacceptable. Let me know if you have questions.
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It's been an amazing few weeks. Amazing because:
I've been quit for 22 days now.
I've met incredible human beings that have reached out to me to help me without knowing me.
I've made some great friends - friends I know that I'll have around for life
I've seen the spectrum of human emotion in a single two hour span in chat.
I've laughed so hard I almost peed
I've cried because day 5 sucked so bad and I thought I'd never get through it.
It feels amazing to wake up today and realize that I chose and was strong enough to not be chained to that evil bitch. (no reference to the psycho ex-hose beast although it could apply.)
I kept my word to my daughter - that I will be her dad and that i love her which means doing everything I can do to be the healthiest guy I can be.
Slug.go had a great Day 21 post and it pretty much sums it up for me. Proud to be quit with you Slug. Here's what he had to say and proud to follow in the path he's layed down:
"Day 21, kind of sitting on a cloud, I feel fanfuckingtastic! In a couple text groups that provide hourly support and virtual friendship. I have an immense sense of gratitude for this site and all you fucking idiots today. I work (so to speak) from home and have had a couple SLOW weeks. This has given me the opportunity to hang out in Chat quite a bit.
The fellowship and shit-slinging in there is incredible. Watching a couple grizzled veterans and not so grizzled ones turn a lurker into a quitter in a few minutes is remarkable. We all stared into the abyss of quit, some of us just needed a nudge. KTC will nudge the hell out of you if you let it.
I'm kind of a type A+ personality, alpha male asshole and I don't have too many introspective moments wash over me. But, I had one today. Thanks to all you inmates here at the asylum. I appreciate the opportunity to participate and I'm grateful for what you all have shared with me.
Quit with all of you every damn day.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.
Oh, yeah,and...go fuck yourself
'Finger' " - Slug.go
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It's been an amazing few weeks. Amazing because:
I've been quit for 22 days now.
I've met incredible human beings that have reached out to me to help me without knowing me.
I've made some great friends - friends I know that I'll have around for life
I've seen the spectrum of human emotion in a single two hour span in chat.
I've laughed so hard I almost peed
I've cried because day 5 sucked so bad and I thought I'd never get through it.
It feels amazing to wake up today and realize that I chose and was strong enough to not be chained to that evil bitch. (no reference to the psycho ex-hose beast although it could apply.)
I kept my word to my daughter - that I will be her dad and that i love her which means doing everything I can do to be the healthiest guy I can be.
Slug.go had a great Day 21 post and it pretty much sums it up for me. Proud to be quit with you Slug. Here's what he had to say and proud to follow in the path he's layed down:
"Day 21, kind of sitting on a cloud, I feel fanfuckingtastic! In a couple text groups that provide hourly support and virtual friendship. I have an immense sense of gratitude for this site and all you fucking idiots today. I work (so to speak) from home and have had a couple SLOW weeks. This has given me the opportunity to hang out in Chat quite a bit.
The fellowship and shit-slinging in there is incredible. Watching a couple grizzled veterans and not so grizzled ones turn a lurker into a quitter in a few minutes is remarkable. We all stared into the abyss of quit, some of us just needed a nudge. KTC will nudge the hell out of you if you let it.
I'm kind of a type A+ personality, alpha male asshole and I don't have too many introspective moments wash over me. But, I had one today. Thanks to all you inmates here at the asylum. I appreciate the opportunity to participate and I'm grateful for what you all have shared with me.
Quit with all of you every damn day.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.
Oh, yeah,and...go fuck yourself
'Finger' " - Slug.go
Excellent post. I quit with you all day long man.
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Bronc, I quit with you today, and would like to know more about the women of rodeo.
'boob'
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Great post, Bronc. It's an honor to be quitting with you today. Thanks for the daily encouragement in my quit. You're a big reason I've made it this far and I look forward to quitting with you every day.
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Glad for you! Hell ya!
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Hey Bronc. I kinda figured when I first 'met' you in chat you were gonna be quitting bad ass style. You prove me right day after day! Good for you pal. Keep your guard up always. Lets just lay it out there Bronc, we all love you, you had us at hello. You Bronco bustin' sumbitch.
Keep on quittin bitches.....dunwit.
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It's been an amazing few weeks. Amazing because:
I've been quit for 22 days now.
I've met incredible human beings that have reached out to me to help me without knowing me.
I've made some great friends - friends I know that I'll have around for life
I've seen the spectrum of human emotion in a single two hour span in chat.
I've laughed so hard I almost peed
I've cried because day 5 sucked so bad and I thought I'd never get through it.
It feels amazing to wake up today and realize that I chose and was strong enough to not be chained to that evil bitch. (no reference to the psycho ex-hose beast although it could apply.)
I kept my word to my daughter - that I will be her dad and that i love her which means doing everything I can do to be the healthiest guy I can be.
Slug.go had a great Day 21 post and it pretty much sums it up for me. Proud to be quit with you Slug. Here's what he had to say and proud to follow in the path he's layed down:
"Day 21, kind of sitting on a cloud, I feel fanfuckingtastic! In a couple text groups that provide hourly support and virtual friendship. I have an immense sense of gratitude for this site and all you fucking idiots today. I work (so to speak) from home and have had a couple SLOW weeks. This has given me the opportunity to hang out in Chat quite a bit.
The fellowship and shit-slinging in there is incredible. Watching a couple grizzled veterans and not so grizzled ones turn a lurker into a quitter in a few minutes is remarkable. We all stared into the abyss of quit, some of us just needed a nudge. KTC will nudge the hell out of you if you let it.
I'm kind of a type A+ personality, alpha male asshole and I don't have too many introspective moments wash over me. But, I had one today. Thanks to all you inmates here at the asylum. I appreciate the opportunity to participate and I'm grateful for what you all have shared with me.
Quit with all of you every damn day.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.
Oh, yeah,and...go fuck yourself
'Finger' " - Slug.go
Sounds like the talk of a quitter to me. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for your support.
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This thread smells like someone just shit a pile of quit in here rodeo style. Keep rocking your quit Bronc.
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Nice job Bronc. I'll quit with you EDD!
mb289
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....and I'm quiting with you so I want to wish U luck....
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Bronc, glad to have met you in chat and loved the intro... You sir are kicking ass and taking no names... Keep it up and I'll see ya around
yemtig
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Shout out Bronc! You have an awesome quit going on! QLF today and everyday!
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Shout out Bronc! You have an awesome quit going on! QLF today and everyday!
X2
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Shout out Bronc! You have an awesome quit going on! QLF today and everyday!
X2
yes, Bronc is kicking some major ass!
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Shout out Bronc! You have an awesome quit going on! QLF today and everyday!
X2
yes, Bronc is kicking some major ass!
Not bad for a gelding! 'crackup'
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Shout out Bronc! You have an awesome quit going on! QLF today and everyday!
X2
yes, Bronc is kicking some major ass!
Not bad for a gelding! 'crackup'
Wait what? I have a penis? Shit I thought the nic bitch took that along with my balls a long time ago...do I get them back now!?!!!! WOW! This is fucking awesome.
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Shout out Bronc! You have an awesome quit going on! QLF today and everyday!
X2
yes, Bronc is kicking some major ass!
Not bad for a gelding! 'crackup'
Wait what? I have a penis? Shit I thought the nic bitch took that along with my balls a long time ago...do I get them back now!?!!!! WOW! This is fucking awesome.
Ask your significant other if you can use them for a weekend.
You may be a gelding in the field but you are a quit stud!
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Ride on gelding. Ride like the wind.
QLF with you!
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Ride on gelding. Ride like the wind.
QLF with you!
Hey Bronc this post is too-grade. Way to own your quit man! You're making my quit stronger by kicking nic-ass alongside us all, bringing your own skills to the mix. Quit on, I'm with you.
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Ride on gelding. Ride like the wind.
QLF with you!
Hey Bronc this post is too-grade. Way to own your quit man! You're making my quit stronger by kicking nic-ass alongside us all, bringing your own skills to the mix. Quit on, I'm with you.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You are the man. Damn proud to quit with you today.
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Ride on gelding. Ride like the wind.
QLF with you!
Hey Bronc this post is too-grade. Way to own your quit man! You're making my quit stronger by kicking nic-ass alongside us all, bringing your own skills to the mix. Quit on, I'm with you.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You are the man. Damn proud to quit with you today.
This guy is easy to support.
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Ride on gelding. Ride like the wind.
QLF with you!
Hey Bronc this post is too-grade. Way to own your quit man! You're making my quit stronger by kicking nic-ass alongside us all, bringing your own skills to the mix. Quit on, I'm with you.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You are the man. Damn proud to quit with you today.
This guy is easy to support.
Thus endeth the lesson....great stuff Bronc from a solid quitter!
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Bronc,
Love the content. Love the attitude. And love the rodeo references. I am a fan. As a family, we attend Ellensburg and Pendleton every year without fail. Nothing quite like it.
ZC
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Bronc,
Love the content. Love the attitude. And love the rodeo references. I am a fan. As a family, we attend Ellensburg and Pendleton every year without fail. Nothing quite like it.
ZC
Great read bronc. Been watching your quit from distance. You get it brother. Keep going, it gets better and better. ;) Ghey is where it's at.
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Proud as fuck to quit with you today!
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Bronc,
Love the content. Love the attitude. And love the rodeo references. I am a fan. As a family, we attend Ellensburg and Pendleton every year without fail. Nothing quite like it.
ZC
Great read bronc. Been watching your quit from distance. You get it brother. Keep going, it gets better and better. ;) Ghey is where it's at.
Bronc, this is an amazing post. Insightful, creative, and most importantly inspiring. From the outsider's perspective looking in, your personal quit has been a pleasure to watch and to learn from. Thank you for sharing this.
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Bronc,
Love the content. Love the attitude. And love the rodeo references. I am a fan. As a family, we attend Ellensburg and Pendleton every year without fail. Nothing quite like it.
ZC
Great read bronc. Been watching your quit from distance. You get it brother. Keep going, it gets better and better. ;) Ghey is where it's at.
Bronc, this is an amazing post. Insightful, creative, and most importantly inspiring. From the outsider's perspective looking in, your personal quit has been a pleasure to watch and to learn from. Thank you for sharing this.
Bronc proud to call you a quit brother. Our June poon platoon and ktc as a whole are stronger because you are here. Quit with you everyday!
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Along For the Ride
You learn a lot of life lessons in rodeo; lessons that apply to everyday life. Five weeks into the quit and watching the quitters come after me and listening to and watching the vets that have gone before me, I have to say that once again my three days at Sankey Rodeo School in New Caney, TX was worth it.
A lot of people that aren't extremely familiar with rodeo think that the goal is to stay on the horse for 8 seconds-to just hang on and make it through. That's how it appears when you just watch it. It's not the case. A bronc rider doesn't just hang on and try to make the 8 seconds. You'll get really hurt and won't win a thing doing that.
In order to have a winning ride, a rider has to be active and aggressive. You don't just hang on. You move your legs up and down aggressively and by doing that it keeps your momentum centered on the horse in time with the bronc's buck. Be aggressive and take the fight to it.
The second part is the free hand. The free hand is really important. You keep it up and away from the bronc because it gives you balance. You drop that arm and try and grab the riggin with both hands and you are going to fall off the bronc because it's going to shift your momentum in the wrong way. And in that particular case - you fall off the bronc on the wrong side which means you're going to get hung up (hand still stuck in the riggin while your body is off the bronc.) This represents about the worst possible scenario. So the thing that seems like the safest thing to do when you are in trouble, to grab with both hands, is actually the worst possible thing you can do.
These two bronc riding scenarios make me think of my quit in these ways; am I being active and aggressive and asking the question will a chew really help me or get me killed? I think about these things a lot while I'm walking down the path. I don't want to just quit and go along for the ride. I won't make it. For me - I have to take the fight to the nic bitch. I don't cower in fear that I'm going to cave when I wake up - I have a gleam in my eye wondering what the heck this gals got for me today. I'm going to take the fight to her not sit around waiting for shock and awe to happen to me. Fuck that. That will kill me.
What does that look like ? Well - it's really simple. I look at what the vets are doing. I'm sure there are some quitters that have been quit a long time that aren't on here but I don't know what they are doing. I do know that the guys and gals on here that have been long time quitters invest in others. They take the fight to the nic bitch in whole..not just for themselves but for anyone else that wants to get out from under her grasp. They post, they text they meet with each other they are full on ghey; a term I've come to love and embrace.
The other people I learn my lesson from are the cavers. These are the ones that think they are strong enough; that they have enough strength just in their arm to hang on. They may go 8 seconds, but they will never win a buckle. More likely than not, they end up caving and posting a day 1 again. They invest in no one else. They hunker down and just want to get through the day. They quiver at every wind of challenge. Yep -they help my quit because as every coach I ever had told me you can learn as much from a loser as you can from a winner. There's always a
'what to do" and a "what not to do."
So here I am on a Saturday without a dip in my mouth and typing my random thoughts on quitting. I'm reflecting a bit on the last few weeks and thinking about the rest of today. I have already resolved that I love the sound of a cheering crowd for overcoming the bitch rather than somehow embracing sympathy for being a loser. No -I do not want to be a loser today. I'm going to ride hard today. I'm going to reach out to the many people that gave me their numbers to check on them. I'll be on chat. I'll post roll on other pages and let someone know I'm thinking of them. Fuck ya! I'm going to ride like a winner today and I can hardly wait to post day 37 tomorrow morning. It's the equivalent to me of standing on the podium while the American flag is being raised and some smoking hot chick with huge hoo hoos is singing the star spangled banner. Yep...I'll take that please.
You have a great attitude. It's refreshing when you read about people whining and caving and stuff. Reading your stuff is much better!
Keep it up! I'll quit with you any damn day. 'oh yeah'
Bronc,
Love the content. Love the attitude. And love the rodeo references. I am a fan. As a family, we attend Ellensburg and Pendleton every year without fail. Nothing quite like it.
ZC
Great read bronc. Been watching your quit from distance. You get it brother. Keep going, it gets better and better. ;) Ghey is where it's at.
Bronc, this is an amazing post. Insightful, creative, and most importantly inspiring. From the outsider's perspective looking in, your personal quit has been a pleasure to watch and to learn from. Thank you for sharing this.
Bronc proud to call you a quit brother. Our June poon platoon and ktc as a whole are stronger because you are here. Quit with you everyday!
Just stumbled on your intro this morning bronc. Your analogy of how a really successful quit parallels riding a bronc really rings true with me. To really make this quit thing work, you have to push the envelope a bit and get out of your comfort zone. If not, it becomes boring and routine, You risk falling back into your old ways and before you know it you will be posting a day 1 again. A friend of mine that quit on this site about 3 years ago faded to where was just posting once in a while in his quit group. I found out he caved a couple of weeks ago. I talked to him and he just got "tired" of fighting the nic bitch. I really think his quit had become boring and was now too much "worK". He took the easy way out and decided it wasn't worth the effort to stay quit anymore. I have been there myself at times. Being involved with new quitters helps keep me focused on why I quit in the first place and keeps the quit more fresh. IT adds new meaning to my quit. Otherwise I would have gone the way of many other "quitters" that just take the easy way out and are back to finger banging the can daily. Keeping the nic bitch at bay is a daily and a lifetime commitment. She is and always will be there whispering in your ear and waiting for that moment of weakness to win you back. I give you my word that I will not use today hope you continue to do so as well!!! ! Proud to be quit with you and all the other gheys on this site!!!!!
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
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Hold up, man...70's funk? I love me some 70's funk. It's groovy and you can dance to it.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Rev Bronc speaks the truth. Thanks for sharing the gospel.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
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Bronc, you are one bad ass quitter, and I am damn proud to be quit with you today.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
I think Bronc "gets it".
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
I think Bronc "gets it".
Quit 'BanDog' Like 'BanDog' Fuck 'BanDog'
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
I think Bronc "gets it".
Quit 'BanDog' Like 'BanDog' Fuck 'BanDog'
This is some great stuff Bronc. I quit with you all day long.
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I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about.
That's strong medicine, Bronc. Thanks for sharing.
Damn proud to quit with you today.
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Public shout out to you! Thank you for helping me!
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I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about.
That's strong medicine, Bronc. Thanks for sharing.
Damn proud to quit with you today.
not only medicine those words but something that a lot of people when they come here should really look at and understand as quitting can lead to so much more.
whether some also then throw off alcohol, or get to an exercise program, or the hundreds of other things it does lead us to be a better person.
Well done my friend, actually rather consider you my brother.
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I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about.
That's strong medicine, Bronc. Thanks for sharing.
Damn proud to quit with you today.
not only medicine those words but something that a lot of people when they come here should really look at and understand as quitting can lead to so much more.
whether some also then throw off alcohol, or get to an exercise program, or the hundreds of other things it does lead us to be a better person.
Well done my friend, actually rather consider you my brother.
Bronc, you totally get it. I like serious quitters. Quit with you every day Brother!
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I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about.
That's strong medicine, Bronc. Thanks for sharing.
Damn proud to quit with you today.
not only medicine those words but something that a lot of people when they come here should really look at and understand as quitting can lead to so much more.
whether some also then throw off alcohol, or get to an exercise program, or the hundreds of other things it does lead us to be a better person.
Well done my friend, actually rather consider you my brother.
Bronc, you totally get it. I like serious quitters. Quit with you every day Brother!
Proud to be quitting with you today! And glad to have your bad ass in my accountability circle.
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Bronc, quit with you my friend. You kick ass.
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Great to get caught up on this thread Bronc!!! You got a rock star quit going on!
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Bronc,
What an awesome quit you have going. Never, never, surrender to the nic bitch!
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
Quit with you Bronc. Every damn day.
ZC
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Hey brother, happy 3/4 the way to the HOF, I'm quitting with you every god damn day. You're a bad ass mother fucking quitter!
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
Quit with you Bronc. Every damn day.
ZC
This is solid gold. My quit is better and stronger for having read this. The essence of KTC on multiple levels.
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
Quit with you Bronc. Every damn day.
ZC
This is solid gold. My quit is better and stronger for having read this. The essence of KTC on multiple levels.
i can only wish that i could express the essence of KTC half as well. Thank you Bronc for taking the time to post this!
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Endurance
Tomorrow will be nine weeks that I've been quit. Nine weeks. I still can't believe it really. One day at a time adds up.
I've been a little introspective and reflective lately as the days of quit go by. I've taken a look at how I feel, the events (drama) that's gone on, the arguments, the laughs, the FU's, words of wisdom and words of banter. It's been one of the greatest stretches of time in my life. I've grown as a man. I'm not just a quitter, I'm a better man. It's what my quit is about. It's my original intro - to become a man of integrity. It's happening one day at a time.
Each day when I was growing up, my dad used to tell me a little proverb. He would say, "to earn a good name, it takes a lot of hard work. To keep a good name, it takes even more hard work. To lose a good name, it only takes a second." As the adrenaline and emotion of the new quit has worn off and the drudgery of getting through one more day goes on, I think about this a lot. I had a caver in my group this last week that brought it to the forefront of my mind again. I just can't believe it really. It makes me sad and it makes me super mad. I truly hate the idea of a cave. I hate it with everything within me.
I've had someone tell me, don't let it get to you like that. To them I say Fuck Off. You have no idea what this quit means to me. You have no idea how big a deal it is, it is a huge gift. It's a gift given to me by the thousands of dudes that have quit before me and have posted on this site. It's the gift of millions of posts, some a promise to stay quit, some words of wisdom and yep, even the dreaded three questions and day 1 posts. It's the gift I gave myself going through those first two weeks of hell. This quit is mine but it was bought and paid for with the stuff money can't buy and then it was given to me to grow it, nurture it, and guard it. It was given with a promise that if I faithfully took care of it, I would be a better man, and it would add to the beauty of it for the next guy that gets this gift.
When I first joined the site and I would see the some of the posts following some guys admission to caving I thought, dang, these guys are a bunch of dicks. It didn't take me long to understand the importance of it. There must always be, without fail, a mindset and heartset of a zero-tolerance policy. There can be no wavering in the resolve of the members of this site that the basic tenant of giving your word and keeping your word is sacred. I cringe at the idea that we become a site where we're giving guys a pat on the ass and a "you'll get 'em next time tiger." Tolerance in the slightest form, demeans, devalues and depreciates our quit. It is the cancer that will metastasize and render useless a powerful force that makes this a badass effective quitsite. Tolerance leads to acceptance. Acceptance is the world we lived in. To get from tolerance to acceptance, we have to accept lies. Lies that make what is wrong, be ok. And after awhile of a lie being ok, then we end up living in a world where a lie actually becomes truth! There wasn't a single quitter that has come through these virtual doors that hasn't been delusional. And all of the people in the life of that person, are also delusional, because they've had to figure out ways to accept a lie to be around an addict and be ok with it.
This site works because it propogates truth. It is hard hitting, 100% concentrated truth. It's difficult to take because we've accustomed ourselves to living lies. But it is true what is written - The Truth shall set you free. There are thousands of posts about the nic bitch's lies. That isn't a fairly tale. That is the truth. Every single one of those posts is a statement to remind us that there is a difference between reality and the lies we lived in. The greatest threat to this site and this group of people is not a virus that would take the site down or even the loss of members. The greatest threat is an apathetic tolerance that is shrouded in a lie which is called compassion. I think of this often because we have bought that lie in our society that somehow being truthful and upfront is contrary to compassion and empathy. It is not. We can be compassionate to the caver - but never ever ever ever ever ever ever, can we be ok with it and say it's ok. If we do that even once, then what we effectively do is say that a man's word really isn't that important..well, it's mostly important but not always or sometimes it's not important. Bullshit. Our word is everything. It's the foundation of truth. It's honor. It's the name we've worked so hard to achieve. We must pay attention to that and press forward.
Well this is turning into quite the sermon, but I suppose I'm mostly making sure that I document this for myself as I go into the dreaded days of the 70's funk next week. I'm armed now. I'm grateful to you all that post on here. I'm a better man today because of you. I thank you once again for this beautiful gift you've given me. I promise you, I will guard it vigilantly today. Most sincerely, Bronc.
Great read as are all of yours. Using our intros is a great way to document this path we have decided to take. A path to a healthier and fuller life.
I am proud to have you as my quit brother. Together we can, and will succeed.
Very well said, Bronc!
Very well said. Thanks for sharing the insights from your vantage point.
Great stuff as usual, Bronc. You're the man. Proud to be on this journey with you.
Quit on, Brother Bronc.
QLF with you!
That is some quit gospel at its finest. You are one fine quitter Bronc, you totally get this and I am damn proud to be quit with you today. It also gives me some quit serenity knowing that you're a guy I'll be able to count on quitting with me tomorrow too.
Quit with you Bronc. Every damn day.
ZC
This is solid gold. My quit is better and stronger for having read this. The essence of KTC on multiple levels.
i can only wish that i could express the essence of KTC half as well. Thank you Bronc for taking the time to post this!
You're a very good writer, Bronc. It feels good to read this. I quit with you today.
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What a pleasure to get to hang with a brother just a few days before he hits HOF! You m'man... Are a guy who gets it. You get this quitting thing we do here and it's satisfying! Satisfying when people own their quit... Who work their quit... Who love their quit. Man! Makes mine solid too! You are a guy with a zest for life and a unique outlook because of the life you've lived. My pleasure to have met you brother!
Rock on!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
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Congrats Bronc
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Bronc, you took me on early brother, gratz on the HoF!
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Congrats Bronc, guess what it still gets better from here. Keep doing what you are doing. Today is a stepping stone but it marks a great accomplishment. Celebrate today as a win.
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Congrats Bronc, guess what it still gets better from here. Keep doing what you are doing. Today is a stepping stone but it marks a great accomplishment. Celebrate today as a win.
What a great day! Congrats Bronc!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
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Awesome job bronc! Congrats on the HOF. You were definitely an inspiration to me when I first came on here. Glad to be quit with you.
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
Congratulations, my friend. You are what this site is all about. Well done, and thanks for everything.
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
Congratulations, my friend. You are what this site is all about. Well done, and thanks for everything.
Nice job, Noel. See you at +1
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
Congratulations, my friend. You are what this site is all about. Well done, and thanks for everything.
Nice job, Noel. See you at +1
Your quit has been so inspiring. Keep adding those plus ones. Quit with you on your bad ass day of reaching your first floor.
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
Congratulations, my friend. You are what this site is all about. Well done, and thanks for everything.
Nice job, Noel. See you at +1
Your quit has been so inspiring. Keep adding those plus ones. Quit with you on your bad ass day of reaching your first floor.
Congrats on the HOF! Great to be quit with you!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
Congratulations, my friend. You are what this site is all about. Well done, and thanks for everything.
Nice job, Noel. See you at +1
Your quit has been so inspiring. Keep adding those plus ones. Quit with you on your bad ass day of reaching your first floor.
Congrats on the HOF! Great to be quit with you!
Way to be Bronc! From the first day you got here you have been an inspiration to us all. Keep going brother.
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
Congratulations, my friend. You are what this site is all about. Well done, and thanks for everything.
Nice job, Noel. See you at +1
Your quit has been so inspiring. Keep adding those plus ones. Quit with you on your bad ass day of reaching your first floor.
Congrats on the HOF! Great to be quit with you!
Way to be Bronc! From the first day you got here you have been an inspiration to us all. Keep going brother.
Piling on for the ONE DOUBLE OH!!!
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Congrats on the HOF Bronc I can't believe we've known each other for 100 days now, glad I've got a brother like you to keep me quit! QLF!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'Cheers'
Congrats on HOF Bronc! Enjoy this day. Quit with you all day long!
Proud be to quit w you and keep bringin it every damn day !!!
'oh yeah'
Congrats Bronc. Proud to be quit with you today.
Nicely done man! Settle in... You just got started and you've got some beautiful stuff coming up!
Awesome quit. You are a badass quitter.
Great job on 100
Nice! Only the start too! Congrats and let's go rack up another tomorrow!
Bronc, congratulations brother. A great achievement for one of the finest quitters to grace this site.
'BanDog'
Congrats man. Your support for the Sultans doesn't go unnoticed. Proud to quit with you today. See you tomorrow for 101.
Well done my friend. On to the next milestone!
Big congrats to a guy who embodies everything this site stands for! Quitting w/you every day. I cherish our interactions back and forth. Enjoy today, and keep killing the bitch!
Congratulations, my friend. You are what this site is all about. Well done, and thanks for everything.
Nice job, Noel. See you at +1
Your quit has been so inspiring. Keep adding those plus ones. Quit with you on your bad ass day of reaching your first floor.
Congrats on the HOF! Great to be quit with you!
Way to be Bronc! From the first day you got here you have been an inspiration to us all. Keep going brother.
Piling on for the ONE DOUBLE OH!!!
Hundy looks pretty good next to your name, hoss -- look forward to seeing you on the second floor before too long. Congrats!
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Congrats bronc. Remember, the HoF is not the end of the line. Rather, it is the end of the first chapter of your quit story.
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Glad to be quit with you my friend! We need to talk about rodeo's sometime. I grew up on a horse ranch in Tennessee so I am sure we could swap some stories! Quit on bro.
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Love that movie and yes you need to post that link .....
Whoa!
'oh yeah'
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Love that movie and yes you need to post that link .....
Whoa!
'oh yeah'
"even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while" - thanks so much for your help in the early stages of this journey. I read a lot of your thread from the intro on through and it gives me fuel for my quit.
so proud to quit with you. Old ES
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Bronc - Checking in, haven't seen you around much lately. Hope all is well . Also hope you haven't been on a rom com movie binge with Smeds.
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Bronc - Checking in, haven't seen you around much lately. Hope all is well . Also hope you haven't been on a rom com movie binge with Smeds.
Don't judge us ... 'finger point'
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Bronc - Checking in, haven't seen you around much lately. Hope all is well . Also hope you haven't been on a rom com movie binge with Smeds.
Don't judge us ... 'finger point'
I've been in mourning. Pinched changed his avatar and I'm completely lost. I don't know what to do without seeing my girl.
Thanks for checking on my guys. Work and vacation has had me completely discombobulated the last few weeks. September is a hell month travel wise. I'll keep doing my best to contribute here. I miss it. Thank you. Your post means a lot to me.
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Bronc - Checking in, haven't seen you around much lately. Hope all is well . Also hope you haven't been on a rom com movie binge with Smeds.
Don't judge us ... 'finger point'
I've been in mourning. Pinched changed his avatar and I'm completely lost. I don't know what to do without seeing my girl.
Thanks for checking on my guys. Work and vacation has had me completely discombobulated the last few weeks. September is a hell month travel wise. I'll keep doing my best to contribute here. I miss it. Thank you. Your post means a lot to me.
I am so terribly sorry Bronc, but are you saying that you don't like Easter eggs now?
Here you go, in a permanent location just for you brother...Jogging (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfdJQGatcP0)
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Bronc is to quitters as to ice cream sundae cups are to Brazillian short films.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
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That was great Bronc. You sure instilled some confidence in me as I read that. You are truly a badass quitter and am glad you are here with us.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
I live it Bronc, but WTW's response makes me wanna say otherwise. Just kidding I love his badass too.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
I live it Bronc, but WTW's response makes me wanna say otherwise. Just kidding I love his badass too.
I have images of Rocky III going thru my mind Bronc. "Eye of the Tiger!" Heck yeah!!
Got to have a little fire in yer belly to stay quit today. No question about that. Proud to be quit with you today!
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
I live it Bronc, but WTW's response makes me wanna say otherwise. Just kidding I love his badass too.
I have images of Rocky III going thru my mind Bronc. "Eye of the Tiger!" Heck yeah!!
Got to have a little fire in yer belly to stay quit today. No question about that. Proud to be quit with you today!
Love it Bronc.. Nicely done.. Inspirational as always, and i will sleep easier knowing how sexy you find me
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
I live it Bronc, but WTW's response makes me wanna say otherwise. Just kidding I love his badass too.
I have images of Rocky III going thru my mind Bronc. "Eye of the Tiger!" Heck yeah!!
Got to have a little fire in yer belly to stay quit today. No question about that. Proud to be quit with you today!
Love it Bronc.. Nicely done.. Inspirational as always, and i will sleep easier knowing how sexy you find me
Great insights, and all so true. There's so much fear of the unknown for the new or contemplative quitter, but you've got to attack the quit. Really take ownership of it. Be the boss.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
Great post Bronc! Proud to quit with you today. As others have said you just flat out get it and that's truly priceless.
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
Great post Bronc! Proud to quit with you today. As others have said you just flat out get it and that's truly priceless.
Love it brother. Hell of a story from a badass quitter.
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Bronc,
If you like reading, you might like Last Go Round by Ken Kesey.
"At the original Pendleton Round Up in 1911, hundreds of riders were competing for the first World Championship Broncbusting title. But it was one special trio of buckeroos that provided the drama: a popular black cowboy, George Fletcher; a Nez Perce Indian cowboy, Jackson Sundown; and a fresh-faced kid from Tennessee name of Johnathan E. Lee Spain."
I read it a few years ago. When I saw you're Sri Lankan bronc rider (not the "norm") - and have a knack for story-telling, it reminded me of the book. In this case, it's fiction based on legend - but very entertaining - as Kesey's books (One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest, Sometimes a Great Notion) tend to be.
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Go-Round-Rea ... esey+babbs (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Go-Round-Real-Western/dp/0140176675/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408207600&sr=8-2&keywords=ken+kesey+babbs)
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
Great post Bronc! Proud to quit with you today. As others have said you just flat out get it and that's truly priceless.
Love it brother. Hell of a story from a badass quitter.
Nice, Noel. You are a true bad ass of quit.
QLF by your side EDD!
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
Great post Bronc! Proud to quit with you today. As others have said you just flat out get it and that's truly priceless.
Love it brother. Hell of a story from a badass quitter.
Nice, Noel. You are a true bad ass of quit.
QLF by your side EDD!
Agreed ... Bronc, thanks for this gem, as well as a boost of confidence. Appreciate it, and you brother!
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
Great post Bronc! Proud to quit with you today. As others have said you just flat out get it and that's truly priceless.
Love it brother. Hell of a story from a badass quitter.
Nice, Noel. You are a true bad ass of quit.
QLF by your side EDD!
Agreed ... Bronc, thanks for this gem, as well as a boost of confidence. Appreciate it, and you brother!
Agreed! Bad Ass!!!!!!!!!
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
Great post Bronc! Proud to quit with you today. As others have said you just flat out get it and that's truly priceless.
Love it brother. Hell of a story from a badass quitter.
Nice, Noel. You are a true bad ass of quit.
QLF by your side EDD!
Agreed ... Bronc, thanks for this gem, as well as a boost of confidence. Appreciate it, and you brother!
Agreed! Bad Ass!!!!!!!!!
I've always like your style Bronc. Great quit wood right here
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Well, itÂ’s been awhile since I posted a sermon and I'm way past the time I can post a HOF speech. This week, I guess I have a topic on my mind. It has to do with fear and our approach and mindset when it comes to quitting and more specifically, our view of the nic bitch. As usual, rodeo will be involved in this object lesson.
I’m dying to do rodeo, but grew up in the city. I had been to a few rodeos, but didn’t know much about it at all other than some dude hops on the back of a mean bronc or bull and tries to hang on for 8 seconds. Now that right there should have kept me from ever trying it, because I didn’t know shit about it. So, I started scouring the internet and I happen to find exactly what I was looking for, a 3 day intense rodeo school. Yep, there is rodeo school where for the small price of $350 you too can learn how to get yourself in the hospital in just about the coolest way possible. This school was in New Caney, TX and was run by a 3 time all-around champ – Lyle Sankey. Lyle’s about as bad ass as they come. He brings it to you direct and straight and doesn’t mess around. He has what he calls a “fantasy” camp for guys like me who just wanted to say we rode a bronc or bull.
When I got there and I told him I didnÂ’t want the fantasy camp but wanted to be a real rodeo guy, he just kind of looked at me pretty puzzled because I was 1. Way too old, 2.) didnÂ’t know a latigo from a lasso, 3.) I donÂ’t think heÂ’d ever seen a sri Lankan before and it confused him.
But, Lyle did his best to make a bronc rider out of me in those days. On the last day, we’re about to have our last go ‘round, and he comes up to me and pulls me aside and says, “look, you don’t have to do this.” I think he was pretty worried that after 2 and a half days of watching me get my ass kicked, he was sure that my luck wasn’t going to last long and that he’d be calling an ambulance that afternoon. I said, man Lyle, why would you say something like that to me. I’m trying as hard as anyone out here. And he looked at me with compassion but in a very stern voice says, because “you are still way too full of fear. You have no confidence in yourself, what we’ve taught you, who you are, and what this sport is all about. All you are doing is going out there and trying to hang on and you can never win just trying to hang on. You have to battle and you have to fight and you have to have the mindset that when you see that rank bronc bucking away in the chute and you have to get on him that you are thinking “ya, this is going to be awesome.” You need to have that look of excitement in your eye and all I see is total fear and that is dangerous. If you look at the champions, you’ll see them – they are calm, cool and collected and if you look in their eyes, you’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement that they are going to conquer this beast today. Until you can do that, you have no business riding.”
I rode anyway, trying to muster up some ‘semblence of courage and got my ass kicked something awful. A week later, I was at the St Paul Rodeo and getting ready with a whole bunch of world champions. The only reason I was going to get to ride there is because I live in the town and I’m on the committee and the chute boss is a personal friend of mine. The rest of the guys riding are all bad ass riders. To go with the badass riders are the who’s who of bad ass broncs. These things were huge, mean and athletic. As I watched the cowboys get ready, I saw what Lyle was talking about. These dudes were as cool as the other side of the pillow and I’m sitting there shaking like a dog shitting peach seeds. I had absolutely no business being there or on one of those broncs.
A few months later I had gone to some local rodeos and gained some confidence. I got the gleam in my eye and won. It was amazing. It was an amazing ride and I knew it from the minute I arrived at the rodeo grounds. I was just that confident. I wasnÂ’t scared, I was excited.
That’s along damn way to talk about the approach to quitting. I’m seeing way too much of the “dog shitting peach seeds” approach and not enough confidence and determination. This method is true in just about any kind of athletic event. If you are playing football, you gotta hit the other guy harder than he hits you. Same principle with the nic bitch. You cannot quit fearing her. You can respect the force, but not fear it. Part of quitting is to build that confidence each day. That confidence does not get built from romanticizing the nic bitch and how awesome she is. It’s not sitting around being scared of a crave coming on or caving. No, it’s building a confidence that in fact, you are no longer a slave. You have to get past that slave mindset and get onto living like a freeman. A man that makes his decisions with his mind and heart and not from feelings. You cannot make good decisions coming from feelings – see the great heresy/church split of June. When grown men start to use feelings and emotions as a basis of decision making, nothing good comes out of it.
What are you doing to build that confidence in you today? What are you doing to build it in others? How can you go from fear to fortune? You gotta build that. You wonÂ’t ever win just learning how to escape. You will win by learning to fight and kick ass.
And IÂ’ll end with conjuring up my inner WCWBigNasty and say this. Confidence in a quitter is sexy, and if confidence is sexy, then IÂ’m a bad ass, quit like fuck, every damn day, one day at a time sexy mother fucker. I own that bitch today.
and unlike WCWBigNasty, I'll say, I'm only that way because of alll of you. Thank you for getting me here.
Great post bro. Thanks.
yet another classic! Read it everyone!
ANYBODY WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS POST FROM BRONC LET ME KNOW CAUSE ILL KICK YOUR ASS FROM HERE TO SUNDAY!!!!!
Ok. I think I just got all of the WCW BIG NASTY out of my system.
Bronc - this is a great post. Honored to quit with you today.
I've said it before and I'll say it again......you're the man, Bronc.
I love a man who tries things that everyone else says he can't do. That's my number one motivator. Bronc - keep it up and the life vignettes coming. Good stuff.
Great post Bronc! Proud to quit with you today. As others have said you just flat out get it and that's truly priceless.
Love it brother. Hell of a story from a badass quitter.
Nice, Noel. You are a true bad ass of quit.
QLF by your side EDD!
Agreed ... Bronc, thanks for this gem, as well as a boost of confidence. Appreciate it, and you brother!
Agreed! Bad Ass!!!!!!!!!
I've always like your style Bronc. Great quit wood right here
... "and if you look in their eyes, youÂ’ll see pure determination, confidence and excitement." Super post Bronc - I've looked into the eye of many contestants and you can see it - - - fear vs confidence. Great message bro - QLF
Old ES
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
nice job bronc!!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
nice job bronc!!
Good start, Bronc!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
nice job bronc!!
Good start, Bronc!
Congrats Bronc!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
nice job bronc!!
Good start, Bronc!
Congrats Bronc!
Congrats on hitting the second floor bud!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
nice job bronc!!
Good start, Bronc!
Congrats Bronc!
Congrats on hitting the second floor bud!
Riding herd on the quit!!!!
Cut em in and out!
'oh yeah'
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
nice job bronc!!
Good start, Bronc!
Congrats Bronc!
Congrats on hitting the second floor bud!
Riding herd on the quit!!!!
Cut em in and out!
'oh yeah'
You guys are all seriously badass. You can all pretty much take a bow on this one cuz there's no way I get here without you.
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Bronc, way to be. Sorry I'm late to the party.
Chris
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What a quitter you are! Congrats on hitting the 2nd floor Bronc! Continue your journey of quit!
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Welcome to the 2nd floor, Noel! Damn fine quit you got there. Keep on keeping on.
'worship'
Awesome job Bronc!
Congrats Noel!! See ya soon enough bro!
Well done Bronc! Keep killing it.
Nailed it Bronc! Gratz to you!
Damn fine job! Love this quitter! Rock solid. My friend!So glad to see you here on second floor. Missed the hell out of you! Let's go dangle KO out of the window!
BAM! way to be- solid quitter helping others daily just by being you. Proud to quit with you my friend, and so much stronger because of your quit. Salute! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats! Keep it up!
Way to be Bronc! Congrats.
Nice deuce Bronc! Congratulations on hitting this fine milestone. KTC is a better place with quitters like you in it.
Way to go, Bronc! You're setting a gold standard for noobs and vets alike.
congrats, bronc.
nice job bronc!!
Good start, Bronc!
Congrats Bronc!
Congrats on hitting the second floor bud!
Riding herd on the quit!!!!
Cut em in and out!
'oh yeah'
You guys are all seriously badass. You can all pretty much take a bow on this one cuz there's no way I get here without you.
Damn proud to have you on the 2nd floor with us!
'oh yeah' 'oh yeah' 'oh yeah'
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I am late as fuck to this party but Congrats Noel, on 200 days!
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I am late as fuck to this party but Congrats Noel, on 200 days!
Ditto, awesome work brother! 'boob'
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
Again with apple on this one!! This KTC addict knows quit!
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
Again with apple on this one!! This KTC addict knows quit!
Bronc is a stone cold quitter. End of story.
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
Again with apple on this one!! This KTC addict knows quit!
Bronc is a stone cold quitter. End of story.
And, BAM!
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
Again with apple on this one!! This KTC addict knows quit!
Bronc is a stone cold quitter. End of story.
And, BAM!
Amen! Bronc, thanks for being here.
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
Again with apple on this one!! This KTC addict knows quit!
Bronc is a stone cold quitter. End of story.
And, BAM!
Amen! Bronc, thanks for being here.
Solid brother here. Extremely thankful we have him. He has personally helped me with my quit. Forever connected.
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
Again with apple on this one!! This KTC addict knows quit!
Bronc is a stone cold quitter. End of story.
And, BAM!
Amen! Bronc, thanks for being here.
Solid brother here. Extremely thankful we have him. He has personally helped me with my quit. Forever connected.
Agreed, Bronc is a shining example
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Here's a badass thread to dig into!
Again with apple on this one!! This KTC addict knows quit!
Bronc is a stone cold quitter. End of story.
And, BAM!
Amen! Bronc, thanks for being here.
Solid brother here. Extremely thankful we have him. He has personally helped me with my quit. Forever connected.
Agreed, Bronc is a shining example
Heavy meat quitter for sure.
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Well, I'm sitting in Vegas this week and quitting away. Its been 234 days since I first started this journey and the last time I was here I was about 50 something days into my quit. I remember all the angst I had and all the preparation I had made to be "safe" during my Vegas trip. I even remember taking a $35 cab ride over to walmart here and buying a bunch of smokey mountain because I was jonesing so bad. BigBrotherJack met me here and was the first quitter I ever met in person. There's been quite a few ebbs and flows throughout the time since then. I'm sitting here, hadn't even really thought about dip, haven't had fake dip in 70 days and overall, pretty much over most of the funks. I thought this seems to be a good point to reflect so I thought I'd just jot down some of my observations and hopefully it can be of some use to you at some point.
1.) Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted. Most new quitters are vigilant, even fearful. Each day, weekend, vacation has to be planned so that you stay safe. As time goes by, and we get those "firsts" out of the way, a confidence is built. We don't stress the weekend, or the long roadtrip. We generally just don't stress about quitting too much. As such, as time goes by, I see a lot of quitters continuing to get a little or a lot lax in their quit. I was even completely shocked to hear one of the guys in my quit group try to say he was cured. I couldn't believe that after all this time and all the posts of the cavers etc that someone after 200 days could post such an idiotic thing. I've thought about it a lot and I think it comes down to the difference between confidence and arrogance. I don't need to go into detail the difference between the two, but I can say this, my confidence is squarely on the fact that I know without this place, I'd eventually throw one in my lip. Nothing in my history has shown me I wouldn't, so I'm confidently saying that my 28 year record of being a dipper/caver is enough evidence to show me what it is I need to do to stay quit, and that is to stay connected here.
2.) Post roll every damn day - I kept track of the spreadsheet a lot. It's an interesting thing because it really makes you pay attention to who's posting, when they are posting and what they are posting. It makes a difference. People that say it doesn't are not paying attention to the facts and statistics. You can argue with me with anecdotal evidence and I will present you with the facts that the people that post and stay involved are not the ones that cave.
3.) Help others - Whether you are on day 1 or day 1000, it is of great importance to help other quitters. You have what it takes to do that. You can help someone else simply by listening to them, posting a note on their page, sending them a pm, text whatever. Help others. You cannot talk about quit and think about dip simultaneously. Look at Mayhem (May 2014). Those idiots run their mouth constantly throughout the day with both super valid and super stupid posts. It doesn't matter the what, it matters that they do it and are involved. They keep talking and their gonna keep quitting. I don't have to worry about those foreskins and their conspiracy theories because they are rock solid quitters. I worry about the people we never hear from. Help people. Nothing makes your quit stronger than helping someone else quit. It's like the steroids for quit muscles.
4.) Brotherhood + Accountability = Success. Arrogance + Ignorance = Failure/cave. If you aren't tied in with at least one group of people that you are in daily contact with, you aren't quitting right. Brotherhood is an active deal. You have to be a friend to get a friend. Some might say I have enough friends. Well, now you need more. These friends are going to help you stay alive so you can still be friends with the friends you already have. Don't be the post and runner asshole. It is the most selfish thing you can do. It means you've taken everything you need from this site and not bothered to give anything back at all. That's about one of the most awful things I see here with some. The excuses of language and porn and bullying and all that stuff are exactly that, excuses. Everyone of us can still reach out to someone and offer them support or be an ear.
5.) Whatever you do, don't half ass it. That's just a general rule in life. If you're going to be a pussy, don't even bother. There's a difference between those that take it seriously and kick ass and those that are just kinda going through the motions "hoping" they'll be successful. If you are hoping, you aint quitting. Quitting is a lot more of a sure thing than hoping and trying.
6.) Have a grateful spirit. There are a lot of people on here who've sacrificed a lot to keep this place going. Each time someone posts whether it's bullshit or not, is a gift. Don't take it for granted. Some of these dudes have been around here a long ass time and that is a commitment. Some are new and giving it all they have. I appreciate it all. You should too. You wouldn't be quit without everyone so don't for an instant think you can. It will be the end of your quit.
Quit on quitters. Viva las quittas.
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Well, I'm sitting in Vegas this week and quitting away. Its been 234 days since I first started this journey and the last time I was here I was about 50 something days into my quit. I remember all the angst I had and all the preparation I had made to be "safe" during my Vegas trip. I even remember taking a $35 cab ride over to walmart here and buying a bunch of smokey mountain because I was jonesing so bad. BigBrotherJack met me here and was the first quitter I ever met in person. There's been quite a few ebbs and flows throughout the time since then. I'm sitting here, hadn't even really thought about dip, haven't had fake dip in 70 days and overall, pretty much over most of the funks. I thought this seems to be a good point to reflect so I thought I'd just jot down some of my observations and hopefully it can be of some use to you at some point.
1.) Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted. Most new quitters are vigilant, even fearful. Each day, weekend, vacation has to be planned so that you stay safe. As time goes by, and we get those "firsts" out of the way, a confidence is built. We don't stress the weekend, or the long roadtrip. We generally just don't stress about quitting too much. As such, as time goes by, I see a lot of quitters continuing to get a little or a lot lax in their quit. I was even completely shocked to hear one of the guys in my quit group try to say he was cured. I couldn't believe that after all this time and all the posts of the cavers etc that someone after 200 days could post such an idiotic thing. I've thought about it a lot and I think it comes down to the difference between confidence and arrogance. I don't need to go into detail the difference between the two, but I can say this, my confidence is squarely on the fact that I know without this place, I'd eventually throw one in my lip. Nothing in my history has shown me I wouldn't, so I'm confidently saying that my 28 year record of being a dipper/caver is enough evidence to show me what it is I need to do to stay quit, and that is to stay connected here.
2.) Post roll every damn day - I kept track of the spreadsheet a lot. It's an interesting thing because it really makes you pay attention to who's posting, when they are posting and what they are posting. It makes a difference. People that say it doesn't are not paying attention to the facts and statistics. You can argue with me with anecdotal evidence and I will present you with the facts that the people that post and stay involved are not the ones that cave.
3.) Help others - Whether you are on day 1 or day 1000, it is of great importance to help other quitters. You have what it takes to do that. You can help someone else simply by listening to them, posting a note on their page, sending them a pm, text whatever. Help others. You cannot talk about quit and think about dip simultaneously. Look at Mayhem (May 2014). Those idiots run their mouth constantly throughout the day with both super valid and super stupid posts. It doesn't matter the what, it matters that they do it and are involved. They keep talking and their gonna keep quitting. I don't have to worry about those foreskins and their conspiracy theories because they are rock solid quitters. I worry about the people we never hear from. Help people. Nothing makes your quit stronger than helping someone else quit. It's like the steroids for quit muscles.
4.) Brotherhood + Accountability = Success. Arrogance + Ignorance = Failure/cave. If you aren't tied in with at least one group of people that you are in daily contact with, you aren't quitting right. Brotherhood is an active deal. You have to be a friend to get a friend. Some might say I have enough friends. Well, now you need more. These friends are going to help you stay alive so you can still be friends with the friends you already have. Don't be the post and runner asshole. It is the most selfish thing you can do. It means you've taken everything you need from this site and not bothered to give anything back at all. That's about one of the most awful things I see here with some. The excuses of language and porn and bullying and all that stuff are exactly that, excuses. Everyone of us can still reach out to someone and offer them support or be an ear.
5.) Whatever you do, don't half ass it. That's just a general rule in life. If you're going to be a pussy, don't even bother. There's a difference between those that take it seriously and kick ass and those that are just kinda going through the motions "hoping" they'll be successful. If you are hoping, you aint quitting. Quitting is a lot more of a sure thing than hoping and trying.
6.) Have a grateful spirit. There are a lot of people on here who've sacrificed a lot to keep this place going. Each time someone posts whether it's bullshit or not, is a gift. Don't take it for granted. Some of these dudes have been around here a long ass time and that is a commitment. Some are new and giving it all they have. I appreciate it all. You should too. You wouldn't be quit without everyone so don't for an instant think you can. It will be the end of your quit.
Quit on quitters. Viva las quittas.
Awesome post my friend! A lot of points rang true to me. Enjoy Vegas!
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Well, I'm sitting in Vegas this week and quitting away. Its been 234 days since I first started this journey and the last time I was here I was about 50 something days into my quit. I remember all the angst I had and all the preparation I had made to be "safe" during my Vegas trip. I even remember taking a $35 cab ride over to walmart here and buying a bunch of smokey mountain because I was jonesing so bad. BigBrotherJack met me here and was the first quitter I ever met in person. There's been quite a few ebbs and flows throughout the time since then. I'm sitting here, hadn't even really thought about dip, haven't had fake dip in 70 days and overall, pretty much over most of the funks. I thought this seems to be a good point to reflect so I thought I'd just jot down some of my observations and hopefully it can be of some use to you at some point.
1.) Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted. Most new quitters are vigilant, even fearful. Each day, weekend, vacation has to be planned so that you stay safe. As time goes by, and we get those "firsts" out of the way, a confidence is built. We don't stress the weekend, or the long roadtrip. We generally just don't stress about quitting too much. As such, as time goes by, I see a lot of quitters continuing to get a little or a lot lax in their quit. I was even completely shocked to hear one of the guys in my quit group try to say he was cured. I couldn't believe that after all this time and all the posts of the cavers etc that someone after 200 days could post such an idiotic thing. I've thought about it a lot and I think it comes down to the difference between confidence and arrogance. I don't need to go into detail the difference between the two, but I can say this, my confidence is squarely on the fact that I know without this place, I'd eventually throw one in my lip. Nothing in my history has shown me I wouldn't, so I'm confidently saying that my 28 year record of being a dipper/caver is enough evidence to show me what it is I need to do to stay quit, and that is to stay connected here.
2.) Post roll every damn day - I kept track of the spreadsheet a lot. It's an interesting thing because it really makes you pay attention to who's posting, when they are posting and what they are posting. It makes a difference. People that say it doesn't are not paying attention to the facts and statistics. You can argue with me with anecdotal evidence and I will present you with the facts that the people that post and stay involved are not the ones that cave.
3.) Help others - Whether you are on day 1 or day 1000, it is of great importance to help other quitters. You have what it takes to do that. You can help someone else simply by listening to them, posting a note on their page, sending them a pm, text whatever. Help others. You cannot talk about quit and think about dip simultaneously. Look at Mayhem (May 2014). Those idiots run their mouth constantly throughout the day with both super valid and super stupid posts. It doesn't matter the what, it matters that they do it and are involved. They keep talking and their gonna keep quitting. I don't have to worry about those foreskins and their conspiracy theories because they are rock solid quitters. I worry about the people we never hear from. Help people. Nothing makes your quit stronger than helping someone else quit. It's like the steroids for quit muscles.
4.) Brotherhood + Accountability = Success. Arrogance + Ignorance = Failure/cave. If you aren't tied in with at least one group of people that you are in daily contact with, you aren't quitting right. Brotherhood is an active deal. You have to be a friend to get a friend. Some might say I have enough friends. Well, now you need more. These friends are going to help you stay alive so you can still be friends with the friends you already have. Don't be the post and runner asshole. It is the most selfish thing you can do. It means you've taken everything you need from this site and not bothered to give anything back at all. That's about one of the most awful things I see here with some. The excuses of language and porn and bullying and all that stuff are exactly that, excuses. Everyone of us can still reach out to someone and offer them support or be an ear.
5.) Whatever you do, don't half ass it. That's just a general rule in life. If you're going to be a pussy, don't even bother. There's a difference between those that take it seriously and kick ass and those that are just kinda going through the motions "hoping" they'll be successful. If you are hoping, you aint quitting. Quitting is a lot more of a sure thing than hoping and trying.
6.) Have a grateful spirit. There are a lot of people on here who've sacrificed a lot to keep this place going. Each time someone posts whether it's bullshit or not, is a gift. Don't take it for granted. Some of these dudes have been around here a long ass time and that is a commitment. Some are new and giving it all they have. I appreciate it all. You should too. You wouldn't be quit without everyone so don't for an instant think you can. It will be the end of your quit.
Quit on quitters. Viva las quittas.
Awesome post my friend! A lot of points rang true to me. Enjoy Vegas!
I will drink a big glass of this kind of quit! Well said B-Ronc!
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Well, I'm sitting in Vegas this week and quitting away. Its been 234 days since I first started this journey and the last time I was here I was about 50 something days into my quit. I remember all the angst I had and all the preparation I had made to be "safe" during my Vegas trip. I even remember taking a $35 cab ride over to walmart here and buying a bunch of smokey mountain because I was jonesing so bad. BigBrotherJack met me here and was the first quitter I ever met in person. There's been quite a few ebbs and flows throughout the time since then. I'm sitting here, hadn't even really thought about dip, haven't had fake dip in 70 days and overall, pretty much over most of the funks. I thought this seems to be a good point to reflect so I thought I'd just jot down some of my observations and hopefully it can be of some use to you at some point.
1.) Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted. Most new quitters are vigilant, even fearful. Each day, weekend, vacation has to be planned so that you stay safe. As time goes by, and we get those "firsts" out of the way, a confidence is built. We don't stress the weekend, or the long roadtrip. We generally just don't stress about quitting too much. As such, as time goes by, I see a lot of quitters continuing to get a little or a lot lax in their quit. I was even completely shocked to hear one of the guys in my quit group try to say he was cured. I couldn't believe that after all this time and all the posts of the cavers etc that someone after 200 days could post such an idiotic thing. I've thought about it a lot and I think it comes down to the difference between confidence and arrogance. I don't need to go into detail the difference between the two, but I can say this, my confidence is squarely on the fact that I know without this place, I'd eventually throw one in my lip. Nothing in my history has shown me I wouldn't, so I'm confidently saying that my 28 year record of being a dipper/caver is enough evidence to show me what it is I need to do to stay quit, and that is to stay connected here.
2.) Post roll every damn day - I kept track of the spreadsheet a lot. It's an interesting thing because it really makes you pay attention to who's posting, when they are posting and what they are posting. It makes a difference. People that say it doesn't are not paying attention to the facts and statistics. You can argue with me with anecdotal evidence and I will present you with the facts that the people that post and stay involved are not the ones that cave.
3.) Help others - Whether you are on day 1 or day 1000, it is of great importance to help other quitters. You have what it takes to do that. You can help someone else simply by listening to them, posting a note on their page, sending them a pm, text whatever. Help others. You cannot talk about quit and think about dip simultaneously. Look at Mayhem (May 2014). Those idiots run their mouth constantly throughout the day with both super valid and super stupid posts. It doesn't matter the what, it matters that they do it and are involved. They keep talking and their gonna keep quitting. I don't have to worry about those foreskins and their conspiracy theories because they are rock solid quitters. I worry about the people we never hear from. Help people. Nothing makes your quit stronger than helping someone else quit. It's like the steroids for quit muscles.
4.) Brotherhood + Accountability = Success. Arrogance + Ignorance = Failure/cave. If you aren't tied in with at least one group of people that you are in daily contact with, you aren't quitting right. Brotherhood is an active deal. You have to be a friend to get a friend. Some might say I have enough friends. Well, now you need more. These friends are going to help you stay alive so you can still be friends with the friends you already have. Don't be the post and runner asshole. It is the most selfish thing you can do. It means you've taken everything you need from this site and not bothered to give anything back at all. That's about one of the most awful things I see here with some. The excuses of language and porn and bullying and all that stuff are exactly that, excuses. Everyone of us can still reach out to someone and offer them support or be an ear.
5.) Whatever you do, don't half ass it. That's just a general rule in life. If you're going to be a pussy, don't even bother. There's a difference between those that take it seriously and kick ass and those that are just kinda going through the motions "hoping" they'll be successful. If you are hoping, you aint quitting. Quitting is a lot more of a sure thing than hoping and trying.
6.) Have a grateful spirit. There are a lot of people on here who've sacrificed a lot to keep this place going. Each time someone posts whether it's bullshit or not, is a gift. Don't take it for granted. Some of these dudes have been around here a long ass time and that is a commitment. Some are new and giving it all they have. I appreciate it all. You should too. You wouldn't be quit without everyone so don't for an instant think you can. It will be the end of your quit.
Quit on quitters. Viva las quittas.
Awesome post my friend! A lot of points rang true to me. Enjoy Vegas!
I will drink a big glass of this kind of quit! Well said B-Ronc!
Loved this post, thank you Bronc! "Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted" --- love that shit. Quitting EDD with you bro,
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Well, I'm sitting in Vegas this week and quitting away. Its been 234 days since I first started this journey and the last time I was here I was about 50 something days into my quit. I remember all the angst I had and all the preparation I had made to be "safe" during my Vegas trip. I even remember taking a $35 cab ride over to walmart here and buying a bunch of smokey mountain because I was jonesing so bad. BigBrotherJack met me here and was the first quitter I ever met in person. There's been quite a few ebbs and flows throughout the time since then. I'm sitting here, hadn't even really thought about dip, haven't had fake dip in 70 days and overall, pretty much over most of the funks. I thought this seems to be a good point to reflect so I thought I'd just jot down some of my observations and hopefully it can be of some use to you at some point.
1.) Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted. Most new quitters are vigilant, even fearful. Each day, weekend, vacation has to be planned so that you stay safe. As time goes by, and we get those "firsts" out of the way, a confidence is built. We don't stress the weekend, or the long roadtrip. We generally just don't stress about quitting too much. As such, as time goes by, I see a lot of quitters continuing to get a little or a lot lax in their quit. I was even completely shocked to hear one of the guys in my quit group try to say he was cured. I couldn't believe that after all this time and all the posts of the cavers etc that someone after 200 days could post such an idiotic thing. I've thought about it a lot and I think it comes down to the difference between confidence and arrogance. I don't need to go into detail the difference between the two, but I can say this, my confidence is squarely on the fact that I know without this place, I'd eventually throw one in my lip. Nothing in my history has shown me I wouldn't, so I'm confidently saying that my 28 year record of being a dipper/caver is enough evidence to show me what it is I need to do to stay quit, and that is to stay connected here.
2.) Post roll every damn day - I kept track of the spreadsheet a lot. It's an interesting thing because it really makes you pay attention to who's posting, when they are posting and what they are posting. It makes a difference. People that say it doesn't are not paying attention to the facts and statistics. You can argue with me with anecdotal evidence and I will present you with the facts that the people that post and stay involved are not the ones that cave.
3.) Help others - Whether you are on day 1 or day 1000, it is of great importance to help other quitters. You have what it takes to do that. You can help someone else simply by listening to them, posting a note on their page, sending them a pm, text whatever. Help others. You cannot talk about quit and think about dip simultaneously. Look at Mayhem (May 2014). Those idiots run their mouth constantly throughout the day with both super valid and super stupid posts. It doesn't matter the what, it matters that they do it and are involved. They keep talking and their gonna keep quitting. I don't have to worry about those foreskins and their conspiracy theories because they are rock solid quitters. I worry about the people we never hear from. Help people. Nothing makes your quit stronger than helping someone else quit. It's like the steroids for quit muscles.
4.) Brotherhood + Accountability = Success. Arrogance + Ignorance = Failure/cave. If you aren't tied in with at least one group of people that you are in daily contact with, you aren't quitting right. Brotherhood is an active deal. You have to be a friend to get a friend. Some might say I have enough friends. Well, now you need more. These friends are going to help you stay alive so you can still be friends with the friends you already have. Don't be the post and runner asshole. It is the most selfish thing you can do. It means you've taken everything you need from this site and not bothered to give anything back at all. That's about one of the most awful things I see here with some. The excuses of language and porn and bullying and all that stuff are exactly that, excuses. Everyone of us can still reach out to someone and offer them support or be an ear.
5.) Whatever you do, don't half ass it. That's just a general rule in life. If you're going to be a pussy, don't even bother. There's a difference between those that take it seriously and kick ass and those that are just kinda going through the motions "hoping" they'll be successful. If you are hoping, you aint quitting. Quitting is a lot more of a sure thing than hoping and trying.
6.) Have a grateful spirit. There are a lot of people on here who've sacrificed a lot to keep this place going. Each time someone posts whether it's bullshit or not, is a gift. Don't take it for granted. Some of these dudes have been around here a long ass time and that is a commitment. Some are new and giving it all they have. I appreciate it all. You should too. You wouldn't be quit without everyone so don't for an instant think you can. It will be the end of your quit.
Quit on quitters. Viva las quittas.
Awesome post my friend! A lot of points rang true to me. Enjoy Vegas!
I will drink a big glass of this kind of quit! Well said B-Ronc!
Loved this post, thank you Bronc! "Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted" --- love that shit. Quitting EDD with you bro,
Solid as always Bronc... oh yeah, tell Elvis hi!
'oh yeah'
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Well, I'm sitting in Vegas this week and quitting away. Its been 234 days since I first started this journey and the last time I was here I was about 50 something days into my quit. I remember all the angst I had and all the preparation I had made to be "safe" during my Vegas trip. I even remember taking a $35 cab ride over to walmart here and buying a bunch of smokey mountain because I was jonesing so bad. BigBrotherJack met me here and was the first quitter I ever met in person. There's been quite a few ebbs and flows throughout the time since then. I'm sitting here, hadn't even really thought about dip, haven't had fake dip in 70 days and overall, pretty much over most of the funks. I thought this seems to be a good point to reflect so I thought I'd just jot down some of my observations and hopefully it can be of some use to you at some point.
1.) Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted. Most new quitters are vigilant, even fearful. Each day, weekend, vacation has to be planned so that you stay safe. As time goes by, and we get those "firsts" out of the way, a confidence is built. We don't stress the weekend, or the long roadtrip. We generally just don't stress about quitting too much. As such, as time goes by, I see a lot of quitters continuing to get a little or a lot lax in their quit. I was even completely shocked to hear one of the guys in my quit group try to say he was cured. I couldn't believe that after all this time and all the posts of the cavers etc that someone after 200 days could post such an idiotic thing. I've thought about it a lot and I think it comes down to the difference between confidence and arrogance. I don't need to go into detail the difference between the two, but I can say this, my confidence is squarely on the fact that I know without this place, I'd eventually throw one in my lip. Nothing in my history has shown me I wouldn't, so I'm confidently saying that my 28 year record of being a dipper/caver is enough evidence to show me what it is I need to do to stay quit, and that is to stay connected here.
2.) Post roll every damn day - I kept track of the spreadsheet a lot. It's an interesting thing because it really makes you pay attention to who's posting, when they are posting and what they are posting. It makes a difference. People that say it doesn't are not paying attention to the facts and statistics. You can argue with me with anecdotal evidence and I will present you with the facts that the people that post and stay involved are not the ones that cave.
3.) Help others - Whether you are on day 1 or day 1000, it is of great importance to help other quitters. You have what it takes to do that. You can help someone else simply by listening to them, posting a note on their page, sending them a pm, text whatever. Help others. You cannot talk about quit and think about dip simultaneously. Look at Mayhem (May 2014). Those idiots run their mouth constantly throughout the day with both super valid and super stupid posts. It doesn't matter the what, it matters that they do it and are involved. They keep talking and their gonna keep quitting. I don't have to worry about those foreskins and their conspiracy theories because they are rock solid quitters. I worry about the people we never hear from. Help people. Nothing makes your quit stronger than helping someone else quit. It's like the steroids for quit muscles.
4.) Brotherhood + Accountability = Success. Arrogance + Ignorance = Failure/cave. If you aren't tied in with at least one group of people that you are in daily contact with, you aren't quitting right. Brotherhood is an active deal. You have to be a friend to get a friend. Some might say I have enough friends. Well, now you need more. These friends are going to help you stay alive so you can still be friends with the friends you already have. Don't be the post and runner asshole. It is the most selfish thing you can do. It means you've taken everything you need from this site and not bothered to give anything back at all. That's about one of the most awful things I see here with some. The excuses of language and porn and bullying and all that stuff are exactly that, excuses. Everyone of us can still reach out to someone and offer them support or be an ear.
5.) Whatever you do, don't half ass it. That's just a general rule in life. If you're going to be a pussy, don't even bother. There's a difference between those that take it seriously and kick ass and those that are just kinda going through the motions "hoping" they'll be successful. If you are hoping, you aint quitting. Quitting is a lot more of a sure thing than hoping and trying.
6.) Have a grateful spirit. There are a lot of people on here who've sacrificed a lot to keep this place going. Each time someone posts whether it's bullshit or not, is a gift. Don't take it for granted. Some of these dudes have been around here a long ass time and that is a commitment. Some are new and giving it all they have. I appreciate it all. You should too. You wouldn't be quit without everyone so don't for an instant think you can. It will be the end of your quit.
Quit on quitters. Viva las quittas.
Awesome post my friend! A lot of points rang true to me. Enjoy Vegas!
I will drink a big glass of this kind of quit! Well said B-Ronc!
Loved this post, thank you Bronc! "Apprentice electricians don't get electrocuted" --- love that shit. Quitting EDD with you bro,
Solid as always Bronc... oh yeah, tell Elvis hi!
'oh yeah'
Great post Bronc!
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Bronc - Respect you dude, you know that. You were here, posted a lot, burned out, took leave, now back. It's a marathon. Never a sprint. Don't burn yourself out again. You have a gift with prose and drilling down to exactly what quitters need to hear. KTC needs that. I need that. Keep it balanced my friend.
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Bronc - Respect you dude, you know that. You were here, posted a lot, burned out, took leave, now back. It's a marathon. Never a sprint. Don't burn yourself out again. You have a gift with prose and drilling down to exactly what quitters need to hear. KTC needs that. I need that. Keep it balanced my friend.
Thanks so much Done4. You are a wise man and help a lot of dude's quit, including mine.
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Bronc - Respect you dude, you know that. You were here, posted a lot, burned out, took leave, now back. It's a marathon. Never a sprint. Don't burn yourself out again. You have a gift with prose and drilling down to exactly what quitters need to hear. KTC needs that. I need that. Keep it balanced my friend.
Thanks so much Done4. You are a wise man and help a lot of dude's quit, including mine.
You both just got it from the get go. Very refreshing and inspiring. This whole intro is filled with high octane quit fuel!
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Happy Birthday, Bronc and Merry Christmas!!!! 'oh yeah' 'oh yeah' 'Cheers' 'Sing and Drink' 'boob' 'boob' 'wave' 'wave' 'wave' 'party2' 'dance' 'dance'
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Merry Christmas Bronc.
I was a lurker on this site for about a month. Trying to gain enough confidence that the next time I attempted a quit, it wouldn't turn out like a hundred others before, with me caving. It was Bronc's story about ridding Bareback and what life lessons Lyle Sankey laid on him that hit home with me. I had the wrong attitude going in. I had fear in my eyes. This is day 13 for me and I'm not looking back.
I've told Bronc of my appreciation in a pm, but just wanted to share with the rest of you guys and gals. You are right Done4me, Bronc has a gift of hammering down points through storytelling
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Happy Birthday, Bronc and Merry Christmas!!!! 'oh yeah' 'oh yeah' 'Cheers' 'Sing and Drink' 'boob' 'boob' 'wave' 'wave' 'wave' 'party2' 'dance' 'dance'
Happy Birthday Bronc !!!
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Merry Christmas Bronc.
I was a lurker on this site for about a month. Trying to gain enough confidence that the next time I attempted a quit, it wouldn't turn out like a hundred others before, with me caving. It was Bronc's story about ridding Bareback and what life lessons Lyle Sankey laid on him that hit home with me. I had the wrong attitude going in. I had fear in my eyes. This is day 13 for me and I'm not looking back.
I've told Bronc of my appreciation in a pm, but just wanted to share with the rest of you guys and gals. You are right Done4me, Bronc has a gift of hammering down points through storytelling
Nice tribute to Bronc. Thanks for putting that out there, Napa.
Happy birthday, Bronc.
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Happy Birthday, Bronc and Merry Christmas!!!! 'oh yeah' 'oh yeah' 'Cheers' 'Sing and Drink' 'boob' 'boob' 'wave' 'wave' 'wave' 'party2' 'dance' 'dance'
Happy Birthday Bronc !!!
Happy Birthday Merry Christmas Noel!
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Happy Birthday, Bronc and Merry Christmas!!!! 'oh yeah' 'oh yeah' 'Cheers' 'Sing and Drink' 'boob' 'boob' 'wave' 'wave' 'wave' 'party2' 'dance' 'dance'
Happy Birthday Bronc !!!
Happy Birthday Merry Christmas Noel!
Happy Birthday, bro!
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Happy Birthday, Bronc and Merry Christmas!!!! 'oh yeah' 'oh yeah' 'Cheers' 'Sing and Drink' 'boob' 'boob' 'wave' 'wave' 'wave' 'party2' 'dance' 'dance'
Happy Birthday Bronc !!!
Happy Birthday Merry Christmas Noel!
Happy Birthday, bro!
Happy Birthday Bronc!
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Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
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'Finger'
Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
Hey Bronc, congrats n the 300 hundred. Great to be quit with you!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
Hey Bronc, congrats n the 300 hundred. Great to be quit with you!
congrats!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
Hey Bronc, congrats n the 300 hundred. Great to be quit with you!
congrats!
Well done Bronc!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
Hey Bronc, congrats n the 300 hundred. Great to be quit with you!
congrats!
Well done Bronc!
Dude, look at this thread...amazing quit you have built. Congrats on achieving today!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
Hey Bronc, congrats n the 300 hundred. Great to be quit with you!
congrats!
Well done Bronc!
Dude, look at this thread...amazing quit you have built. Congrats on achieving today!
Thank you so much to all of you. I'm so grateful and so humbled. You have all been so instrumental in getting me here. I have no words to describe my gratitude and sentiment towards all of you. Oh Yes - FU! Let's quit again tomorrow!
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
Hey Bronc, congrats n the 300 hundred. Great to be quit with you!
congrats!
Well done Bronc!
Dude, look at this thread...amazing quit you have built. Congrats on achieving today!
Thank you so much to all of you. I'm so grateful and so humbled. You have all been so instrumental in getting me here. I have no words to describe my gratitude and sentiment towards all of you. Oh Yes - FU! Let's quit again tomorrow!
Great quit Bronc. Keep it up.
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'Finger' Congrats to you Bronc on the 300!
Nicely done...tap the breaks for a beverage 'Cheers'
And get right back at it!
Way to take that 3rd floor Bronc! Well done! 'oh yeah'
Let me line up to slap you on the back for congrats!! You're the man....respect the quit in you and the fire in your eyes (notice I said fire, not fear). Thanks for the tips on the no-fake as well, brother. Appreciate you a bunch!
what? there's back slapping going on? Watch out for that around here! Keep stacking the floors, and newbies follow this guys lead with a "can-do" and kick-ass attitude, no ego required just get it done! Way to be Bronc! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
Nicely done brudda...
Congrats on 300 brother! Hope you get some bareback action to celebrate 'chief'
Huge congrats on 300 Bronc. I have crazy amounts of respect for you and am full of pride to post and quit with you! You my friend are a true rock star. A solid quitter. I real inspiration. A must-have on the quit team! Celebrate it!
Way to go my friend. See you at the rodeo. :-)
Hey Bronc, congrats n the 300 hundred. Great to be quit with you!
congrats!
Well done Bronc!
Dude, look at this thread...amazing quit you have built. Congrats on achieving today!
Thank you so much to all of you. I'm so grateful and so humbled. You have all been so instrumental in getting me here. I have no words to describe my gratitude and sentiment towards all of you. Oh Yes - FU! Let's quit again tomorrow!
Great quit Bronc. Keep it up.
Congrats on the 3rd floor. Well done!
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Congratulations on one year of bad ass freedom bronc! You have fought hard, helped others along the way, and now you are reaping the rewards. Thanks for helping me along the way.
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
Kickin nic booty for a year straight! This is how you bad-ass it folks! Congrats bro!
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
Kickin nic booty for a year straight! This is how you bad-ass it folks! Congrats bro!
Congrats Bronc! I am proud to quit with you each day. You are still an inspiration to me. Thank you!
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
Kickin nic booty for a year straight! This is how you bad-ass it folks! Congrats bro!
Congrats Bronc! I am proud to quit with you each day. You are still an inspiration to me. Thank you!
Congrats on your first of many laps, Bronc!
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
Kickin nic booty for a year straight! This is how you bad-ass it folks! Congrats bro!
Congrats Bronc! I am proud to quit with you each day. You are still an inspiration to me. Thank you!
Congrats on your first of many laps, Bronc!
From the first text I got from you way back in the early
Days of haze, to a rekindling of brotherhood later on after waning in my involvement and trying to get back in, up until and including today, you've always been a constant. Never wavering, always amazinge with your capacity to help a brother in some way. Thank YOU for that. And congrats again. Proud to look forward to another +1 with you tomorrow.
-
The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
Kickin nic booty for a year straight! This is how you bad-ass it folks! Congrats bro!
Congrats Bronc! I am proud to quit with you each day. You are still an inspiration to me. Thank you!
Congrats on your first of many laps, Bronc!
From the first text I got from you way back in the early
Days of haze, to a rekindling of brotherhood later on after waning in my involvement and trying to get back in, up until and including today, you've always been a constant. Never wavering, always amazinge with your capacity to help a brother in some way. Thank YOU for that. And congrats again. Proud to look forward to another +1 with you tomorrow.
Congrats bronc. The magnitude and sheer awesomeness of your quit is inspiring.
-
The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
Kickin nic booty for a year straight! This is how you bad-ass it folks! Congrats bro!
Congrats Bronc! I am proud to quit with you each day. You are still an inspiration to me. Thank you!
Congrats on your first of many laps, Bronc!
From the first text I got from you way back in the early
Days of haze, to a rekindling of brotherhood later on after waning in my involvement and trying to get back in, up until and including today, you've always been a constant. Never wavering, always amazinge with your capacity to help a brother in some way. Thank YOU for that. And congrats again. Proud to look forward to another +1 with you tomorrow.
Congrats bronc. The magnitude and sheer awesomeness of your quit is inspiring.
Congrats Bronc - were it not for you, I most likely would still be sucking the nic bitches tit. You reached out to this blind squirrel at what might very well have been my darkest hour and directed me to this amazing quit machine. For that, I will always be grateful and proud to quit EDD with you.
Old ES
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The continued importance of brotherhood and accountability
Today marks a year for me. I can't believe it. On one hand, I'm so excited about it and on the other hand, quitting is just part of my everyday life now, so it's another +1 as my friend Grady likes to say. The numbers get less and less important it seems and the +1 or quit again today becomes more so. It's funny how time changes things, but one thing that doesn't change is the very foundation that got us all quit; brotherhood and accountability.
In this last year, we've all been through it all it seems. Health scares, family deaths, divorce, relationship issues, breakups, job changes, house purchases/sales - in short, life. Not really different things than before we got together, but what changed is we, and a huge emphasis on the we, got through life together. We've become brothers and sisters in our quest to be free from this awful addiction and because we opened ourselves up to brotherhood, we remain free.
The accountability goes hand in hand with brotherhood. Posting roll at 365 days is just as important as posting roll at day 1. I still quit one day at a time. I don't think about tomorrow's quit, just today. I know that when I post roll, I give my word, and as a wise man told me early in my quit, "I don't think I can quit chewing, but I know I can keep my word." I love this and apply it in all kinds of areas in my life where the concept of forever is too big.
Nicotine in any form, is not even an option for me today. It's not an option because I've reached 365 days, but because I posted my promise and have my brotherhood and accountability in my pocket. Every day I post roll and will continue to do so to keep nicotine in the "not an option" category. It's deliberate, it's purposeful, it's that important. I'm not bumbling around in my quit just because it's been awhile. I'm not lax about it because I'm not craving constantly or even now and again. In truth, I rarely think about it.
I rarely think about it anymore. This is a very important concept and one that I want to expand on for a second. Over this year, and even as recently as last week, I have heard this statement; "the only time I think about chew is when I'm on this site so I'm leaving." There is also another saying that I like. "Dance with the one that brung ya." That's an old timers saying and it's very meaningful. One of the great lies of the bitch is "you don't need them anymore, you've got this." It's no different than anything that isn't good for us. When we are alone, we are vulnerable. When we are together, we're not. That's it. I rarely think about it any more, because I post my promise each day and I know I have a kill circle around me to squash any resemblance of threat that comes to take away my quit. If I don't post, If I don't make that promise, If I leave that accountability - I now have the option. I have the option that "no one will know." I have the option of believing the lies that kept me a slave for 28 years. I don't want the damn option. At this point in my quit, this site is called "Kill the Option." I don't have a can around. I don't crave. I want to keep it that way, so I post and have my brothers and sisters to kill the option every damn day. Because of that, I know I'll continue to be free today.
So for all of you, those vets that came before me, the newbies that started this month, and all of you in-between - Thank You. You have been incredible; true friends. You've spoken truth, you've wrangled me when work made me wander, you've checked in on me. I'm proud to know you. I've drank beers with some of you, chatted on the phone, had meals, been to your house and others, I only know electronically.
And to my June brothers and smokin' hot sister, a very special shout out. Your friendship to me makes me tear up. I literally owe you my life and I'm exceedingly grateful to you for how much life you put into me ever single day.
Bronc wipes tear - holds up a PBR tall boy in salute and walks away to quit again.
Hell. Yes.
Proud of you dude! Congrats brother...
Well said Brother! Glad to call you a friend and to be quit with you everyday. I clink a shot of Woodford off that PBR and wish you congratulations on an awesome year, regardless of what life has tossed our way!
Way to go, Bronc.....simply awesome! Proud to be a quitter with you.
Damn proud to be quit with you! Can't wait for the PA meet!!
Kickin nic booty for a year straight! This is how you bad-ass it folks! Congrats bro!
Congrats Bronc! I am proud to quit with you each day. You are still an inspiration to me. Thank you!
Congrats on your first of many laps, Bronc!
From the first text I got from you way back in the early
Days of haze, to a rekindling of brotherhood later on after waning in my involvement and trying to get back in, up until and including today, you've always been a constant. Never wavering, always amazinge with your capacity to help a brother in some way. Thank YOU for that. And congrats again. Proud to look forward to another +1 with you tomorrow.
Congrats bronc. The magnitude and sheer awesomeness of your quit is inspiring.
Congrats Bronc - were it not for you, I most likely would still be sucking the nic bitches tit. You reached out to this blind squirrel at what might very well have been my darkest hour and directed me to this amazing quit machine. For that, I will always be grateful and proud to quit EDD with you.
Old ES
Congrats Bronc, you sir "get it".