Souli to AVain, Souli to AVain...come in AVain

[Leahy16]

Bring it AV.

I'm here to fight that nic bitch with you, too.

Yota

If these two monsters of quit are in...I'm there too... B)

Count me in too. Don't know who you are AV but I do know what you're going through. So does everyone else on this site.

Be courageous and take the first step. I know it's difficult. You can do this and we can help but you have to take that first step...

[tazmed]

Bring it AV.

I'm here to fight that nic bitch with you, too.

Yota

If these two monsters of quit are in...I'm there too... B)

[redyota]

Bring it AV.

I'm here to fight that nic bitch with you, too.

Yota

[Souliman]

AV,

I am reaching out from inside the community today to get you on here. We spoke yesterday about fear and what it takes to conquer that fear. You are not alone in this fight. You have support from me on-site and the bad ass mother fuckers that are this community.

Put down your word. Put yourself first. No longer be owned by a chemical that is trying to kill you.

-Soul

[Souliman]

185

"One day at a time"
"Its simple but it ain't easy"
"This isn't an ATTEMPT at quitting...you are now quit."
"You put your word down with the rest of us...you give your word."
"I am not a unique and special butterfly. I am an addict."

The Words of Souliman are wise.
You preach something brother, and I'll be there to learn from it.

Cornholio - None today.

Thanks Corn. Can't take credit for those. That's the collective wisdom within this site.

"The power is in the priests." - Father Merrin

[Cornholio]

185

"One day at a time"
"Its simple but it ain't easy"
"This isn't an ATTEMPT at quitting...you are now quit."
"You put your word down with the rest of us...you give your word."
"I am not a unique and special butterfly. I am an addict."

The Words of Souliman are wise.
You preach something brother, and I'll be there to learn from it.

Cornholio - None today.

[RAZD611]

400

I quit today.

You fuckers bring the quit. I just hold the water bucket when you need a refreshing gulp of reminder that no one here is special and that everyone of us is an addict and everyone of us is strong enough to overcome.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm grateful for the support. I hate the nic bitch. I've never despised anything more. I want to hunt her down like how I want to hunt down folks that decorate their cars for the holidays. I'd get all camo with a "I HEART UST" shirt and spit stains on my jeans. She'd think I was a slave. Oh no bitch. I am your nightmare. I am my own man.

Well Done Sir!!!

4 Bones and Rollin

'clap'

[Souliman]

400

I quit today.

You fuckers bring the quit. I just hold the water bucket when you need a refreshing gulp of reminder that no one here is special and that everyone of us is an addict and everyone of us is strong enough to overcome.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm grateful for the support. I hate the nic bitch. I've never despised anything more. I want to hunt her down like how I want to hunt down folks that decorate their cars for the holidays. I'd get all camo with a "I HEART UST" shirt and spit stains on my jeans. She'd think I was a slave. Oh no bitch. I am your nightmare. I am my own man.

[dchogs]

oh hell yeah.

4th floor.

hallelujah. holy shit. where's the tylenol.

nice quit you've got there, brother.

[nicofiend]

Congrats on reaching the 4th floor soul man! Keep climbing!

[Scowick65]

Soul, congrats on 400. Thank you for all that you do here.

X2

[dippshit]

Soul, congrats on 400. Thank you for all that you do here.

[Souliman]

378

I quit today. I just got to say how fucking awesome it is to see young men in the late teens and twenties giving the old proverbial "Number One" to the nic bitch. I can't imagine having the past 20 or so years free as these men will. Own it boys. Fight through that shit. Reach out. You can do this.

[Radman]

365

I quit today. Few things dancing around in the ole cerebellum tonight...

First, I just want to thank all the good folks here. I'm a lucky man. I know that luck is for folks that don't make their own path but I don't know how else to describe how grateful I am for today.

Second, I said it a few times today but that 365 is not just my hard work but the attention and work of all of us. Quite a few folks have a share of those days.

Third, I really have a hard time describing my state of being now a days. I know a few of you now roll your eyes thinking "here he goes...off on some transcendental journey through the acid trips of his youth". No. I've worked hard to get to this spot. I feel so fucking empowered. I have complete conviction in who I am and what I am doing now a days. Did I need quit to give me the confidence? No. Did I need quit to give me peace? I do believe so. There's no conflict today and that has allowed me to see the path. It starts visually and you consciously take a step towards your goal. It takes effort and control to make a "purposeful step". I visualize that step and the path its landing on. Both are manifestations of what I want (the path) and how I am getting it (the step). After a while, the step went from being a short step to a longer step and longer step and longer as I learned to appreciate the strain of changing yourself from something you don't want to be. Its as though now, I'm in a continuous state of step. I can feel the effort and control still but its constant. It doesn't wane or wax. And I don't have to aim for the path because I can always feel it. This is quit nirvana. This is the treading water in the quit pool. Purposeful motion to save your life knowing that all the exertion is worth it to keep your head above water. Its satisfying. Its completion. That effort is the answer to that simple question: do you want to live or die today. A while ago, in this thread somewhere, I bitched about being an addict and having to face the decision every fucking day whether to use or not. Whether to be owned today or not. Today...I enjoy answering that question because the answer has never been clearer. That euphemism of screaming "I quit" from the top of the building is exactly what I feel when I post roll. "I quit. I am no longer owned. I make my path."

There's something about quitters man...they fully appreciate having purpose.

"Congrats on taking a healthy, nic-free trip around the sun, bro." - Radman

Just ran across this. Well said. Yet another epic ramble from the Souliman. I'll take that step with you anytime.

[nicofiend]

Congrats Soulman on your one year quit! You have strengthened my quit with your posts and support! Keep up the good job. Proud to be quit with you today.