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Re: Athan
« Reply #214 on: May 06, 2018, 09:25:00 AM »
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Off to church this morning. I teach the adult Bible class. My routine is usually up at 0500 and start preparing for the lesson. I'm a morning person so it's always been a nice time for me, my coffee, the quiet, the solitude, alone with my thoughts, and a big fat chew while I went about preparing a bible lesson. I know right? Wallowing in sin a slave to the lusts of the flesh whilst preparing a study in the life of Christ about not doing just that very thing. Such is the dichotomy of addiction.
I was starkly aware of it this morning on day 126 of freedom as I went about my preparation without nicotine. It was there all along. I just see it now that the veil of addiction has dropped; John 8:32 "...Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free".
Blessings to you all with success in your quit!
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Re: Athan
« Reply #213 on: May 06, 2018, 09:15:00 AM »
Off to church this morning. I teach the adult Bible class. My routine is usually up at 0500 and start preparing for the lesson. I'm a morning person so it's always been a nice time for me, my coffee, the quiet, the solitude, alone with my thoughts, and a big fat chew while I went about preparing a bible lesson. I know right? Wallowing in sin a slave to the lusts of the flesh whilst preparing a study in the life of Christ about not doing just that very thing. Such is the dichotomy of addiction.
I was starkly aware of it this morning on day 126 of freedom as I went about my preparation without nicotine. It was there all along. I just see it now that the veil of addiction has dropped; John 8:32 "...Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free".
Blessings to you all with success in your quit!
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Re: Athan
« Reply #212 on: May 04, 2018, 08:58:00 AM »
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"I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America"

Part of the code of conduct for American military personnel. Learned it in boot camp a long long time ago. Don't know why but that one has always resonated with me (had to look up which one it was just now, it's article VI).

The part that resonates with the quitter is right there in the middle, "responsible for my actions". Once comprehended and embraced, It is an epiphany to an addict:

It means no excuses, I am responsible.
No one puts words in my mouth, I am responsible.
No one makes me chew, I am responsible.
No one makes me get drunk, I am responsible.

It really simplifies things, don't you think?
Failure is a choice, we own our choices, it's that simple.

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Re: Athan
« Reply #211 on: May 03, 2018, 07:02:00 PM »
"I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America"

Part of the code of conduct for American military personnel. Learned it in boot camp a long long time ago. Don't know why but that one has always resonated with me (had to look up which one it was just now, it's article VI).

The part that resonates with the quitter is right there in the middle, "responsible for my actions". Once comprehended and embraced, It is an epiphany to an addict:

It means no excuses, I am responsible.
No one puts words in my mouth, I am responsible.
No one makes me chew, I am responsible.
No one makes me get drunk, I am responsible.

It really simplifies things, don't you think?
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Re: Athan
« Reply #210 on: April 30, 2018, 05:16:00 PM »
From Kybo (April '18)

I am a bit of a numbers nerd myself. It is kind of funny you brought this up because I was thinking about it last week and pulled a few numbers from the Members tab. I can't remember what day I did it, but I think it was Thursday or Friday last week. I pulled some easy stuff and didn't put a lot of work into it. But, here is what I pulled.

1) There are a little over 32,000 members that have registered at KTC.
2) About 3,200 of those registered members show zero activity.
3) On the day I pulled the numbers I found approximately 1000 unique members had been active over a 36 hour period.
4) Of those 1000 active members, approximately 650 had been a member for at least one year.
5) Of those 650 active members, 197 had been a member for at least 5 years.

I have no idea how accurate the info on the member tab might be. And I went through the stuff pretty quick. I know my numbers aren't 100% accurate, but they are close based on the info available on the member tab.
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Re: Athan
« Reply #209 on: April 29, 2018, 01:14:00 PM »
Wisdom and eloquence in one laconic package (From SuperDave9000 intro 4/29/18):

"...there are two dogs in the fight, which one are you feeding? When I come on here and write this stuff and post roll and text these guys on here that have been texting with me, I am feeding the right dog..."
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Re: Athan
« Reply #208 on: April 28, 2018, 12:27:00 PM »
So I'm at the Tractor Supply and the guy in front of me has to tilt his head back to speak to this cute little checkout girl so as to avoid dumping a mouthful of chew slobber all over her counter.

It is absolutely staggering to view the insanity of this addiction from the outside.

Ain't nothing like FREEDOM!
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Re: Athan
« Reply #207 on: April 27, 2018, 04:34:00 AM »
The four horsemen of my Quitacalypse:

Skolvikings
If actions speak louder than words,
in the annals of quit we shall see,
that you thundered from the mountains
and burst forth from the sea.
Those you helped were in the hundreds,
the mighty bitch was slain
We broke the chains she held us with
and the cans fell down like rain.
What a marvelous gift to give
to our quitting posterity
For those still held in bondage,
for victoryÂ’s theirs to see
And theyÂ’ll ask who went before them,
Who carved the path in stone
Behold there goes SkolVikings,
a greater quitter was never known!

Mack213
Do you know of my brother, Mack213?
In the halls of quit is where he is seen.
Of his exploits wondrous tales are told,
And heÂ’ll strengthen your quit a thousand fold.
Oh his slain are a mighty throng,
providing poets with ballad and song
OÂ’er the bitch will he cast a dark pall,
For my brother Mack is 10 feet tall!
He spins her legions off into chaos,
and lays waste to the can on a daily basis.
She flees before him, at the very sound of his voice,
as he informs all the addicts that they have a choice.
He takes them by the hand, he looks into their eyes,
“Come follow me brothers, just give it a try!”
IÂ’ve gone before you, IÂ’ve blazed the trail,
DonÂ’t let her beguile you, for that ship has sailed.
And so here he toils, day after day,
Finding new quitters to show them the way.
YouÂ’ll need his wise counsel when youÂ’re at wits end
And when you find him, youÂ’ve found a friend!

JGromo
Every now and then a man comes along,
Who works in your life, who moves you to song.
It happened to me when I met JGromo
AinÂ’t talking bout love, (not like that you homo)
I was stumbling about like a fool in the dark,
I was lost and confused in the nic bitches park.
I wanted to have it, just one more tin,
Then I heard his voice, all calm in the din
I was thrashing about all anxious and scared
And so I cried out and my soul was bared:
James IÂ’m in anguish, IÂ’m drowning here man!
He just replied softly, Athan put down the can.
I need it I stammered, this stuff is my life,
DonÂ’t be a fool he explained, ItÂ’s the source of your strife.
But IÂ’ve got to have it, you donÂ’t understand!
YouÂ’re an addict he said, and stretched out his hand.
I remember that day early on in my quit
When James came along, pulled me off of her tit
Then I stood on his shoulders and I scraped the sky,
And he let me taste freedom, now I can fly.

Chris2alaska
Have you heard of Chris2alaska, of the stories old men tell?
Then lend me your ear, for I tell it well.
He hails from up yonder, with the cold Eskimo
Where the snowÂ’s miles deep and the Northern lights glow.
The wolf and the fox, the bear in her den
WonÂ’t venture outside when heÂ’s round the bend.
HeÂ’s eight feet tall and four hundred pounds,
and itÂ’s said his wangdoodle still drags the ground.
A man among men, born a true warrior
but my brother Chris had a chink in his armor.
A harmless vice started so long ago
Was now thirty years of smokeless tobacco.
THREE cans of the weed for his daily consumption
But deep inside did burn his compunction
Chis was a slave, the nic bitches whore.
Of this I assure you, he wanted no more.
He confronted that bitch, heÂ’d an axe to grind
Truth be told the manÂ’s scary (he takes moose from behind!)
He fought his battle and emerged victorious,
One day at a time his story grew glorious.
He didnÂ’t rest on his laurels, not one to sit idle
He got a wagon, and a moose with a bridle.
And he roamed the halls of this here KTC
Looking for quitters like just you and me
And lo he found me stumbling around
In a nic induced stupor like some silly ass clown
Oh the bitch had me, firm in her grasp
Cloaked in anxiety, lock and hasp
But Chris wouldnÂ’t have it, no he climbed down
And grabbed this here addict and flung off her crown
He offered his hand and helped me stand up
I learned to taste freedom from the abstinence cup
So I tell his story, regale it with cheer
For had he not done so I wouldnÂ’t be here
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Re: Athan
« Reply #206 on: April 23, 2018, 08:42:00 AM »
Thanks.... powerful bro, thanks for sharing that

Its sounds awful similar to some of my numerous caves over the years.....its the "I can have just one mantra, no one will know"

Funny how words stick.

Man in the mirror fellas, that guy has to live with his decisions. That guy is all of us when we stare into the mirror.
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Re: Athan
« Reply #205 on: April 23, 2018, 05:45:00 AM »
From Kid Riot (June 4/22/18), an epic quit:

I just want to tell everyone here, that i went through a tough weekend of tests and challenges. and i made through to the other side. and i want to share with you all how i did it. first off, i had to take a solo road trip friday night in horrible traffic to get to my destination. it was the first of such solo road trips to take since my quit. my first solo road trip without the crutch. then, saturday morning, up at 5am, with as little as 3hrs sleep, to head to our boat. and from 6am till 2 pm, on the water the entire time, fishing, drinking beers, and totally isolated with 3 other guys. and the only thing that kept me straight, from the start of the road trip, where i was PISSED, and i mean PISSED, that i had to do this without dip, and onto the boat for the rest of the saturday, was this mantra. and this mantra i had picked up from here, from one of the veterans. and i am sorry i dont remember who said it, but it was a veteran. and i remembered it. they said (in so many words), no matter where you are or what you are doing, if you cave, you will regret it later. but no matter how miserable you are resisting the crave, if you make it to the next day, you will have NO regrets. you will always regret a cave. you will never regret suffering while resisting a crave. when i started the road trip friday night, i was so pissed off that i promised not to use cuz i wanted to. i told myself, i could just be a lying asshole and lie to all of you, lie to my gf, lie to my friends who knew i was quit, lie to the world, and even lie to myself and just use in the privacy of my car. not be so pissed off. fuck everyone. it would be my secret and it would help me get through this clogged highway traveling though the night before i would get only a few hours sleep before the fishing trip.... but then what? use again while fishing? use again while grilling the fish? use again while drinking saturday night? use again while driving back on sunday????? when the fuck would it end???!! and even if i had said screw it all... i would have had regret. maybe not on saturday. maybe not even on sunday. but monday? tuesday? eventually, it would become a new day 1. and sdo much fucking regret and self worthlessness. as a veteran here said, and it stuck with me. YOU WILL ALWAYS REGRET A CAVE. BUT NEVER REGRET STAYING STRONG! Be strong brothers of quit! have NO REGRETS! i feel fucking AWESOME tonight! cause, when i was tested the hardest so far, i can tell you with full honesty, I HAVE NO FUCKING REGRETS! I AM QUIT! with all of you bad asses of june! you can do everything in life without that dead weed. no matter how hard it gets. remember. NO REGRETS!
hooyah!
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Re: Athan
« Reply #204 on: April 22, 2018, 05:25:00 AM »
From Wildirish317:

Quitting is a word that tugs at emotion. By definition it associates itself with departing, leaving,
forsaking and abandonment. But the real abandonment took place on the day nicotine dependent
pathways suppressed all remaining memory of the beauty of life without nicotine, when no longer
able to recall how fantastic we functioned without it.

The word "quitting" tends to paint nicotine cessation in gray and black, in the doom and gloom of
bad and horrible. It breeds anticipatory fears, inner demons, needless anxieties, external enemies
and visions of suffering. It fosters a natural sense of self-deprivation, of leaving something
valuable behind.

Now, contrast quitting with recovery. Recovery doesn't run or hide from our addiction. Instead, it
boldly embraces who we became, and every aspect of this temporary journey of re-adjustment.
When knowledge based, we're looking for recovery symptoms, emotions, conditioning and junkie
thinking, and view each encounter as an opportunity to reclaim another piece of a nicotine-free life.

Nicotine dependency recovery presents an opportunity to experience what may be our richest
period of repair and self-discovery ever. Tissues are allowed to heal. Senses awaken and brain's
neuro-chemicals again flow in response to life not nicotine.

It's a period where each challenge overcome awards us another piece of our puzzle, a puzzle that
once complete reflects a life reclaimed.

You don't know me. I quit on 2/25/2016. This is my story.
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Re: Athan
« Reply #203 on: April 18, 2018, 05:23:00 PM »
JGromo 4/18/18:
"...The tree's have thinned slightly in the forest of quit, the fog has lifted and its become more of a nice relaxing stroll through the woods than a treck through the muck, fog and jungle of quit..."
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
"I can't quit for you. I will quit with you" Ready
"There are two dogs in the fight, which one are you feeding?" SuperDave9000
"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

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Re: Athan
« Reply #202 on: April 11, 2018, 10:13:00 AM »
Congrats on the HOF.

Hope to join you in about 88 all day every days.

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Re: Athan
« Reply #201 on: April 11, 2018, 10:03:00 AM »
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Congrats on your HOF day!
Keep it up odaat!
It's not 1Hun  Dun, stay the course, stay connected, stay strong, Quit Hard!
Well done brother on the hundy!
Just another great day of freedom.
Enjoy.......
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Re: Athan
« Reply #200 on: April 10, 2018, 06:21:00 PM »
Congrats on your HOF day!
Keep it up odaat!
It's not 1Hun  Dun, stay the course, stay connected, stay strong, Quit Hard!
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