cbird65 to cbird to bird ... either way here's the back story

[cbird65]

Over the last 300 + days I have seen a lot of quitters come and go and have witnessed the joyous occasions and the tragic. Remember all of those Ã,“instancesÃ,” were excuses we used in our minds to justify using nicotine.

One thing stands out in mind as the differentiator- the finality of the word decision.

Decision- what does that word mean to you? Does it have a circumstantial equation built into it or have you drawn a line in the proverbial sand saying. Ã,“No MoreÃ,”. LetÃ,’s take word decision a step further and add "dedicated" to it. The good Dr. Webster defines it: committed to a goal or way of life

So we who have decided to quit poisoning our minds and bodies with nicotine have committed to a goal to no long use the drug that fogged our brains. Goals to in my world are defined and written out. My dad taught me early in life, Ã,“If you donÃ,’t write it down your chances of success are slimÃ,”. He also said I need to periodically gauge the progress of the goal and have an urgency about your decision. I use the spreadsheet to track my performance and to hold myself and my brothers/sister in quit accountable.

My decision last New YearÃ,’s Eve was my line in the sand and I resolve to daily re-commit my mind to that promise I made to myself Ã,â€" the guy on the other side of the mirror. I reached out and shook his hand, looked him in the eye and gave my word.

So today, Day 319, IÃ,’m still here posting every damn day because in my mind, I donÃ,’t want to let the door I have nailing shut to open back up, not even a crack.

Take what you want Ã,â€" leave the rest but you will not change my mind on the decision I have made in my heart and mind.

[Deleted User (sccrockett)]

DAY 253 -

The new class Dec 2012 is coming out of their fog- and the ongoing topic is having a quit plan and exchanging numbers.Ã, 

Quit plans are critical- if you have no goal or game plan - you have no direction

Here's my .02 on digits - if all you are doing is exchanging numbers and not calling those brothers - you are nothing more than a phone book and a phone book isnÃ,’t going to help you when a white knuckle crave comes crashing into your life.
I donÃ,’t want acquaintances in my phone Ã,â€" I want QUIT BROTHERS and the only why you develop those is through regular communication Ã,â€" go old school Ã,â€" pick up the phone and talk Ã,â€" it might seem uncomfortable at first but you got nothing to lose and a friend to gain who will help you in your daily fight.

I talk to Cbird on the phone more than some of my family. True story.

If you include texts, I talk to quite a few quitters on here more than most of my family.

[Coach Steve]

DAY 253 -

The new class Dec 2012 is coming out of their fog- and the ongoing topic is having a quit plan and exchanging numbers.

Quit plans are critical- if you have no goal or game plan - you have no direction

Here's my .02 on digits - if all you are doing is exchanging numbers and not calling those brothers - you are nothing more than a phone book and a phone book isnÃ,’t going to help you when a white knuckle crave comes crashing into your life.
I donÃ,’t want acquaintances in my phone Ã,â€" I want QUIT BROTHERS and the only why you develop those is through regular communication Ã,â€" go old school Ã,â€" pick up the phone and talk Ã,â€" it might seem uncomfortable at first but you got nothing to lose and a friend to gain who will help you in your daily fight.

I talk to Cbird on the phone more than some of my family. True story.

[Mike17]

DAY 253 -

The new class Dec 2012 is coming out of their fog- and the ongoing topic is having a quit plan and exchanging numbers.

Quit plans are critical- if you have no goal or game plan - you have no direction

Here's my .02 on digits - if all you are doing is exchanging numbers and not calling those brothers - you are nothing more than a phone book and a phone book isnÃ,’t going to help you when a white knuckle crave comes crashing into your life.
I donÃ,’t want acquaintances in my phone Ã,â€" I want QUIT BROTHERS and the only why you develop those is through regular communication Ã,â€" go old school Ã,â€" pick up the phone and talk Ã,â€" it might seem uncomfortable at first but you got nothing to lose and a friend to gain who will help you in your daily fight.

I agree 100% bird.

[cbird65]

DAY 253 -

The new class Dec 2012 is coming out of their fog- and the ongoing topic is having a quit plan and exchanging numbers.

Quit plans are critical- if you have no goal or game plan - you have no direction

Here's my .02 on digits - if all you are doing is exchanging numbers and not calling those brothers - you are nothing more than a phone book and a phone book isnÃ,’t going to help you when a white knuckle crave comes crashing into your life.
I donÃ,’t want acquaintances in my phone Ã,â€" I want QUIT BROTHERS and the only why you develop those is through regular communication Ã,â€" go old school Ã,â€" pick up the phone and talk Ã,â€" it might seem uncomfortable at first but you got nothing to lose and a friend to gain who will help you in your daily fight.

[Grizzly25]

Congrats on hitting the second floor brother!!! 'clap'

Great accomplishment! 'clap' 'clap'

[Wedge]

2nd Floor today for Cbird.

Grats man.

[cmark]

Chalk this up to the ramblings of a 40-something white guy trying to occupy his mind while running 7 miles in the Texas heat this morning.

No, IÃ,’m not Bruce Jenner by any stretch of the imagination or Hydro eitherÃ,… So IÃ,’m out running this morning in the drudgery of the Texas heat(thanks to my damn schnauzer for waking me and the missus up 4 times last night) needless to say, my normal 5:45AM run didnÃ,’t begin until 9:00AMÃ,  - ItÃ,’s Friday and IÃ,’m my own boss so I make the hours donÃ,’t hate.

Anyway, during my run I saw three things that I am going to link together.Ã,  One dead bird, one dead squirrel and one crushed empty can of Smokey Mountain Mint.

Dead bird, - maybe itÃ,’s the newbie who tries to fly out of the nest too early only to find itself at the mercy of Mother Nature. New guys, stay away from alcohol or any other substance that would lower your quit resolve.Ã,  Have an emergency quit plan (phone numbers, toothpicks, candy, fake herbal chew, exercise, whatever it takes to dodge a crave/cave).

Sadly, one dead squirrel.Ã,  They are not cuter or rank higher in the food chain but I applaud their work ethic.Ã,  They are always gathering food, storing it away.Ã,  Unfortunately,Ã,  it wasnÃ,’t fast enough to dodge that truck delivery poison to the local convenience store.Ã,  Applies to any aged quitter Ã,â€" if you are not paying attention (posting, keeping your quit strong by helping others and keeping yourself and your quit bros/sisters accountable) you will Ã,“get deadÃ,”

One crushed can of Smokey Mountain Mint:Ã,  I remember the littering PSA campaign of the 70s and the crying Indian, IÃ,’m not applauding littering but I am glad to see there are other guys in my area using fake to keep the nic bitch off their backs.

OK, IÃ,’m done Ã,â€" pick which group you want to be in and OWN IT

Way to get all philosophical Bird ... I like it!!

[cbird65]

Chalk this up to the ramblings of a 40-something white guy trying to occupy his mind while running 7 miles in the Texas heat this morning.

No, IÃ,’m not Bruce Jenner by any stretch of the imagination or Hydro eitherÃ,… So IÃ,’m out running this morning in the drudgery of the Texas heat(thanks to my damn schnauzer for waking me and the missus up 4 times last night) needless to say, my normal 5:45AM run didnÃ,’t begin until 9:00AM - ItÃ,’s Friday and IÃ,’m my own boss so I make the hours donÃ,’t hate.

Anyway, during my run I saw three things that I am going to link together. One dead bird, one dead squirrel and one crushed empty can of Smokey Mountain Mint.

Dead bird, - maybe itÃ,’s the newbie who tries to fly out of the nest too early only to find itself at the mercy of Mother Nature. New guys, stay away from alcohol or any other substance that would lower your quit resolve. Have an emergency quit plan (phone numbers, toothpicks, candy, fake herbal chew, exercise, whatever it takes to dodge a crave/cave).

Sadly, one dead squirrel. They are not cuter or rank higher in the food chain but I applaud their work ethic. They are always gathering food, storing it away. Unfortunately, it wasnÃ,’t fast enough to dodge that truck delivery poison to the local convenience store. Applies to any aged quitter Ã,â€" if you are not paying attention (posting, keeping your quit strong by helping others and keeping yourself and your quit bros/sisters accountable) you will Ã,“get deadÃ,”

One crushed can of Smokey Mountain Mint: I remember the littering PSA campaign of the 70s and the crying Indian, IÃ,’m not applauding littering but I am glad to see there are other guys in my area using fake to keep the nic bitch off their backs.

OK, IÃ,’m done Ã,â€" pick which group you want to be in and OWN IT

[cbird65]

Day 192


I guess I'm wired differently - if I caved and broke my promise to myself, God, family and all the support here, I would feel like I betrayed every trust imaginable.Ã, 

I donÃ,’t expect re-treads to grovel but show some humility and respect of other quitters who day in and day out keep their promise and try to be active role models to the younger quitters.Ã, 

I donÃ,’t remember who wrote it but the say was: Ã,“the tools on this site are ammunition for your quit gun; however, it is completely up to you to load the gun and pull the trigger when being attacked.Ã,  You failed to either load the gun or pull the trigger.Ã,  ItÃ,’s time to identify the answer and then further explore why.Ã, 

Did life just get so difficult you had to poison your body again with nicotine?Ã, Ã,  Better question, did nicotine make all your problems disappear?

Post roll
Keep promise
Repeat tomorrow

Everyone has read this but not everyone will commit this as a daily mantra.Ã, 

Choose which side of the fence you want to be on because straddling it, isnÃ,’t an option in the long run.

You took the words right out of my mouth Brother! Quit like fuck with you today!

Good stuff Cbird!!!

Very well put, its the determination and intensity that keep the quit going strong and the resolve to not fail!

it's an extreme honor and awesome responsibility

ty

[Wt57]

Day 176

Just chillin on a Saturday afternoon. I worked Car Care (free oil  filter change for widows and single moms at our church) this morning 7AM-Noon-
came home and went straight to the yard work task -

After the de-funking shower- updated the spreadsheet and jumped on chat - - got some running advise from the Wick-meister and found out we're going to have about 10 KTC guys show up at the DFW meet on Tues.

I was reading some of the posts in Sept and it dawned on my I didn't put in pinch of Hooch before hitting the yards today. That is the 1st time in 35 yrs to mow a yard without copenstankin or Hooch

Nice work CBird. Good to hear there is a guy there without nicotine.

Eventually you will not even have the Hooch. Freedom is an amazing thing !!

STAY QUIT
Greg

All the positive comments and report are uplifting and boost my quit! Thank You!

[Greg5280]

Day 176

Just chillin on a Saturday afternoon. I worked Car Care (free oil  filter change for widows and single moms at our church) this morning 7AM-Noon-
came home and went straight to the yard work task -

After the de-funking shower- updated the spreadsheet and jumped on chat - - got some running advise from the Wick-meister and found out we're going to have about 10 KTC guys show up at the DFW meet on Tues.

I was reading some of the posts in Sept and it dawned on my I didn't put in pinch of Hooch before hitting the yards today. That is the 1st time in 35 yrs to mow a yard without copenstankin or Hooch

Nice work CBird. Good to hear there is a guy there without nicotine.

Eventually you will not even have the Hooch. Freedom is an amazing thing !!

STAY QUIT
Greg

[Grizzly25]

Day 192


I guess I'm wired differently - if I caved and broke my promise to myself, God, family and all the support here, I would feel like I betrayed every trust imaginable.Ã, 

I donÃ,’t expect re-treads to grovel but show some humility and respect of other quitters who day in and day out keep their promise and try to be active role models to the younger quitters.Ã, 

I donÃ,’t remember who wrote it but the say was: Ã,“the tools on this site are ammunition for your quit gun; however, it is completely up to you to load the gun and pull the trigger when being attacked.Ã,  You failed to either load the gun or pull the trigger.Ã,  ItÃ,’s time to identify the answer and then further explore why.Ã, 

Did life just get so difficult you had to poison your body again with nicotine?Ã,  Better question, did nicotine make all your problems disappear?

Post roll
Keep promise
Repeat tomorrow

Everyone has read this but not everyone will commit this as a daily mantra.Ã, 

Choose which side of the fence you want to be on because straddling it, isnÃ,’t an option in the long run.

You took the words right out of my mouth Brother! Quit like fuck with you today!

Good stuff Cbird!!!

Very well put, its the detmination and intensity that keep the quit going strong and the resolve to not fail!

[Coach Steve]

Day 192


I guess I'm wired differently - if I caved and broke my promise to myself, God, family and all the support here, I would feel like I betrayed every trust imaginable.

I donÃ,’t expect re-treads to grovel but show some humility and respect of other quitters who day in and day out keep their promise and try to be active role models to the younger quitters.

I donÃ,’t remember who wrote it but the say was: Ã,“the tools on this site are ammunition for your quit gun; however, it is completely up to you to load the gun and pull the trigger when being attacked. You failed to either load the gun or pull the trigger. ItÃ,’s time to identify the answer and then further explore why.

Did life just get so difficult you had to poison your body again with nicotine? Better question, did nicotine make all your problems disappear?

Post roll
Keep promise
Repeat tomorrow

Everyone has read this but not everyone will commit this as a daily mantra.

Choose which side of the fence you want to be on because straddling it, isnÃ,’t an option in the long run.

You took the words right out of my mouth Brother! Quit like fuck with you today!

[cbird65]

Day 192


I guess I'm wired differently - if I caved and broke my promise to myself, God, family and all the support here, I would feel like I betrayed every trust imaginable.

I donÃ,’t expect re-treads to grovel but show some humility and respect of other quitters who day in and day out keep their promise and try to be active role models to the younger quitters.

I donÃ,’t remember who wrote it but the say was: Ã,“the tools on this site are ammunition for your quit gun; however, it is completely up to you to load the gun and pull the trigger when being attacked. You failed to either load the gun or pull the trigger. ItÃ,’s time to identify the answer and then further explore why.

Did life just get so difficult you had to poison your body again with nicotine? Better question, did nicotine make all your problems disappear?

Post roll
Keep promise
Repeat tomorrow

Everyone has read this but not everyone will commit this as a daily mantra.

Choose which side of the fence you want to be on because straddling it, isnÃ,’t an option in the long run.