870 today.
870!?!
Dayum!
I really got nothing to lay down. No profound quit knowledge. Nothing earth-shaking has happend. No life crisis. Family is good. Yeah... just life's ups and downs. I've seen quite a few old heads post in their intros the last few months about their activity level on site. How it has waned... relaxed, really. No more doggin' the intros and jumping all over noobs or idiots who talk smack. Just... enjoying the flow of a life not ruled by their/our addiction.
Same here.
For a helluva stretch I was logged on here pretty much all damn day. Posted up everywhere. And... I needed to. 25 years of nicotine junkie status required it. I, like so many of you/us, had to literally rebuild my life. We rarely get the "re-do" like when were playing as kids. That ultimate start over. KTC gave me that chance. I took it... I went overboard with it. The payoff has been... _____ (fill in the blank). It's everything.
You new guys... grind it out, man. Roll around in the pain. Soak up the misery. Wear it like a badge. Wave it like a banner. Doing ths... really doing this... owning this... is what freedom is all about. There's a price to pay for it because it's precious and you need to never take it for granted again.
Freedom... it's pretty damn cool.