Ahhhh, a good day!

[AgLawyer]

Day 300

...35 days later since my last post so since eclipsing another little milestone figured it was time to dust off the Introductions page and jot down a few thoughts...

For those newbies struggling thru the day and those lurkers pondering whether they have what it takes to quit, I want to let you in on a little secret...

I was where you are. A slave. All aspects of my life controlled by the poison...for 21 years...my entire adult life. And now, on my 300th day free, I can honestly say that it has been a LONG time since I had a significant crave (I think somewhere around Day 110 or so).

Understand that the struggle is mental. It is a fight within. We have intelligent minds. Understand what it is that is trying to control you and dictate your actions. Just quit, simple as that. It's certainly not easy but it is very simple. Take control of your mind and tell the addiction that you WILL NOT fail, that the fleeting mental thoughts WILL NOT control you but will be dismissed. You can do it. If I can do it, you can do it.

Now, let me let you in on another little secret...

Sure I am confident. Yeah, my words make me sound cocky. But there is a reason. I have KTC and my quit buds holding me accountable so as long as I continue to participate here I KNOW I will never fail. The recipe is simple, be active here, post roll, keep your promise, and YOU too will succeed. Simple as that.

Again, thank you to KTC, and especially the WOLF PACK, for the support and camaraderie.

As always, if anyone every needs a hand, I'm always within reach. I would be honored to help.

[AgLawyer]

Day 265

Just dawned on me, I'm a HOF away from a YEAR. Kick ass. Just fucking kick ass. I'm on a business trip this week and got in from the hotel gym and it just dawned on me when I was thinking about my number. In my effort to keep my little Intro alive and kicking I figured I should jot down these thoughts like I do periodically. Maybe one of these days I'll hit a rough patch and need to come back and read through it for inspiration and strength and to see where I've been. [Knock on wood, hasn't happened yet.] I'm even obnoxious about my quit in the "real world". I have some friends who remind me, "you know what is more annoying than a tobacco user? a former tobacco user" - HA! I'm always making it a point to give my quit days and brag about my freedom to my friends who are slaves to the poison and continue to daily line UST's pockets - the fools! Maybe it is starting to pay off because one friend of mine texted me tonight and asked me about the "support group" because she wants to quit smoking. Damn, I want so bad to somehow be able to channel what I know into folks who want to quit - that personal knowledge and experience I have that yes, in the beginning it sucks ass in a huge way, but in time that discipline yields great success and freedom!!

Anyway, stay quit my friends. Give me a shout if you need a hand.

[Grizzly25]

Day 242

Wow, the days sure do fly by.Ã,  Something stirred me to post something in my Intro page and I go looking and find it on the 4th page.Ã,  Anyway, it's been 20 days since I posted a thought so thought I would dust it off a bit and give my $.02 on a subject...that is caving.

I thought I would post this here as opposed to posting on a particular Intro thread.Ã,  It was a recent cave that had me thinking but this one particular cave isn't the only of its kind so to be fair I am not commenting on his/her Intro page about it.Ã,  Here goes...

Drunken-alcohol-induced caves...

First let me acknowledge that I do realize that the majority here direct that alcohol should and must be off limits during the initial stages of your quit.Ã,  I realize that alcohol does tend to make one feel 10' tall and bulletproof.Ã,  However, I do not think a QUIT-filled spirit should have any fear of failure by tying one on.Ã,  In my honest opinion, a QUIT-filled spirit (and one who has made that daily promise) will NOT cave simply because he has had too many cold ones with the boys.Ã, 

For fear of sounding cocky and arrogant - but if I do, I can live with it, as it won't be the first time I was called that here :) - I remember the first couple of weeks of my quit.Ã,  It just happened to fall during a time with several get togethers with college buds (and ones who like to engage in said suicidal behavior as we fight against daily) which included, a Vegas trip, bachelor party, and just various nights of lots of drinking and shit talking.Ã,  At all times I was around those who were using nicotine, both dipping and smoking (even cigars which I used to LOVE smoking when in Vegas).Ã,  However, I found KTC...and committed to the quit.Ã,  I made promises daily.Ã,  During these nights out in between shots, shit talking and shenanigans, I would pull my iPhone out and glance at a few things here and there on the KTC page, and talk to my friends how excited I was about not using nicotine like their dumbasses.Ã,  It became a game, telling them what pitiful fools they were.Ã,  Nonetheless, I did what I needed to do to remain quit.Ã,  And to be honest, even though I was sitting on those days between 1 and 30, there was no chance in failure.Ã,  No matter how many drinks, my quit-filled spirit would NOT be compromised.Ã, 

My quit is not special.Ã,  My addiction was not special...it was a typical 21 year slow death filled with daily cans of Grizzly.Ã,  But when I figured out that I really could kick this fucking beast, there was no amount of beer or ANYTHING that was going to cause me to open that door.Ã, 

Sorry if I offended anyone.Ã,  Actually, I'm not sorry.Ã,  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.Ã,  I'm just fucking tired of hearing the drunken night excuses.

Burning your boat coupled with the tools provided here is a recipe for success indeed.

Ready tips his hat, Well done Sir.

Well put AG. I like that spirit. Quit filled. Yes absolutely. To me the quit spirit is a freakin' spring board to launch you forward. This whole quit thing has its ups and down but I certainly feel that the quit filled spirit has shown me more doors in the past year than any other point in my life. The power of quit compels me.

My brother Ag had go the Quit Spirit! I agree with you brother. Nothing can change your mind if you have completely shut the door on nicotine. Not alcohol or anything. Never again, for any reason brother!

My QUIT-spirit walks around with erections that last longer than 4 hours. He doesn't consult with a physician though because he is too bad ass for that.

I just laughed my ass off. Because I, even though in the early stages of quit, thought that drinking didn't mean jack shit for my quit. I was done and drinking wasn't going to change that.

Great stuff!!!!!

[PMac]

Day 242

Wow, the days sure do fly by.Ã,  Something stirred me to post something in my Intro page and I go looking and find it on the 4th page.Ã,  Anyway, it's been 20 days since I posted a thought so thought I would dust it off a bit and give my $.02 on a subject...that is caving.

I thought I would post this here as opposed to posting on a particular Intro thread.Ã,  It was a recent cave that had me thinking but this one particular cave isn't the only of its kind so to be fair I am not commenting on his/her Intro page about it.Ã,  Here goes...

Drunken-alcohol-induced caves...

First let me acknowledge that I do realize that the majority here direct that alcohol should and must be off limits during the initial stages of your quit.Ã,  I realize that alcohol does tend to make one feel 10' tall and bulletproof.Ã,  However, I do not think a QUIT-filled spirit should have any fear of failure by tying one on.Ã,  In my honest opinion, a QUIT-filled spirit (and one who has made that daily promise) will NOT cave simply because he has had too many cold ones with the boys.Ã, 

For fear of sounding cocky and arrogant - but if I do, I can live with it, as it won't be the first time I was called that here :) - I remember the first couple of weeks of my quit.Ã,  It just happened to fall during a time with several get togethers with college buds (and ones who like to engage in said suicidal behavior as we fight against daily) which included, a Vegas trip, bachelor party, and just various nights of lots of drinking and shit talking.Ã,  At all times I was around those who were using nicotine, both dipping and smoking (even cigars which I used to LOVE smoking when in Vegas).Ã,  However, I found KTC...and committed to the quit.Ã,  I made promises daily.Ã,  During these nights out in between shots, shit talking and shenanigans, I would pull my iPhone out and glance at a few things here and there on the KTC page, and talk to my friends how excited I was about not using nicotine like their dumbasses.Ã,  It became a game, telling them what pitiful fools they were.Ã,  Nonetheless, I did what I needed to do to remain quit.Ã,  And to be honest, even though I was sitting on those days between 1 and 30, there was no chance in failure.Ã,  No matter how many drinks, my quit-filled spirit would NOT be compromised.Ã, 

My quit is not special.Ã,  My addiction was not special...it was a typical 21 year slow death filled with daily cans of Grizzly.Ã,  But when I figured out that I really could kick this fucking beast, there was no amount of beer or ANYTHING that was going to cause me to open that door.Ã, 

Sorry if I offended anyone.Ã,  Actually, I'm not sorry.Ã,  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.Ã,  I'm just fucking tired of hearing the drunken night excuses.

Burning your boat coupled with the tools provided here is a recipe for success indeed.

Ready tips his hat, Well done Sir.

Well put AG. I like that spirit. Quit filled. Yes absolutely. To me the quit spirit is a freakin' spring board to launch you forward. This whole quit thing has its ups and down but I certainly feel that the quit filled spirit has shown me more doors in the past year than any other point in my life. The power of quit compels me.

My brother Ag had go the Quit Spirit! I agree with you brother. Nothing can change your mind if you have completely shut the door on nicotine. Not alcohol or anything. Never again, for any reason brother!

My QUIT-spirit walks around with erections that last longer than 4 hours. He doesn't consult with a physician though because he is too bad ass for that.

I just laughed my ass off. Because I, even though in the early stages of quit, thought that drinking didn't mean jack shit for my quit. I was done and drinking wasn't going to change that.

[AgLawyer]

Day 242

Wow, the days sure do fly by.Ã,  Something stirred me to post something in my Intro page and I go looking and find it on the 4th page.Ã,  Anyway, it's been 20 days since I posted a thought so thought I would dust it off a bit and give my $.02 on a subject...that is caving.

I thought I would post this here as opposed to posting on a particular Intro thread.Ã,  It was a recent cave that had me thinking but this one particular cave isn't the only of its kind so to be fair I am not commenting on his/her Intro page about it.Ã,  Here goes...

Drunken-alcohol-induced caves...

First let me acknowledge that I do realize that the majority here direct that alcohol should and must be off limits during the initial stages of your quit.Ã,  I realize that alcohol does tend to make one feel 10' tall and bulletproof.Ã,  However, I do not think a QUIT-filled spirit should have any fear of failure by tying one on.Ã,  In my honest opinion, a QUIT-filled spirit (and one who has made that daily promise) will NOT cave simply because he has had too many cold ones with the boys.Ã, 

For fear of sounding cocky and arrogant - but if I do, I can live with it, as it won't be the first time I was called that here :) - I remember the first couple of weeks of my quit.Ã,  It just happened to fall during a time with several get togethers with college buds (and ones who like to engage in said suicidal behavior as we fight against daily) which included, a Vegas trip, bachelor party, and just various nights of lots of drinking and shit talking.Ã,  At all times I was around those who were using nicotine, both dipping and smoking (even cigars which I used to LOVE smoking when in Vegas).Ã,  However, I found KTC...and committed to the quit.Ã,  I made promises daily.Ã,  During these nights out in between shots, shit talking and shenanigans, I would pull my iPhone out and glance at a few things here and there on the KTC page, and talk to my friends how excited I was about not using nicotine like their dumbasses.Ã,  It became a game, telling them what pitiful fools they were.Ã,  Nonetheless, I did what I needed to do to remain quit.Ã,  And to be honest, even though I was sitting on those days between 1 and 30, there was no chance in failure.Ã,  No matter how many drinks, my quit-filled spirit would NOT be compromised.Ã, 

My quit is not special.Ã,  My addiction was not special...it was a typical 21 year slow death filled with daily cans of Grizzly.Ã,  But when I figured out that I really could kick this fucking beast, there was no amount of beer or ANYTHING that was going to cause me to open that door.Ã, 

Sorry if I offended anyone.Ã,  Actually, I'm not sorry.Ã,  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.Ã,  I'm just fucking tired of hearing the drunken night excuses.

Burning your boat coupled with the tools provided here is a recipe for success indeed.

Ready tips his hat, Well done Sir.

Well put AG. I like that spirit. Quit filled. Yes absolutely. To me the quit spirit is a freakin' spring board to launch you forward. This whole quit thing has its ups and down but I certainly feel that the quit filled spirit has shown me more doors in the past year than any other point in my life. The power of quit compels me.

My brother Ag had go the Quit Spirit! I agree with you brother. Nothing can change your mind if you have completely shut the door on nicotine. Not alcohol or anything. Never again, for any reason brother!

My QUIT-spirit walks around with erections that last longer than 4 hours. He doesn't consult with a physician though because he is too bad ass for that.

[Tsmith17]

Day 242

Wow, the days sure do fly by.Ã,  Something stirred me to post something in my Intro page and I go looking and find it on the 4th page.Ã,  Anyway, it's been 20 days since I posted a thought so thought I would dust it off a bit and give my $.02 on a subject...that is caving.

I thought I would post this here as opposed to posting on a particular Intro thread.Ã,  It was a recent cave that had me thinking but this one particular cave isn't the only of its kind so to be fair I am not commenting on his/her Intro page about it.Ã,  Here goes...

Drunken-alcohol-induced caves...

First let me acknowledge that I do realize that the majority here direct that alcohol should and must be off limits during the initial stages of your quit.Ã,  I realize that alcohol does tend to make one feel 10' tall and bulletproof.Ã,  However, I do not think a QUIT-filled spirit should have any fear of failure by tying one on.Ã,  In my honest opinion, a QUIT-filled spirit (and one who has made that daily promise) will NOT cave simply because he has had too many cold ones with the boys.Ã, 

For fear of sounding cocky and arrogant - but if I do, I can live with it, as it won't be the first time I was called that here :) - I remember the first couple of weeks of my quit.Ã,  It just happened to fall during a time with several get togethers with college buds (and ones who like to engage in said suicidal behavior as we fight against daily) which included, a Vegas trip, bachelor party, and just various nights of lots of drinking and shit talking.Ã,  At all times I was around those who were using nicotine, both dipping and smoking (even cigars which I used to LOVE smoking when in Vegas).Ã,  However, I found KTC...and committed to the quit.Ã,  I made promises daily.Ã,  During these nights out in between shots, shit talking and shenanigans, I would pull my iPhone out and glance at a few things here and there on the KTC page, and talk to my friends how excited I was about not using nicotine like their dumbasses.Ã,  It became a game, telling them what pitiful fools they were.Ã,  Nonetheless, I did what I needed to do to remain quit.Ã,  And to be honest, even though I was sitting on those days between 1 and 30, there was no chance in failure.Ã,  No matter how many drinks, my quit-filled spirit would NOT be compromised.Ã, 

My quit is not special.Ã,  My addiction was not special...it was a typical 21 year slow death filled with daily cans of Grizzly.Ã,  But when I figured out that I really could kick this fucking beast, there was no amount of beer or ANYTHING that was going to cause me to open that door.Ã, 

Sorry if I offended anyone.Ã,  Actually, I'm not sorry.Ã,  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.Ã,  I'm just fucking tired of hearing the drunken night excuses.

Burning your boat coupled with the tools provided here is a recipe for success indeed.

Ready tips his hat, Well done Sir.

Well put AG. I like that spirit. Quit filled. Yes absolutely. To me the quit spirit is a freakin' spring board to launch you forward. This whole quit thing has its ups and down but I certainly feel that the quit filled spirit has shown me more doors in the past year than any other point in my life. The power of quit compels me.

My brother Ag had go the Quit Spirit! I agree with you brother. Nothing can change your mind if you have completely shut the door on nicotine. Not alcohol or anything. Never again, for any reason brother!

[Souliman]

Day 242

Wow, the days sure do fly by.Ã,  Something stirred me to post something in my Intro page and I go looking and find it on the 4th page.Ã,  Anyway, it's been 20 days since I posted a thought so thought I would dust it off a bit and give my $.02 on a subject...that is caving.

I thought I would post this here as opposed to posting on a particular Intro thread.Ã,  It was a recent cave that had me thinking but this one particular cave isn't the only of its kind so to be fair I am not commenting on his/her Intro page about it.Ã,  Here goes...

Drunken-alcohol-induced caves...

First let me acknowledge that I do realize that the majority here direct that alcohol should and must be off limits during the initial stages of your quit.Ã,  I realize that alcohol does tend to make one feel 10' tall and bulletproof.Ã,  However, I do not think a QUIT-filled spirit should have any fear of failure by tying one on.Ã,  In my honest opinion, a QUIT-filled spirit (and one who has made that daily promise) will NOT cave simply because he has had too many cold ones with the boys.Ã, 

For fear of sounding cocky and arrogant - but if I do, I can live with it, as it won't be the first time I was called that here :) - I remember the first couple of weeks of my quit.Ã,  It just happened to fall during a time with several get togethers with college buds (and ones who like to engage in said suicidal behavior as we fight against daily) which included, a Vegas trip, bachelor party, and just various nights of lots of drinking and shit talking.Ã,  At all times I was around those who were using nicotine, both dipping and smoking (even cigars which I used to LOVE smoking when in Vegas).Ã,  However, I found KTC...and committed to the quit.Ã,  I made promises daily.Ã,  During these nights out in between shots, shit talking and shenanigans, I would pull my iPhone out and glance at a few things here and there on the KTC page, and talk to my friends how excited I was about not using nicotine like their dumbasses.Ã,  It became a game, telling them what pitiful fools they were.Ã,  Nonetheless, I did what I needed to do to remain quit.Ã,  And to be honest, even though I was sitting on those days between 1 and 30, there was no chance in failure.Ã,  No matter how many drinks, my quit-filled spirit would NOT be compromised.Ã, 

My quit is not special.Ã,  My addiction was not special...it was a typical 21 year slow death filled with daily cans of Grizzly.Ã,  But when I figured out that I really could kick this fucking beast, there was no amount of beer or ANYTHING that was going to cause me to open that door.Ã, 

Sorry if I offended anyone.Ã,  Actually, I'm not sorry.Ã,  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.Ã,  I'm just fucking tired of hearing the drunken night excuses.

Burning your boat coupled with the tools provided here is a recipe for success indeed.

Ready tips his hat, Well done Sir.

Well put AG. I like that spirit. Quit filled. Yes absolutely. To me the quit spirit is a freakin' spring board to launch you forward. This whole quit thing has its ups and down but I certainly feel that the quit filled spirit has shown me more doors in the past year than any other point in my life. The power of quit compels me.

[Ready]

Day 242

Wow, the days sure do fly by. Something stirred me to post something in my Intro page and I go looking and find it on the 4th page. Anyway, it's been 20 days since I posted a thought so thought I would dust it off a bit and give my $.02 on a subject...that is caving.

I thought I would post this here as opposed to posting on a particular Intro thread. It was a recent cave that had me thinking but this one particular cave isn't the only of its kind so to be fair I am not commenting on his/her Intro page about it. Here goes...

Drunken-alcohol-induced caves...

First let me acknowledge that I do realize that the majority here direct that alcohol should and must be off limits during the initial stages of your quit. I realize that alcohol does tend to make one feel 10' tall and bulletproof. However, I do not think a QUIT-filled spirit should have any fear of failure by tying one on. In my honest opinion, a QUIT-filled spirit (and one who has made that daily promise) will NOT cave simply because he has had too many cold ones with the boys.

For fear of sounding cocky and arrogant - but if I do, I can live with it, as it won't be the first time I was called that here :) - I remember the first couple of weeks of my quit. It just happened to fall during a time with several get togethers with college buds (and ones who like to engage in said suicidal behavior as we fight against daily) which included, a Vegas trip, bachelor party, and just various nights of lots of drinking and shit talking. At all times I was around those who were using nicotine, both dipping and smoking (even cigars which I used to LOVE smoking when in Vegas). However, I found KTC...and committed to the quit. I made promises daily. During these nights out in between shots, shit talking and shenanigans, I would pull my iPhone out and glance at a few things here and there on the KTC page, and talk to my friends how excited I was about not using nicotine like their dumbasses. It became a game, telling them what pitiful fools they were. Nonetheless, I did what I needed to do to remain quit. And to be honest, even though I was sitting on those days between 1 and 30, there was no chance in failure. No matter how many drinks, my quit-filled spirit would NOT be compromised.

My quit is not special. My addiction was not special...it was a typical 21 year slow death filled with daily cans of Grizzly. But when I figured out that I really could kick this fucking beast, there was no amount of beer or ANYTHING that was going to cause me to open that door.

Sorry if I offended anyone. Actually, I'm not sorry. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. I'm just fucking tired of hearing the drunken night excuses.

Burning your boat coupled with the tools provided here is a recipe for success indeed.

Ready tips his hat, Well done Sir.

[AgLawyer]

Day 242

Wow, the days sure do fly by. Something stirred me to post something in my Intro page and I go looking and find it on the 4th page. Anyway, it's been 20 days since I posted a thought so thought I would dust it off a bit and give my $.02 on a subject...that is caving.

I thought I would post this here as opposed to posting on a particular Intro thread. It was a recent cave that had me thinking but this one particular cave isn't the only of its kind so to be fair I am not commenting on his/her Intro page about it. Here goes...

Drunken-alcohol-induced caves...

First let me acknowledge that I do realize that the majority here direct that alcohol should and must be off limits during the initial stages of your quit. I realize that alcohol does tend to make one feel 10' tall and bulletproof. However, I do not think a QUIT-filled spirit should have any fear of failure by tying one on. In my honest opinion, a QUIT-filled spirit (and one who has made that daily promise) will NOT cave simply because he has had too many cold ones with the boys.

For fear of sounding cocky and arrogant - but if I do, I can live with it, as it won't be the first time I was called that here :) - I remember the first couple of weeks of my quit. It just happened to fall during a time with several get togethers with college buds (and ones who like to engage in said suicidal behavior as we fight against daily) which included, a Vegas trip, bachelor party, and just various nights of lots of drinking and shit talking. At all times I was around those who were using nicotine, both dipping and smoking (even cigars which I used to LOVE smoking when in Vegas). However, I found KTC...and committed to the quit. I made promises daily. During these nights out in between shots, shit talking and shenanigans, I would pull my iPhone out and glance at a few things here and there on the KTC page, and talk to my friends how excited I was about not using nicotine like their dumbasses. It became a game, telling them what pitiful fools they were. Nonetheless, I did what I needed to do to remain quit. And to be honest, even though I was sitting on those days between 1 and 30, there was no chance in failure. No matter how many drinks, my quit-filled spirit would NOT be compromised.

My quit is not special. My addiction was not special...it was a typical 21 year slow death filled with daily cans of Grizzly. But when I figured out that I really could kick this fucking beast, there was no amount of beer or ANYTHING that was going to cause me to open that door.

Sorry if I offended anyone. Actually, I'm not sorry. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. I'm just fucking tired of hearing the drunken night excuses.

[ODAAT]

Day 222


For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -- Hebrews 12:11


The Bible is THE word. And, this statement is applicable here. True statement. It gets so much better.

WORD....literally. Quit with Ag.

[Scowick65]

Day 222


For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -- Hebrews 12:11


The Bible is THE word. And, this statement is applicable here. True statement. It gets so much better.

Your triple 2s have made you wise. Right on and well done sir. I quit with you today.

[PMac]

Day 222


For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -- Hebrews 12:11


The Bible is THE word. And, this statement is applicable here. True statement. It gets so much better.

No joke. That there's the truth.

[Souliman]

Day 222


For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -- Hebrews 12:11


The Bible is THE word. And, this statement is applicable here. True statement. It gets so much better.

Bunch of truth in that one.

[Tsmith17]

Day 222


For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -- Hebrews 12:11


The Bible is THE word. And, this statement is applicable here. True statement. It gets so much better.

This one of many things that new quitters need to realize. It gets so much better. By the way, nice triple deuce Ag!

[AgLawyer]

Day 222


For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -- Hebrews 12:11


The Bible is THE word. And, this statement is applicable here. True statement. It gets so much better.