Hello! I'm Quittin' Last Tuesday

[Keddy]

• Two Years! •


To hack a phrase from Hemmingway, “No Quitter is an Island!”  It is true that no one can quit for us and it is also true that we quit individually one day at a time, but that doesn’t mean that we should quit alone.  Lone Quitters are the ones that usually fail.

Our addiction has impact that goes way beyond our minds and bodies.  It affects our families, jobs, finances and communities.  Thus, the excuse, “I’m not hurting anyone,” is merely a façade . . . a sad piece of quitter rationalization.

Most importantly though is the fact that successful quitting is built upon the scaffold of a support network.  No one reaches two years of quit on his or her own, and the more we understand this the stronger we will be.  My network consists of all my brothers and sisters here at KTC in general and especially those that I interact with in roll call, through PMs or in CHAT on a daily basis.  Our personal support groups should be continually growing as we lean on each other and help newer quitters to get on track.

The second tier of my support group is a small group of my best friends who are not part of KTC – many of whom did not even know I dipped before I told them.  When I decided to quit I knew that I would need their help so I deliberately made myself accountable to them. 

And finally, I made myself answerable to my wife and together we celebrate each Quit Milestone (like today).

So the word for this day is:  “accountability.”  Build your support framework intentionally and seriously.  A scaffold without its bolts and cross-members won’t stand very long, and it’s equally stupid to attempt to build a quit on shoddy accountability.

Thanks for blazing the way. And well said.

Hemingway should have one "m"! Duh . . . .

Only a true nerd proofreads his own shit AFTER he posts it. _

Late congratulations, Keddy. You are such a tremendous help around here.

I'll second that.

Ed - you've been a theme in my quit the past two years bro. Thanks for everything and congratulations.

Well said, sir.... I live this same belief.

Glad to be quit with you. I look forward to shaking your hand in Savannah at Sco's.

Thanks, guys . . . .
My OCD kicks in when I write, NOLAQ.
Rad, I'm looking forward to meeting you as well.

Kill The Can!

[Radman]

• Two Years! •


To hack a phrase from Hemmingway, “No Quitter is an Island!”  It is true that no one can quit for us and it is also true that we quit individually one day at a time, but that doesn’t mean that we should quit alone.  Lone Quitters are the ones that usually fail.

Our addiction has impact that goes way beyond our minds and bodies.  It affects our families, jobs, finances and communities.  Thus, the excuse, “I’m not hurting anyone,” is merely a façade . . . a sad piece of quitter rationalization.

Most importantly though is the fact that successful quitting is built upon the scaffold of a support network.  No one reaches two years of quit on his or her own, and the more we understand this the stronger we will be.  My network consists of all my brothers and sisters here at KTC in general and especially those that I interact with in roll call, through PMs or in CHAT on a daily basis.  Our personal support groups should be continually growing as we lean on each other and help newer quitters to get on track.

The second tier of my support group is a small group of my best friends who are not part of KTC – many of whom did not even know I dipped before I told them.  When I decided to quit I knew that I would need their help so I deliberately made myself accountable to them. 

And finally, I made myself answerable to my wife and together we celebrate each Quit Milestone (like today).

So the word for this day is:  “accountability.”  Build your support framework intentionally and seriously.  A scaffold without its bolts and cross-members won’t stand very long, and it’s equally stupid to attempt to build a quit on shoddy accountability.

Thanks for blazing the way. And well said.

Hemingway should have one "m"! Duh . . . .

Only a true nerd proofreads his own shit AFTER he posts it. _

Late congratulations, Keddy. You are such a tremendous help around here.

I'll second that.

Ed - you've been a theme in my quit the past two years bro. Thanks for everything and congratulations.

Well said, sir.... I live this same belief.

Glad to be quit with you. I look forward to shaking your hand in Savannah at Sco's.

[Souliman]

• Two Years! •


To hack a phrase from Hemmingway, “No Quitter is an Island!”  It is true that no one can quit for us and it is also true that we quit individually one day at a time, but that doesn’t mean that we should quit alone.  Lone Quitters are the ones that usually fail.

Our addiction has impact that goes way beyond our minds and bodies.  It affects our families, jobs, finances and communities.  Thus, the excuse, “I’m not hurting anyone,” is merely a façade . . . a sad piece of quitter rationalization.

Most importantly though is the fact that successful quitting is built upon the scaffold of a support network.  No one reaches two years of quit on his or her own, and the more we understand this the stronger we will be.  My network consists of all my brothers and sisters here at KTC in general and especially those that I interact with in roll call, through PMs or in CHAT on a daily basis.  Our personal support groups should be continually growing as we lean on each other and help newer quitters to get on track.

The second tier of my support group is a small group of my best friends who are not part of KTC – many of whom did not even know I dipped before I told them.  When I decided to quit I knew that I would need their help so I deliberately made myself accountable to them. 

And finally, I made myself answerable to my wife and together we celebrate each Quit Milestone (like today).

So the word for this day is:  “accountability.”  Build your support framework intentionally and seriously.  A scaffold without its bolts and cross-members won’t stand very long, and it’s equally stupid to attempt to build a quit on shoddy accountability.

Thanks for blazing the way. And well said.

Hemingway should have one "m"! Duh . . . .

Only a true nerd proofreads his own shit AFTER he posts it. _

Late congratulations, Keddy. You are such a tremendous help around here.

I'll second that.

Ed - you've been a theme in my quit the past two years bro. Thanks for everything and congratulations.

[Nolaq]

• Two Years! •


To hack a phrase from Hemmingway, “No Quitter is an Island!”  It is true that no one can quit for us and it is also true that we quit individually one day at a time, but that doesn’t mean that we should quit alone.  Lone Quitters are the ones that usually fail.

Our addiction has impact that goes way beyond our minds and bodies.  It affects our families, jobs, finances and communities.  Thus, the excuse, “I’m not hurting anyone,” is merely a façade . . . a sad piece of quitter rationalization.

Most importantly though is the fact that successful quitting is built upon the scaffold of a support network.  No one reaches two years of quit on his or her own, and the more we understand this the stronger we will be.  My network consists of all my brothers and sisters here at KTC in general and especially those that I interact with in roll call, through PMs or in CHAT on a daily basis.  Our personal support groups should be continually growing as we lean on each other and help newer quitters to get on track.

The second tier of my support group is a small group of my best friends who are not part of KTC – many of whom did not even know I dipped before I told them.  When I decided to quit I knew that I would need their help so I deliberately made myself accountable to them. 

And finally, I made myself answerable to my wife and together we celebrate each Quit Milestone (like today).

So the word for this day is:  “accountability.”  Build your support framework intentionally and seriously.  A scaffold without its bolts and cross-members won’t stand very long, and it’s equally stupid to attempt to build a quit on shoddy accountability.

Thanks for blazing the way. And well said.

Hemingway should have one "m"! Duh . . . .

Only a true nerd proofreads his own shit AFTER he posts it. _

Late congratulations, Keddy. You are such a tremendous help around here.

[Keddy]

• 738 •

Thinking Like a Recovering Addict:

How would you respond to someone who was attempting to stuff crap into your mouth?
Why then would we do it voluntarily? :wacko:

[Keddy]

• Two Years! •


To hack a phrase from Hemmingway, “No Quitter is an Island!”  It is true that no one can quit for us and it is also true that we quit individually one day at a time, but that doesn’t mean that we should quit alone.  Lone Quitters are the ones that usually fail.

Our addiction has impact that goes way beyond our minds and bodies.  It affects our families, jobs, finances and communities.  Thus, the excuse, “I’m not hurting anyone,” is merely a façade . . . a sad piece of quitter rationalization.

Most importantly though is the fact that successful quitting is built upon the scaffold of a support network.  No one reaches two years of quit on his or her own, and the more we understand this the stronger we will be.  My network consists of all my brothers and sisters here at KTC in general and especially those that I interact with in roll call, through PMs or in CHAT on a daily basis.  Our personal support groups should be continually growing as we lean on each other and help newer quitters to get on track.

The second tier of my support group is a small group of my best friends who are not part of KTC – many of whom did not even know I dipped before I told them.  When I decided to quit I knew that I would need their help so I deliberately made myself accountable to them. 

And finally, I made myself answerable to my wife and together we celebrate each Quit Milestone (like today).

So the word for this day is:  “accountability.”  Build your support framework intentionally and seriously.  A scaffold without its bolts and cross-members won’t stand very long, and it’s equally stupid to attempt to build a quit on shoddy accountability.

Thanks for blazing the way. And well said.

Hemingway should have one "m"! Duh . . . .

[Keddy]

Void B)

[Keddy]

Void :wacko:

[Scowick65]

• Two Years! •


To hack a phrase from Hemmingway, “No Quitter is an Island!” It is true that no one can quit for us and it is also true that we quit individually one day at a time, but that doesn’t mean that we should quit alone. Lone Quitters are the ones that usually fail.

Our addiction has impact that goes way beyond our minds and bodies. It affects our families, jobs, finances and communities. Thus, the excuse, “I’m not hurting anyone,” is merely a façade . . . a sad piece of quitter rationalization.

Most importantly though is the fact that successful quitting is built upon the scaffold of a support network. No one reaches two years of quit on his or her own, and the more we understand this the stronger we will be. My network consists of all my brothers and sisters here at KTC in general and especially those that I interact with in roll call, through PMs or in CHAT on a daily basis. Our personal support groups should be continually growing as we lean on each other and help newer quitters to get on track.

The second tier of my support group is a small group of my best friends who are not part of KTC – many of whom did not even know I dipped before I told them. When I decided to quit I knew that I would need their help so I deliberately made myself accountable to them.

And finally, I made myself answerable to my wife and together we celebrate each Quit Milestone (like today).

So the word for this day is: “accountability.” Build your support framework intentionally and seriously. A scaffold without its bolts and cross-members won’t stand very long, and it’s equally stupid to attempt to build a quit on shoddy accountability.

Thanks for blazing the way. And well said.

[Keddy]

• Two Years! •


To hack a phrase from Hemingway, “No Quitter is an Island!” It is true that no one can quit for us and it is also true that we quit individually one day at a time, but that doesn’t mean that we should quit alone. Lone Quitters are the ones that usually fail.

Our addiction has impact that goes way beyond our minds and bodies. It affects our families, jobs, finances and communities. Thus, the excuse, “I’m not hurting anyone,” is merely a façade . . . a sad piece of quitter rationalization.

Most importantly though is the fact that successful quitting is built upon the scaffold of a support network. No one reaches two years of quit on his or her own, and the more we understand this the stronger we will be. My network consists of all my brothers and sisters here at KTC in general and especially those that I interact with in roll call, through PMs or in CHAT on a daily basis. Our personal support groups should be continually growing as we lean on each other and help newer quitters to get on track.

The second tier of my support group is a small group of my best friends who are not part of KTC – many of whom did not even know I dipped before I told them. When I decided to quit I knew that I would need their help so I deliberately made myself accountable to them.

And finally, I made myself answerable to my wife and together we celebrate each Quit Milestone (like today).

So the word for this day is: “accountability.” Build your support framework intentionally and seriously. A scaffold without its bolts and cross-members won’t stand very long, and it’s equally stupid to attempt to build a quit on shoddy accountability.

[Keddy]

Day • 700 •

How did I do it?

My brothers and sisters at KTC helped me to keep guard every day.
The community is more important than you think. Stick around!

[Keddy]

Day • 647 •

Note To Self:

Wherever there are people involved there will be drama,
especially when those people are fighting the nicBitch.
But do not lose your focus. This site is about quitting
and nothing less.

The nicBitch loves to see us squabble and stop supporting each
other. It's a prelude to failure and a cave. So keep your eyes
on the Quit. Everything else is trivial.

[Keddy]

Day • 635 •

Quitting By the Numbers


If you can't stay quit when you're down, you won't stay quit when things are going well.
Excuses don't work here no matter what they are.

[klark]

Day • 626 •

Quitting By the Numbers


I'd like to just put in a plug for using numbers to post roll, e.g., Day 626.

Some of my excellent and worthy quit brothers use the +1 notation and I completely understand their reasoning. We do actually quit one day at a time and the person who is quit on Day 25 is just as quit as the person on Day 250. The Day 250 quit should be relatively stronger though. Throwing a number around can also condescend to a bit of arrogance but I've never actually seen that on KTC.

However, when we join in with some new quitters to give them our support it is, in my opinion, a point of encouragement to use the day numbers. "If they can get there so can I." Day numbers also serve two other important functions. They help us set goals and they reinforce that fact that healthy quitters stick around for a long time.

^^^^^^^

Gets it

[Keddy]

Day • 626 •

Quitting By the Numbers


I'd like to just put in a plug for using numbers to post roll, e.g., Day 626.

Some of my excellent and worthy quit brothers use the +1 notation and I completely understand their reasoning. We do actually quit one day at a time and the person who is quit on Day 25 is just as quit as the person on Day 250. The Day 250 quit should be relatively stronger though. Throwing a number around can also condescend to a bit of arrogance but I've never actually seen that on KTC.

However, when we join in with some new quitters to give them our support it is, in my opinion, a point of encouragement to use the day numbers. "If they can get there so can I." Day numbers also serve two other important functions. They help us set goals and they reinforce that fact that healthy quitters stick around for a long time.