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I really appreciate all the support that I get here!! I think i am going to make tomorrow (20th) my quit day. I know why I started again and just have to find a way to deal with it without smoking! I did recently try to go cold turkey and boy was that HARD! I suffer from depression as it is and with all the withdrawals from smoking I just couldn't do it. I was in bed for days just crying for no reason. It scared the crap outta my husband. So I am going to stick with the patch and continue to use… Continue

Hi everyone, Sorry I haven't been around in awhile. I just wanted to let you know that I am still here. I did slip up after 30+ days. I thought I was doing good enough to give up the gum and then I slipped. I don't see it as a failure. I felt sooo much better when I didn't smoke so now that I am smoking again I feel the bad effects. It is motivating me to start again. I have bought the patch this time. I know it helps me because I have used it in the hospital. It also seemed the easier and cheap… Continue

One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring. One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam lights a room. One candle wipes out darkness, One laugh will conquer gloom. One step must start each journey, One word must start each prayer. One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care. One vo… Continue

BUTTERFLY A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and… Continue

Attitude There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three strands of hair on her head Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today?' So she did and she had a wonderful day. The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two strands of hair on her head. 'H-M-M,' she said, 'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?' So she did and she had a grand day. The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and no… Continue