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1. turningpoint

   

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   30 Nov 2017
   05 Feb 2019

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   Hello Everybody,
   
   Hope you are all well.
   
   Today I'm counting the blessings I've already received now that I'm becoming a non-smoker.  Here are a few of them:  my breathing is easier, I'm feeling more confident about undergoing my upcoming surgery, my body and clothes don't stink anymore.  Oh, and I have extra money!
   
   Have a great smoke-free day.
   
2. Val H

   

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   05 Feb 2019

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   Turningpoint,
   Thanks for sharing this train of thought. I am on day 3 of quitting smoking and my blessings are much the same as yours. My sinuses are clearing, I smell better, I am saving money and I don’t have to worry about what I am doing to my future health. 
   Have a wonderful smoke-free day!
   quitfriend
3. atp

   

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   31 Dec 2018
   05 Feb 2019 in reply to Val H

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   Turningpoint and quitfriend,
   
   I'm rooting for both of you on your quits. It is a hard thing to do. I've tried many times. I finally had enough and just stuck it out so far. You'll find your sweet quit spot eventually and then be glad for it. 
   
   quitfriend's comment about the sinuses clearing is one thing i noticed early in my quit too. For years I just thought I had really poor sinuses or a deviated septum or something! LOL. There really are a lot of benefits of quitting. No more late night runs in the rain to get a pack of smokes, no more flicking a butt out your car window and worrying that the wind blew it back in.Another benefit of quitting is that at around the month point the little callous on my thumb from flicking the lighter is going away (Odd but I noticed that one earlier today), then there is being able to finally honestly answer the guy on the street "sorry, I don't have any smokes to spare". 
4. treepeo

   

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   05 Feb 2019 in reply to atp

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   Oh my goodness, atp, I totally forgot about that little callous on my thumb!  Sometimes my thumb would get sore because my lighter gave me grief and I had to keep flicking it.  I don't miss that at all.  And also, my fingers no longer have that nicotine stain on them.  Hallelujah.  That was so embarrassing!
5. marianne, quit coach

   

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   06 Feb 2019

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   Greetings Everyone,
   
   Turningpoint, what a great discussion to have, expressing gratitude regularly. 
   
   Feel free to anyone to share with us what your blessings have enabled you to do along with the means to do them or fulfill your wishes.  
   
   Grateful for another day enjoy life!  
   
   Marianne
   
   
6. chartippybum

   

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   11 Feb 2019

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   I am happy i am not smoking because my hands dont smell i am not thirsty all the time i wake up without a dry mouth. I have more money. 
7. marianne, quit coach

   

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   12 Feb 2019

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   Chartippybum, smelling good, no dry mouth and more money- 3 strong benefits.  
   
   Way to go!
   
   Marianne