thanks Josie
I do believe that behavorial change has a memory component as well. Breaking cycles is very difficult. I am certain that my compatriots here will concur. The beauty of effective change is that once the cycle has been breached, the mind now has a frame of reference that allows us to compare current experience to past experience. It is a "safe home" realm if you will. When we initiate behavorial change, we are in effect "taking a leap of faith" that quitting will have benefits. Oh yes, we can read about the positive effects of not smoking until the cows come home, but we have yet to actually experience the benefits. Therefore the reward for our labor remains in the future, yet to be experienced. However, once the experience becomes manifest in our current time frame, the past becomes in a sense more concrete. In order to strengthen the quit, we now have the luxury of comparing what was with what is now. Learning to appreciate the changes our actions have created is yet another tool for the addict to use in order to remain smoke free.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/25/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 391
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,730
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4,105.50
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 72 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50
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Quit Meter
$69,709.50
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 1438
Hours: 9
Minutes: 49
Seconds: 24
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
6639
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
199,170
Cigarettes Not Smoked
