So far so good. Holiday heavy-duty blahs haven't hit yours truly.
How about you? One sure-fire way to continue one's toxic-veiled existence, blunting sheer-joy potential for yet another year, is smoking cigarettes. By that I mean this: chronic nicotine use contributes to one's blahs. Mandatory smoking - via one's deeply entrenched habit - isn't... Read more
Thanksgiving Day festivities turned disastrous for me. I won't go into detail; suffice it to say I experienced hardcore ingratitude from someone I'd attempted to help, resulting in my personal pain, anger, sadness.
Not all plans work out, of course, but I - post-disaster - home alone, surveyed the situation and found solid stuff for which to be... Read more
Susan stopped by SOS International to pick up a selection of brochures for an SOS Self-Empowerment support-group meeting for all addictive disorders (including nicotine addiction) that she chairs every week.
We chatted in my office and she discussed past incompatibility with OA (Overeaters Anonymous, a 12 step faith-based approach, similar to the... Read more
The turkey may not be grateful, but I am. Thanksgiving is upon us. "Watch out, waistline!" some might exclaim, but yours truly, since tossing out tobacco in '93, has successfully consistently kept off the lbs with simple moderate exercise and smart food choices. I'm not alone: Lots of ex-smokers don't necessarily embrace their refrigerators as a... Read more
The Big Win. Our collective hope for pulling together now and in the future is at long last a stunning reality. I actively campaigned for President Elect Barack Obama and I voted for him in both the primary and general elections. He used to smoke cigarettes; I believe he halted his nicotine habit and that's a relief for us all; may he lead in... Read more
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