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threaddog thanks you

Thank you all for writing and sharing your thoughts…I had no idea
how much “coming out” and having support would help…tonight I feel
stronger…
Ray, there’s NO WAY that cigarette would last more than 10 minutes
on my desk! and Neil, I can relate to your story….in fact the last
time I broke my quit (after 3 years…DUH!) was sitting in the
hallway of the intensive care ward in the hospital where my father
was dying from an aneurism, no doubt helped along by many years of
smoking. (this was not in the US, by the way…)
Steve, your take on the situation seems quite accurate and very
clear…the more we have learned to both value the brain and numb
the body, the harder…and more critical it becomes to reconnect the
two…It is my own personal, critical journey and voila! I have
arrived firmly on that path…
I AM doing the timer excercises, and just understanding, NAMING, the

impossible desperation and cravings of that starving hunter is
plenty inspiring.
so thank you, thank you…this is going to be a wild and interesting
ride…
elizabeth

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One Response to “threaddog thanks you”

  1. Barry Oneal Says:
    August 29th, 2006 at 7:55 am

    Hi Elizabeth

    Ah yes… you have hit the nail on the head!

    I am finding this is MUCH more than quitting smoking. Mind you I am a person who is very comfortable living in my head…. so to have to live in my body as well is both delightful and scary. I quit just over 5 weeks ago and I cannot tell you how much things are changing for me by just listening to my body and what I really need. Oh, yes, its leading me to eating more healthily, exercising (and losing weight), quitting caffeine, dealing with aches and pains I didn’t notice I had, sorting out my teeth, … oh and not to mention starting to appreciate what emotions actually feel like…..

    It’s a very worthwhile journey so far…. not exactly sure where I’m going but its very interesting!

    carol

    Elizabeth wrote

    …the more we have learned to both value the brain and numb
    the body, the harder…and more critical it becomes to reconnect the
    two…It is my own personal, critical journey and voila! I have

    arrived firmly on that path…
    I AM doing the timer excercises, and just understanding, NAMING, the
    impossible desperation and cravings of that starving hunter is
    plenty inspiring.
    so thank you, thank you…this is going to be a wild and interesting
    ride…
    elizabeth

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