addiction [1104]

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No, I don’t smoke, nor have I started.
I do, however, have several friends that recently decided to quit. The charge was led by our friend Jeff in an email he sent out last month; declaring his intent to quit after his doctor told him about a horrible wheezing death if he didn’t get his act together.
Jeff’s a smart one though, and in an effort to avoid being "one of those people who resolves to make fabulous lifestyle changes for the first four days of the new year," he set his quit date for January 3rd.
Many other members of team smoker chimed in on the email, declaring their intent to quit as well. And thus, RATS (Revolt Against Team Smoker) was born.
Today was an important milestone, it being the one-week mark for those that started the same time as Jeff. Others have even joined in after the fact. They’re all being met with tons of support from friends that quit long ago and those of us that never started. Offers of free lunch dates, cookies, back rubs, and even handmade knitted hats have been made to those that hit milestones such as one month of no smoking.
Needless to say, it’s inspiring and is the source behind today’s photo of the day.
Photo-a-Day
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Year 4, Day 9
[Total Consecutive Days: 1104]
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