Gratitude
Journal
One
of the tools that I learned about from Mona that helped to remind
me of why I was going through the recovery process was a Gratitude
Journal. It is too long and too personal to reprint here but I have
a few folks I would really like to thank for their steadfastness and
love.
ddSteve,
I can’t imagine what this journey would have been like without
you. You taught me Cog Quitting, which gave me the key to a permanent
quit, and in the end, you became my friend. "Thank you"
will never be enough. Never. Mona, thank you for walking the walk
with me in my quit depression. In that you made a difference in my
life is an understatement. I’ll always be grateful, my Sweet
Sister Friend. My Cherokee brother, Phil, you e-mailed me not 24 hours
into my quit with a kind word of support; and you haven’t faltered
one single moment since in being there for me. That says a whole lot
about the kind of friend you are. We are family, you and I. And I’m
very grateful for that fact. Tony T., you inspired my journey. It
was a post by you where you had walked your Scottish Highland countryside
and smelled the sweet smell of Spring that I knew I wanted what you
had and I needed to find a way to get it. You started this and then
became my friend. Smile. Thank you, my Scot. Steve (slackr), you are
the very best, in every way. This site is due to you. I honor you
for your friendship and for this gift. You’ve constructed some
kind of wonderful website! Thank you *very* much. My 5/25er’s
– my Sister Selma and my brothers, Frank, Franz, Harry, Mark,
Map – wherever you are, for the rest of my life, that’s
where I’ll be. We are family now. We started together and we’ll
end *together*. Your impact on my life has no measure. Melly, you
are the kind of friend one always hopes to find. My greatest dream
is to sit across the table from you, cup of coffee in hand and with
no time limit, discussing anything and everything. Walking this year
with you has made the walk easier and lighter. You are the very best.
I love you. My Sister Friends, Rian and Jo, my RBK’s – Chris,
Alon, Marcy, Johanne, Heather and Kelly, Barbie, Michael, Paul, Peggy,
Stewart, Debbie and all of the rest of my AS3 family, you have become
my friends. Thank you…. very much!
May life
be kind and *always* joyful for all of you. What I have been given
this past year from you is a gift that has no pricetag. And what a
gift! I am blessed indeed and very, very grateful. Here’s to
Smoke Freedom!!!
And to
the two who grace my life as my grandsons, Jordan and Spencer. I did
it, guys!!! You were my motivators to quit smoking before I ever did.
I wanted to be with you for a really long time to come. Now we have
a shot at it. I love you very much. This site is dedicated to both
of you. Aho.
