Made it so far! You can Too!!

i have a post and a pm to share here this evening,,, and it is for the newbiess... short story-i'm an athlete, have been al my life, extreme athlete that is,,, and well, check the grace in this story.... i got here and was in shape but not running and doing much endurance type cardio!! Well, there were some others here doing the deal and i wanted some so i ran,,, and i shared, and i kept the quit and i even went and visited,,, and i got healthier..Well, fast forward,,, I made a mental error in skydiving,,, and got hurt,,, fairly bad... But- of i hadn't been in running shape- i may have died... really!SO- the board and these people- helped me stop smoking,a nd saved my life.and so,,, i had som very bad injuries and had a road to recovery in order to get back ot form IN TIME to not lose my pro-rating... WELL......This place, Katiem with biking, Stephanie (don't lift your head up so high when breathing- KEY) and Shannytowns (what can i say,,, 100's of coaching words that i have saved--- my swimsai) to help me learn swimming,stop smoking, and the Doc for workout and diet accountabiltiy... I would have never made it,.... BUT- today i did. Today i passed a safety course, made my jump without a hitch, and i am re-enstatedd... so-- HERE's what i am sharing...IT IS ABOUT NOT SMOKING!!! and thaty is just the beginning.... I have contributed here and thereee, and at a minimum givin peopl a chance to pay it forward with me as the project....SO, i hit Mimi pretty hard yesterday,Herbal cigarettes,,, but she has gumption and is still reading... - a note to you momma--- tell us why you are grateful for this place, keep a focus on yoru gratitude, show a spirit of thanksfullness, and help the newbiee- its abotu the heart,, not the head.....!!!there is not a single thing i can do better for you than to contnue to live.... i made my jump today and I was thinking of YOU (and you knopw who YOU are)....i thank you!! You all put the smikle back on my mug.Pic below... but first-- let me reveal a lil something about this Eric charactor- I sent him a pm and thanked him for helping me with my quit... (i didn't make any suggestion about how he coule be better-- just a thanks... and he says back to me--- "And for any help that I have been to you in our quit, believe me it is my pleasure....I just love to see people break free from the lies of this deadly addiction!! Talk to ya soon and have a good one! Eric">>>> i will go to the dirt for folks like that... IT IS EDIFICATION, LOVE, DEDICATIN, and LIVIN TO KEEP THE QUIT!!I am a fool of sorts,,, at some point in my life i decided to "do what i want" and ditching smoking was impossible until i found you all. And today i am FREE I am flyingfree...... sweet!!! thnaks allll....you put up with so much crying over my skydiving accident-- here is a pic of my smile0---- no tears in this one...NOW-- GTQ, KTQ, ETQ, and NTAPjoel--- thanks man!