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Smoking-related Diseases Aren’t Just for Old People
Time passes. It never stops. When I was attending my quit-smoking support group, I noticed that a majority of the people in the room were over 40 years old. I would say that a large portion of that...
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Why Is the Universe Against Me?
Not actually my computer. I’m engaging in an exercise of frustration. My computer is very old, and I’ve been cobbling it along for a number of years. Finally it appears to be giving up the ghost. I’ve...
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Abandonment
We all know about “issues of abandonment.” When someone we feel should be there for us and isn’t, we sometimes feel abandoned, unloved, uncared-for. My significant other was away at a conference that...
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Accomplishment: Can You Succeed?
The best players in any high-stakes field—business, entertainment, law, surgery, as well as sport—recognize that pressure occurs at the moments when meaningful accomplishment is possible. In fact, that...
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Overcoming Challenges
I’ve been facing some challenges in my life and, although I’m not ready to share them here, I did find some great quotes that I thought would be helpful to those trying to put down their tobacco...
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Procrastination
There are lots of ways to procrastinate. Do these look familiar? I’ve been struggling with procrastination lately. I’ve been putting off things that need to get done, even things that would improve the...
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When Hope isn’t the way to go
I was at a retreat recently and heard this: “Hope is tricky. Waiting for tomorrow allows us not to act today. If we keep waiting for ‘someday’ we will never act.” Has that been your experience with...
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Committing to Quitting
I’ve been thinking a lot about commitment lately, specifically about committing to quitting any bad habit or making any major change in your life. My experience is that a pretty strong level of...
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Deja Vu
A couple of weekends ago I landed in the ER with a very painful problem. I had withstood quite a lot of pain for 2 days before I finally decided it was time to have a professional deal with it. (I have...
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News on E-Cigarettes from Kaiser Hospital
There’s so much controversy about e-cigarettes, inhalers, etc. Are they being designed to capture a younger audience with their bubble-gum flavors? Do they help you quit smoking or other tobacco use?...
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When Is a Good Time to Quit?
We’re entering the fall. Not long now before Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and 2016 arrive and fly by. Then it will be time to file our taxes, finish old projects and start new ones. Time to start...
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