First_Name: Ryan
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: asking people about themselves
Life_affirming_activity_2: relying on Intuition
Life_affirming_activity_3: letting go of resentment anger
and fear
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: wow, slaves, wow, so
heavey the cigarette is for them, wow, stinky
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: disgusted, sad,
yikes!
First_Name: Charlie
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: cribbage
Life_affirming_activity_2: eating healthy
Life_affirming_activity_3: yoga
Life_affirming_activity_4: working out
Life_affirming_activity_5: meditation
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: What a mess.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad.
How_I_quit: n/a
First_Name: Jenna
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Walking my dog Molly
Life_affirming_activity_2: Swimming across Lune Lake at
camp
Life_affirming_activity_3: Reading a good book by the fire
Life_affirming_activity_4: Taking a nap
Life_affirming_activity_5: Soaking up the sun
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I see people
smoking, especially young people, I think it is a shame because of
all the evidence we have that smoking is not only harmful, but
fatal.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel that people
who smoke just don't care about the effect it will have not only
on their life, but on the lives of those that love them. How can
they be so selfish to think they are the only ones effected by
their choice to smoke (2nd hand smoking aside).
First_Name: Jerry
My_relationship_to_smoking: Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Gardening
Life_affirming_activity_2: Sitting and letting the sun hit
my face
Life_affirming_activity_3: Laying on the couch with the cat
Life_affirming_activity_4: Cooking a nice meal
Life_affirming_activity_5: Taking a bath and listening to
music
First_Name: Tammy
My_relationship_to_smoking: Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Playing with baby kittens
Life_affirming_activity_2: Playing with my daughter
Life_affirming_activity_3: Spending time with family
Life_affirming_activity_4: Sitting peacefully by the water
Life_affirming_activity_5: Reading a good book
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: Why do we do something
that we know is bad and unhealthy for us?
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Like I want to smack
myself for being so stupid and letting myself continue to do it!
How_I_quit: My daughter keeps telling me that I should
quit, and I know that for myself, but this second time around (I
actually quit smoking for 11 years and started again) seems a
little harder. I will be trying to have a baby soon, and I know
that will give me the strength I need to quit, and quit forever
this time!
First_Name: Tom
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Rollerblading
Life_affirming_activity_2: hiking
Life_affirming_activity_3: biking
Life_affirming_activity_4: swimming laps
Life_affirming_activity_5: writing
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: how terible it is that
they are choosing to do something that is so harmful to their
health
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: compassion, sadness
First_Name: Joyce
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: go hot-air ballooning
Life_affirming_activity_2: get a hug from your
grandchildren
Life_affirming_activity_3: painting
Life_affirming_activity_4: pulling weeds in my garden
Life_affirming_activity_5: enjoying time with friends
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I am completed
bewildered when I see a young mother smoking in her car with all
the windows up and her children in the backseat.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel anger toward
the mother, and so sorry for those kids who are trapped in such a
small space with no place to go and smoking with their mother.
That is just what they are doing every time they take a breath.
Why can't these women see this !?!?!?
How_I_quit: When I was four months pregnant I woke up one
morning after being at a party (I didn't drink) where everyone,
including myelf had been smoking. I usually had a cigarette right
after breakfast, but the taste in my mouth and the smell of the
smoke that still lingered, wouldn't let me light up. I never
wanted another cigarete during the rest of my pregnancy. However,
three years later when my father was dying, I remember saying to
someone, "I wish that I smoked....I need a cigarette." But, I
didn't have one, and still haven't. It was hard when I first quit,
and the urge for a smoke lasted for a long time, but I didn't give
in, and 35 years later, I'm so glad that I didn't.
First_Name: Tonya
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Going on vacation with
family.
Life_affirming_activity_2: Spending time with your
best friends
Life_affirming_activity_3: Watching children laugh
and play
Life_affirming_activity_4: Reading for pure
enjoyment
Life_affirming_activity_5: Go ocean fishing and
catching a big one
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: Sometimes when I
see people smoking I'm envious, but mostly I just think
that I'm very happy that I quit.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I wish
everyone who wanted to quit smoking could.
How_I_quit: I quit smoking almost two years at the
request of my husband. I quit cold turkey because I
believe that is the only way to succeed. It is all or
nothing. Trying to cut down the amount the smoke just
opens the door to make excuses to smoke more. I have to
say that is true that things taste and smell different. I
wish anyone who tries to quit smoking success and those
who succeed congradulations.
First_Name: Liz
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Playing with my nephews.
Life_affirming_activity_2: Singing and Dancing no
matter where I am
Life_affirming_activity_3: Eating Fruits and
Vegtables
Life_affirming_activity_4: Riding my bike,
Everywhere :)!
Life_affirming_activity_5: Going to school
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I see my
family smoking i think about how much money is being
wasted, and how they could be doing something much more
enjoyable. I think that smoking is a useless habit that
people pick up because its a good way to become more
social.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel that
there is no real reason to smoke, and that there is help
out there for you if you are having troubles quitting. I
feel if my nephews see everyone smoking around them that
they too will become interested in taking up such a habit.
I feel like
First_Name: Cheryl
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Riding my bike
Life_affirming_activity_2: fixing up my house
Life_affirming_activity_3: eating veggies from our
garden
Life_affirming_activity_4: playing with my children
Life_affirming_activity_5: reading with my children
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I see
others smoking or using tobacco, I think, do you really
not love life enough to live?
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: When I thnk
hose thoughts, I feel sad that they didn't have enough
positive influences in their childhood to prevent the
habit from prepetuation.
First_Name: Amy
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Playing piano
Life_affirming_activity_2: Walking with my family,
my baby, and my dog
Life_affirming_activity_3: Gardening
Life_affirming_activity_4: Baking cookies for all
my friends
Life_affirming_activity_5: Watching the stars at
night
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I see
others smoking, I think that they have a hard time
thinking about others people, and why it is important to
quit so that they can stay healthy for all the people in
their lives.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel very
sad for the person, since they probably realize what their
smoking does to themselves and how it affect their family,
but they can't/won't do anything about it.
First_Name: Rachel
My_relationship_to_smoking: Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: working to become and
accountant and a published writer
Life_affirming_activity_2: exercize at the gym
Life_affirming_activity_3: go to the beach
Life_affirming_activity_4: helping people,
explaining things to children
Life_affirming_activity_5: riding my motorcycle
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I think
about my smoking I picture my Uncle Robert who just had
his voice box removed from cigarette smoking. I think of
how disgusting it is, but yet I am unable to quit.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel
guilty.
First_Name: Kim
My_relationship_to_smoking: Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Playing with my dog
Life_affirming_activity_2: Reading
Life_affirming_activity_3: Motorcyle riding with my
husband
Life_affirming_activity_4: Spending time with my
son and parents
Life_affirming_activity_5: Camping
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I wish I could
quit because it is bad for my health.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Sad
First_Name: James
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone
effected by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: Philosophizing
First_Name: Ann
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Swimming
Life_affirming_activity_2: Riding my bike
Life_affirming_activity_3: reading
Life_affirming_activity_4: Playing board games
Life_affirming_activity_5: jumping rope
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: that they should
try to quit because they are killing themselves. It makes
me most frustrated with teenagers I see smoking because
they know better and have been taught all the consequences
of smoking.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate:
How_I_quit: I quit when I turned 30, I was not an
avid smoker but would smoke on occasion and afterwards I
always felt quilty. I know it was time to quit. I just
didn't smoke anymore. I also watched my gradmother pass
away from lung cancer.
First_Name: Mary
Ann
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: garding
Life_affirming_activity_2: spending time with my
grandchildren
Life_affirming_activity_3: going for rides in the
country
Life_affirming_activity_4: biking
Life_affirming_activity_5: relaxing on my garden
swing
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: One of my
friends is in poor health; among other ailments, she
doesn't breath in enough oxygen so must use an oxygen
tank. Unfortunately she also smokes. I see her having
difficulty breathing, I hear her awful smokers cough, but
still she smokes. Because smoking is so addictive, people
continue the habit even though it is a health risk.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel sad
for those struggling with the smoking habit, and mad at
the tobacco companies (all they care about is $$$.)
First_Name: Dasha
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Teaching English to
immigrants
Life_affirming_activity_2: planting a garden
Life_affirming_activity_3: taking walks in the park
Life_affirming_activity_4: having a laugh
Life_affirming_activity_5: throwing a ball for my
dog
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: it's
unattractive, smelly, and will make them all wrinkly.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: glad that so
many people have stopped smoking that it's no longer
common
How_I_quit: Stop for a while. Taste a cigarette. It
tastes nasty. That's the real taste of them.
First_Name: Mike
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone
effected by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: dogs
Life_affirming_activity_2: sports
Life_affirming_activity_3: sunny days
Life_affirming_activity_4: family
Life_affirming_activity_5: laughing
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: how ignorant
they must be.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad.
First_Name: CAMILLE
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: WALKING IN THE WOODS
Life_affirming_activity_2: DOWNHILL AND CROSS
COUNTRY SKIING
Life_affirming_activity_3: ENJOYING A DAY AT THE
BEACH
Life_affirming_activity_4: BIKING TO NIAGARA ON THE
LAKE
Life_affirming_activity_5: QUILTING
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First_Name: Heidi
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: playing tennis
Life_affirming_activity_2: drinking water
Life_affirming_activity_3: laughing with family
and friends
Life_affirming_activity_4: doing yardwork
Life_affirming_activity_5: taking an afternoon
nap
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First_Name: dan
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone
effected by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: canoe
Life_affirming_activity_2: pick flowers
Life_affirming_activity_3: nap on hamock in sun
Life_affirming_activity_4: catch and release a trout
Life_affirming_activity_5: play catch with a child
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: what a waste of
money
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Sorry that they
submitted to pear presure and wonder how long ago
First_Name: Gary
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: meditation on and in the
midst of nature
Life_affirming_activity_2: art making and creative
pursuits
Life_affirming_activity_3: truly listening to another
person with undivided attention
Life_affirming_activity_4: practicing thankfulness
Life_affirming_activity_5: physical exercise
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I see others
using tobacco I think about the cost and consequences of the
behavior and the bondage of addiction under which they are
placing themselves. Sometimes I muse about the absurdity of
placing a stick of burning weeds in their mouth to suck on so
they can momentarily calm their nerves, or fill whatever hole
the lack of nicotine has dug in their psyche and body.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Sad. Helpless to
do anything. Frustrated.
How_I_quit: In a difficult time of my life I was
befriended and supported by a family in my church that did not
smoke. When I was at their home they would get me an ash tray
and allow me to smoke. As I saw the ashes fall inadvertently
on their clean rugs, as I saw the "dirtiness" of the habit
against the home they kept so neat, I resolved to stop. I
started by switching to a pipe. (A manly thing!) It was ironic
however, that when my birthday came and the daughter of the
household which I was then dating decided to give me a new
pipe as a gift, I had decided to quit smoking altogether. Why
did I quit? I knew it was bad for my health (I had actually
been a respiratory therapist), I was supported by loving
friends, I made a decision and, and this I sincerely believe,
God intervened with His help. Thank God that I quit over 35
years ago!
First_Name: Peggy
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone
effected by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: Working on my stained glass
projects
Life_affirming_activity_2: Getting "kisses" from my dog
Bailey Boo
Life_affirming_activity_3: Taking Julia & Helen to
Fantasy Island
Life_affirming_activity_4: Riding my bike on the canal
path in Lockport
Life_affirming_activity_5: Taking my dog, Bailey Boo,
for a nice, leisurely walk
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I see others
smoking I think about my favorite aunt who died from lung
cancer. I think about how hard it was for her to quit smoking
and then, 11 years after she quit, she developed lung cancer
and died two years later. I think about how much her family
and friends miss her. I think about what a tragic and useless
loss it is to everybody who knew her.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel angry and
cheated and powerless and frustrated and lonesome and very,
very sad.
First_Name: Kevin
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Backpacking in the
Adirondacks
Life_affirming_activity_2: Seeing a movie with my
girlfriend.
Life_affirming_activity_3: Walking down Elmwood Avenue.
Life_affirming_activity_4: Biking around Delaware Park.
Life_affirming_activity_5: Reading a good book on a
rainy day.
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I feel so much more
alive when I'm not smoking.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Glad that I have
stopped.
How_I_quit: I quit to be able to breath, taste, and
smell better. I quit cold turkey, much to the annoyance of
everyone around me.
First_Name: Cassie
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: planting a garden
Life_affirming_activity_2: taking cool pictures
Life_affirming_activity_3: playing boardgames with my
friends
Life_affirming_activity_4: cooking dinner for a group
Life_affirming_activity_5: spending time with my family
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: another one bites
the dust
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad and
frustrated
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First_Name: Stan
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: motorcycling
Life_affirming_activity_2: travel
Life_affirming_activity_3: family
Life_affirming_activity_4: love
Life_affirming_activity_5: wife
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: Don't you realize
how much money you are wasting?
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Angry - because
the money could have been used in more constructive ways.
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First_Name: Susan
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone effected
by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: singing and dancing
Life_affirming_activity_2: calling or meeting a friend
Life_affirming_activity_3: doing and sharing (anything)
with a friend
Life_affirming_activity_4: doing something helpful for
someone else
Life_affirming_activity_5: sharing joy in daily activities
(cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc)
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I think about how
we used to tolerate smoky rooms, buses, train, stores, airplanes,
living spaces, doctor's offices (!) I am stunned how much it has
affected our lives. Allergies, choices about occupation (who
wanted to work in a place that made them sneeze, cough and wheeze,
their eyes tear, their throat hurt, their nose cringe, and their
hair and clothes smell like smoke....) even if you yourself did
not smoke.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: When I reflect upon
those thoughts, and that we have lifted that inconsideration to
each other and to children, I am hopeful that we can continue to
become more considerate of ourselves individually and of others,
of animals, and of our home... our planet.
First_Name: Steve
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone effected
by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: Attending Mass
Life_affirming_activity_2: Spending time with my immediate
family, altogether or one on one
Life_affirming_activity_3: Getting important projects done
at work or at home
Life_affirming_activity_4: Playing golf solo or with
friends
Life_affirming_activity_5: Working out
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: It's incredible that
with all that's known about smoking that people are still doing
it. What an injustice to fellow workers who are working while
smokers take yet another break to smoke. How much is that costing?
Add up all that time you spend smoking and you could have a hell
of a workout!
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: The addictive
strength of the smoking habit must be overwhelming if it forces
people to act in such a manner. Where is the willpower of smokers
if they can't overcome what is such an incredibly costly,
unhealthy habit?
How_I_quit: Having been athletically active all my life, I
knew it wasn't good for me. It was just something to do to
socialize when I was young. I went out really late with some
friends one evening and just decided at the end of the evening to
call it quits. I never went back to it. This was a LONG time ago -
30 plus years. I can't imagine smoking now with all the public
prohibitions that smokers have to put up with.
First_Name: Diane
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Playing games with my daughters
Life_affirming_activity_2: Building a Habitat house
Life_affirming_activity_3: Playing with my daughter's dog
Life_affirming_activity_4: Gazing into the night sky
Life_affirming_activity_5: Volunteering at Kevin Guest
House
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: if they could only see
how awful they look. Young people smoking are very insecure people
or they would not need the comfort of a cigarette to keep them
company and make them look important.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel pity for the
smoker.
How_I_quit: Every time I took a deep breath I had a pain in
my shoulder. Although it probably was unrelated to smoking, I just
said, "That's it. I am quitting." I quit cold turkey which is, in
my opinion, the only way someone will truly quit. There is no such
thing as cutting back until you quit entirely.
First_Name: Mary
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: Playing with my Son
Life_affirming_activity_2: Tae Kwon Do
Life_affirming_activity_3: Reading
Life_affirming_activity_4: Visiting with Friends
Life_affirming_activity_5: A good laugh
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I think about
smoking, it disgusts me. I believe it is a terrible habit and I
wish more people would quit and stop making excuses for it.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I do not like being
anywhere near smoke or smelling it. I can't believe more people
would not want to quit now with the price of cigarettes. There is
nothing good that comes out of smoking.
How_I_quit: I was a smoke when you party type of smoker.
When your young, smoking and drinking seem to go hand in hand and
make you feel cool, but once you grow up, you realize that is not
true. It does nothing but destroy your lungs, age your face, make
your clothes stink and it is an expensive habit.
First_Name: Jerry
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Reclining outside and reading
Life_affirming_activity_2: Sitting on Three Sisters Island
at Niagara Falls
Life_affirming_activity_3: Tending plants
Life_affirming_activity_4: Cooking with herbs you've grown
yourself
Life_affirming_activity_5: Mailing a handwritten note to
someone
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: that it such an
unhealthy habit and how distateful everything surrounding it is -
coughing, smell, breath, teeth etc
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sorry for the person
smoking and don't understand why they always say "I wish I could
quit" but they don't
First_Name: Amanda
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: reaching goals
Life_affirming_activity_2: shopping
Life_affirming_activity_3: being outdoors
Life_affirming_activity_4: looking up at the stars
Life_affirming_activity_5: feeling the warm sunshine
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: how sad it makes me to
know that people CHOOSE to harm themselves.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad, and angry. As a
nurse, I know that life is precious, do not waste it on smoking.
First_Name: Elizabeth
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone effected
by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: Writing Poetry
Life_affirming_activity_2: Escaping reality with movies or
books
Life_affirming_activity_3: Spending time with any and all
animals
Life_affirming_activity_4: Catching up with family and
friends
Life_affirming_activity_5: wiccan activities
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: Do they realize what
they are doing to themselves? Have they ever been thru the loss of
losing someone due to the effects of smoking? Have they ever
watched a love one suffer, even AFTER quitting. Only to watch the
other half continue to smoke...just not right in front of him.
Don't people realize they're affecting everyone, not just
themselves. How can anyone be THAT selfish!?!?
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: So angry. Wishing
there was a way to just make people stop. Wouldn't that in turn
help lead to a cure? Granted, it's too late for so many...but
think of all the other lives it would save!
First_Name: Steffany
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: traveling with my boyfriend.
Life_affirming_activity_2: playing volleyball.
Life_affirming_activity_3: reading a good book.
Life_affirming_activity_4: finishing my degree.
Life_affirming_activity_5: working on the Air Force Base.
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I see others
smoking, I feel repulsed. Me and my friends have never touched the
stuff, and for that I am grateful, because three close family
members have all had cancer in the past, probably tied to them
being ex-smokers. Not only is it repulsive, but when you smoke you
don't only hurt yourself but EVERYONE around you. My big focus
with my writing has been on stricter tobacco laws, because the
government enforces laws which hurt no one but the person
committing the crime (such as seatbelt and helmet laws), but not
something that effects everyone? And to all the smokers - look how
much money you could be saving if you weren't smoking a pack a day
- say you spend $5 per pack, that's like 1800 dollar menu
cheeseburgers. Save the money for gasoline or something
worthwhile. Spend an evening with your kids, without increasing
their risk for earaches and sore throats and asthma.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Depressed about the
way society has become.
First_Name: Debbie
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone effected
by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: Spending time in the garden
Life_affirming_activity_2: Spending time with my family
Life_affirming_activity_3: a long walk by the river
Life_affirming_activity_4: eating dessert first
Life_affirming_activity_5: learning something new
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: how sad for the people
who care about , they are risking their health
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad
First_Name: Jackie
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: performing poetry readings
Life_affirming_activity_2: long hikes in the woods in the
fall
Life_affirming_activity_3: cribbage
Life_affirming_activity_4: playing croquet with family
Life_affirming_activity_5: picking flowers for a vase
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: cancer, sickness,
blackness, it's so unhealthy.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: disgusted, afraid for
those who are smoking
First_Name: Kobie
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Art
Life_affirming_activity_2: video gaming
Life_affirming_activity_3:
Life_affirming_activity_4:
Life_affirming_activity_5:
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I think of all the moey
lost in a puff of smoke
First_Name: Don
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Taking pictures, photography
Life_affirming_activity_2: sketching animals and nature
scenes
Life_affirming_activity_3: coffee and good conversation
Life_affirming_activity_4: prayer
Life_affirming_activity_5: running
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: How terrible that is
that people are so hooked on it.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: helpless, sad, I
can't make them stop but I wish I could reach them somehow.
First_Name: Donald J.
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: My Partner
Life_affirming_activity_2: Art
Life_affirming_activity_3: Music
Life_affirming_activity_4: My 2 cats
Life_affirming_activity_5: Home
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I'm amazed that people
smoke with all the info available.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad
How_I_quit: I quit smoking because I saw no reason to
continue. Filthy, dirty habit.
First_Name: Kaitlyn
My_relationship_to_smoking: In memory of someone effected
by smoking
Life_affirming_activity_1: Hiking mountains
Life_affirming_activity_2: Camping
Life_affirming_activity_3: Painting
Life_affirming_activity_4: Using my Imagination
Life_affirming_activity_5: Being with the people I care for
the most
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I think why would they
purposefully cut their life so short, there is so much to do and
so much to see. To see what you want to it takes a lifetime. It is
not the destination, but the journey that is important. Why would
you shorten such a wonderful thing.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad, because I have
seen what tobacco can accomplish and what you can accomplish
without tobacco is nothing short of spectacular. If only everyone
could see that.
First_Name: Jen
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Movies
Life_affirming_activity_2: Horseback riding
Life_affirming_activity_3: hiking
Life_affirming_activity_4: trail biking
Life_affirming_activity_5: gardening
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: they are so expensive,
how can they spend so much money on them
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: what a waste
First_Name: Ned
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: long walks on the beach
Life_affirming_activity_2: playing frisbee with my dog Max
Life_affirming_activity_3: watching the sunset
Life_affirming_activity_4: watching fireworks with family
Life_affirming_activity_5: reading before bed
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: life is too short to
mess it up with smoking.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: compassion; it seems
to me they don't understand what they are REALLY doing to their
bodies.
First_Name: Tina
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: strength training
Life_affirming_activity_2: aerobic activity/exercise
Life_affirming_activity_3: reading the BIBLE
Life_affirming_activity_4: family time together
Life_affirming_activity_5: rest
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: how sad!
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: sad for them, and for
those who love them.
How_I_quit:
First_Name: Victoria
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: spending time with God's word-
the Bible
Life_affirming_activity_2: Deep stretching while praying
Life_affirming_activity_3: Forgiving others and loving
thenm in all moments
Life_affirming_activity_4: Hearing from the Holy spirit
Life_affirming_activity_5: helping someone
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: When I smoked I thought
I smoked because it satisfied an earge. I did not know what earge
was being satisfied till I quit, and I missed the smoke entering
my throat and lungs filling, filing- I missed this the most.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: Now, when I think of
those thoght about wanting that "filling", I think that the earge
I was satisfying was a deep earge to be filled form the inside.
Now I have something that fills me more than anything ever coud-
Jesus Almighty- and I FEEL free from those thoughts when I smoked.
How_I_quit: I quit, after a year trying and returning. The
way I quite was I had moved and told myself I could start new. I
avoided all places where I could light up or be tempted to bum or
buy smokes. I was fortunate because all my new friends were
non-smokers so it was easier stay away from smoking. During my
final success to quite, the best secret to my success was this
advice- "when you want a cigarette, count to 15 and the earge will
leave".. so my basic tool was to wait fro the earges to pass. If
that did not work I would chew gum or sour patch kids.
First_Name: Kathy
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: playing board games with my
children
Life_affirming_activity_2: hiking in the woods with my
husband
Life_affirming_activity_3: reading a good book on the beach
Life_affirming_activity_4: taking my dog for a walk on the
beach
Life_affirming_activity_5: toasting marhmellows with my
children
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I can't stand it,
especially if they are with children like in the car with windows
up. those children have a right to breath clean air don't they.
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I am angered that
they just don't care. Where are those ads again for the absent
minded parents who contiunue to smoke around children . My
children ages 16 and 21 live in and have always a smoke free
enviroment. My dad says he never smoke as he wants to "Die of
natural causes".
First_Name: Josh
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Golf
Life_affirming_activity_2: Sight-Seeing
Life_affirming_activity_3: Hiking
Life_affirming_activity_4: Working with computers
Life_affirming_activity_5: Organize
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: I Think they are
worthless to hang around especially if they are going out with
someone i know like a friend, i would never get that close to them
if a cigarette comes between us
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: I feel pity , sorrow
, want to rip that 6 pack from their pockets
First_Name: Jenece
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: love
Life_affirming_activity_2: exercise
Life_affirming_activity_3: hiking in the forest
Life_affirming_activity_4: gardening
Life_affirming_activity_5: puppies
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: it's a disgusting,
dirty, death-embracing sickness
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: helpless to change
others' behavior
How_I_quit: Smoking was something that I was "trying on"
when I was searching for myself. It just became apparent that it
wasn't "me". When I fully realized that, I just threw the tobacco
in the trash and that was that.
First_Name: Amber
My_relationship_to_smoking: Ex-Smoker
Life_affirming_activity_1: sunshine
Life_affirming_activity_2: my job
Life_affirming_activity_3: being with family
Life_affirming_activity_4: having healthy children
Life_affirming_activity_5: living
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: smoke another one, it
will just hurt you even more
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: angry
How_I_quit: it was easy for me to quit because i was in
love and then after i quit i felt so much better about myself and
about my life. and then when i saw someone who smoked for many
many many years struggle and hide her smoking from her loved ones
i hurt for her.
First_Name: Dave
My_relationship_to_smoking: Never Smoked
Life_affirming_activity_1: Hiking
Life_affirming_activity_2: Buffalo Bills games
Life_affirming_activity_3: Fishing in lake erie
Life_affirming_activity_4: dinner with friends
Life_affirming_activity_5: golfing
When_I_see_others_smoking_I_think: Why are they doing that,
there is so much information out there indicating the negitive
side effects
The_feelings_those_thoughts_generate: concerned. The side
effects seem so much worse then any perceived benefit.
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