Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:26:10 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/51125/1216999300.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/51125 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/1061044 Sun, 18 May 2008 13:54:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/1060448 This is harder than I thought it would be!  Had to stop the chantix...too much stomach problems.  see the GP tomorrow thank God!  Maybe he can suggest something other than taking more pills! I hate the smell of the damn things, but yet I still have the urge to inhale!  Pisses me ... Sun, 18 May 2008 07:49:06 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/1057123 But I have cut down quite considerably! A pack is lasting four days....about 5 cig's a day which is great for me.  Still have tummy cramps which is a side effect. Tomorrow I'm supposed to UP the dosage to .05 mgs twice a day. But the bloating from gas and constipation is not comfortable... Fri, 16 May 2008 15:46:20 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/1049740 OK....so I'm a dufuss sometimes.....  lmao!  I started taking my chantix a couple of days ago, right?  And I started having bad side effects in my tummy with gas and all.  Couldnt figure out why.  So I thought it was a bad side effect off the medicine and opted to not ta... Tue, 13 May 2008 19:04:52 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/1038915 Well, here goes!!  As of tomorrow, I start my regiment of quiting smoking, yall.  thsi is really going to be hard.  I will start the chantix in the morning and see if I can go a whole day without a cig.  I went to the store and got me some bubble gum and some jolly ranchers so as... Thu, 08 May 2008 22:02:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/1007214 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:38:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/1002996 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:14:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/979103 One of my biggest issues with being BP has been following thru with projects I start.  I'm BIG on ideas and come up with great projects.  Of course the effort has always been fueled with mania. and as usual I get so overwhelmed and start crashing off the mania and I tend to shut down, ... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:44:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/840720 Once I read this, I just had to show it too a few of my favorite ppl. It’s kinda long, but worth the reading. The Lords Prayer Like you've never seen it before!Our Father Who Art In Heaven.  Yes?Don't interrupt me. I'm praying.But -- you called ME!Called you? No, I didn... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:22:57 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/827917        Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:03:55 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/818863 For those that suffer, please read.... Often I hear it said, “God did not want me to suffer, so by His grace, I was saved…” Or “That didn’t happen to me, because God was looking out for me.” All well and good, but …now, this is just my view, what I ha... Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:30:50 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/818844 A CHEROKEE TALE and A PRAYER FOR THE WHITE MAN ...I pray that this is not taken out of context. This has been passed down to me; and reminds me of true humility ... First the tale (Still being told in different words): An old Cherokee man is telling his grandson about a fight that is going on inside... Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:21:01 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/817067     Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:59:00 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/807509 To let go doesn't mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization that I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, whi... Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:01:39 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/805914 Talk about a panic attack!Last night would have sent anyone off! I was in the den, all tucked in for the night, chatting online with one of dear friends at DS. We were laughing and cutting up as usual, nothing out of the ordinary. It had been a wonderful evening when all of a sudden, I heard this ro... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:21:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/804445 today is the Chinese New Year....Year of the Rat.Made me curious to see what "year of.." I fell under.  It's the year of the Horse.  So, here's what I read.  Surprized how close it comes to how I am to what was written!!"Horses are very appealing people. Th... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:12:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/801864 The work I studied on today to help my road to recovery a gentler one, was about choices and priorities....In order to accomplish anything, you cannot do everything. Life is constantly presenting you with an infinite number of possibilities. Yet no matter how rich, or talented, or well connected you... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:36:05 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/787677 Choices and Free WillI'm not preaching, just sharing something I read today. "Through the thoughts of all of our addictive or dysfunctional behavior we know that we cannot make it on our own. But, we are able to stop victimizing ourselves and take the steps of recovery that result... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:07:38 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/786942 I  did what you told me...                  I  sent the email to 10 people like you  said.             I'm  still waiting for that miracle to... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:53:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/51125/journal/784322 Development of self-restraintBoy do I need to work on this one.  Not that I haven't been aware of it, i have.  Usually though it's after the fact.  I'm good at pointing it out in others, time to take my own inventory instead of worrying about everyone elses.  The... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:35:35 +0100