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* Viking's HOF Quit Bible; Just another addict
Topic Started: Feb 7 2017, 07:40 AM (738 Views)
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I am an addict to chewing tobacco. 100 days is just the beginning. I’m quitting today only. I’ll quit tomorrow later. This is the beginning of my “New Testament.” To be saved, I have to receive and give support to others. I have to acknowledge others who have saved me. I will not be saved until I am in a pine box. I am an addict to chewing tobacco.

I chewed tobacco for 17 years. That’s 6,205 days. I “stopped” a number of times, one time as even as long as 1.5 years. Let’s just say I have a good 5,900 days of chewing under my belt. It is almost laughable that I could possibly think I’d be cured in 100 days. It is only the beginning. I owe it to myself and to KTC to keep posting one day at a time. I’ll accept this is a milestone to celebrate. What I won’t accept is this day is any more important than yesterday.

Before I begin my personal quit bible, I want to call out a statement that affected my quit more than any other one statement. Someone in my group, Bill Dance, said something like, “when I post roll, it is easy to remember my day. I just look at Viking’s day, I am six days behind. I know that he will never cave.” Then Maverick, says, “Yeah, I just have to look at Viking’s days and subtract one.” Holy shit. People actually rely on my post and KNOW it will be there. People actually believe that based on the shit I’ve said and done that I will NEVER CAVE. Those are powerful words.

It was that moment I realized that there are people really depending on me out there. They don’t know me and they care a lot about things I’ve said and done, otherwise, they’d have never made a statement like that. Even if I want to cave, I CAN’T CAVE, because it doesn’t matter to them that I’m an addict and vulnerable just like they are. THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW MY NAME WILL BE ON ROLL EVERYDAY. Again, holy shit. This pressure has strengthened my quit so much.

Quitting is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but because I’ve fully bought into the program, it has become possible. If one person stays quit because of anything I’ve done or said, it makes it worth hanging around for a very long time. WE ARE SAVING EACH OTHERS’ LIVES.

The Book of Genesis


The Book of Exodus


The Book of Deuteronomy

The Book of Job


The Book of Psalms


The New Testament


The Book of Revelations

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