Re: Mindfulness practice explained

On May 12, 10:50=A0am, tara <jackpine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:53 -0400, Awaken21 wrote
> (in article
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> > On May 9, 10:45=A0am, tara <jackpine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 7 May 2008 20:37:53 -0400, Awaken21 wrote
> >> (in article
> >> <e9693bf8-2438-4862-b716-fd0191479...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> On May 7, 11:22=A0am, tara <jackpine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, 6 May 2008 19:03:55 -0400, Awaken21 wrote
> >>>> (in article
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> >>>>>> I still smoke. =A0And I hate that I am addicted to it.
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> >>>>> I'm on my 5th time quitting. It's been 4 years this time.
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> >>>> Congrats! =A0:) =A0 =A0I guess you can legitimately call yourself a
n=
on-smoker.
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> >>> No, I went 5 years last time. OTOH this time, for the first time,
> >>> there are no cravings what-so-ever, that's a hopeful first.
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> >> Yeah, for sure. =A0
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> >> each time I stopped for a while I had different experiences. =A0I
guess=
 you
> >> just keep trying till that time when it kind of clicks.
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> > No, I just keep coming back to quitting, not until any particular time
> > or event or cir***stance.
>
> yes, I know, but I meant that for me, I can quit and I can quit and..
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or
> some reason one of those quits seem to be easier. =A0 Kind of like the
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e is
> right (not knowing when or how of course), but it just is....
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> sometimes everything just flows =A0;)
>
> tara

For me it got somewhat easier each time, but like you say I had to be
ready within myself.