[Magdalen] Nonsmoker again

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

HOORAY  HOORAY   HOORAY!!!!!!!

G O O D    F O R     Y O U  ! ! ! ! ! !

I recall how hard it was to quit. And I am sooo glad that I have no desire
to smoke.

I am sooo glad to hear that you have stopped, and I am confident that you
will hang in there.  Easter is a great time to celebrate.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 7:13 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> After 20 years of nonsmoking, I started again in November. Didn’t take long
> for me to get right back up to the 30 smokes a day that I was smoking when
> I quit in 1997 (much more expensive now!). Also didn’t take long for it to
> stop being fun. My plan was to quit on Ash Wednesday, but I had the patches
> already, and so just stopped 4 days ahead of time. Now it has been 5 weeks
> since I’ve had a cigarette, and today I “graduated “ to 2 more weeks on the
> Step 3 patches. My target Day 1 of no nicotine at all is Easter Day, but
> we’ll see how Holy Week goes (it’s going to be a busy one again this year).
> I’m feeling happy about how I’m doing, even though I do miss it. If you’re
> ever sitting around wondering who to pray for, you might send up a couple
> of spare ones for me, for continued progress and success.
>
> --
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>