My new quit date is 1:20 pm 11 November 2009.  Page

Jeannie
  9453 deadly cancer sticks that would have cost me $1,573.30.
WOW....you inspire me and I think it is wonderful that you have that you have an
opportunity to help some members of your family.
take care  Tracyintucson


---- Jeannie Culbertson <jeannieculbertson2008@...> wrote:

=============
Hi Friends,
I just wanted to share something that is really cool. When I first began this
quit, my family ridiculed me...They all still smoke..  they made fun of the
fact that I was quitting "again?"... I'd hear it, they'd wait for me to fail..
and by the grace of my Higher Power I have not used nicotine since April 14th,
2009. It's coming close to 7 months. The point is... now everyone in my family
is coming to me and asking how they too can have this freedom... or the ones who
aren't interested avoid me lol but the ones who want to quit, it feels good to
pass on the principles of this program, the tools, the guidance... and I even
was able to say there is no pressure or obligations because I'm merely passing
on what was freely given to me.
It's a pain that I have trouble with paltalk when I am on the mic for very long.
I get a bad lag and often get booted from the room. It made meetings I chaired
excruciating for me, very embarrassing when I was supposed to be chairing and
wasn't there because I was booted over and over. But... I'm happy to pass on the
message to those around me, I'm once again very humbly  grateful to this group
for my nicotine free life.. Thank you NicA and my Higher Power.
I don't know where I'd be today without this group, but I know I'd still be
miserably smoking my life away.
yfir,
Jeannie C. ~Gratefully Nicotine Free for Six Months, Three Weeks, Five Days, 1
Hour and 38 Minutes, ( 210 Days, one day at a time), while extending my life
expectancy 65 Days and 15 Hours, by avoiding the use of 9453 deadly cancer
sticks that would have cost me $1,573.30. My quit date: April 14, 2009, 11:00
pm.

~God, grant me the serenity to accept the ones I cannot change;The courage to
change the one I can;And the wisdom to know that one is me.~



--
It is an honor and privilege to serve our VETS!
Love, Friendship and Peace
Tracy Ebeling-Siravo
Stellar Computers
Office Phone/FAX 520-207-5454
Cell Phone 520-349-9922

and we are glad you are here as well...take care of yourself...Tracyintucson

---- "bridget.haden" <bridget.haden@...> wrote:

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im glad youre hear
because if you werent
id have to do this all alone
and as long as i tried to stop using nicotine alone
i failed and kept picking it right back up again
because you are here
we're together
a team'
a gang
a group
mates
comrades
a WE not a ME

We buried our Mum yesterday
and i just got back from her hometown where we buried her
i needed to share on the board

and I havent needed to smoke
feelings wont kill me
smoking will
Im so glad youre all here
whatever happens
ive made a decision not to smoke today
no matter what happens

i may not like all of you all of the time
but i love you all in a very special way
you are my nicotine free mob
and i am home here



--
It is an honor and privilege to serve our VETS!
Love, Friendship and Peace
Tracy Ebeling-Siravo
Stellar Computers
Office Phone/FAX 520-207-5454
Cell Phone 520-349-9922

Hi Jeannie and congratulations on that "almost 7 months" - great isn't it and
how it all happens just one day at a time - a very manageable amount. Plus you
and Jerry have done this while undergoing several difficulties and you have
still been an example to those around you. Sorry about the problems with Pal -
it can be a real pain but you have still stuck with us and with your quit. I
have a number of extended and immediate family who still smoke but one has been
quit now for about 15 months and another who is contemplating and some who are
still amazed that I put it down. I hesitate using the word "quit" sounds too
final for me and at times can make me proud instead of humble but I sure know
that I've put nicotine down and will not use today. I sure am glad that you and
Jerry are with this group - have a great day and thanks for sharing.

yfir,
Paul - 25 months and grateful for each day of freedom!


--- In voicesofnicotinerecovery@yahoogroups.com, Jeannie Culbertson
<jeannieculbertson2008@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Friends,
> I just wanted to share something that is really cool. When I first began this
quit, my family ridiculed me...They all still smoke..  they made fun of the fact
that I was quitting "again?"... I'd hear it, they'd wait for me to fail.. and by
the grace of my Higher Power I have not used nicotine since April 14th, 2009.
It's coming close to 7 months. The point is... now everyone in my family is
coming to me and asking how they too can have this freedom... or the ones who
aren't interested avoid me lol but the ones who want to quit, it feels good to
pass on the principles of this program, the tools, the guidance... and I even
was able to say there is no pressure or obligations because I'm merely passing
on what was freely given to me.
> It's a pain that I have trouble with paltalk when I am on the mic for very
long. I get a bad lag and often get booted from the room. It made meetings I
chaired excruciating for me, very embarrassing when I was supposed to be
chairing and wasn't there because I was booted over and over. But... I'm happy
to pass on the message to those around me, I'm once again very humbly  grateful
to this group for my nicotine free life.. Thank you NicA and my Higher Power.
> I don't know where I'd be today without this group, but I know I'd still be
miserably smoking my life away.
> yfir,
> Jeannie C. ~Gratefully Nicotine Free for Six Months, Three Weeks, Five Days, 1
Hour and 38 Minutes, ( 210 Days, one day at a time), while extending my life
expectancy 65 Days and 15 Hours, by avoiding the use of 9453 deadly cancer
sticks that would have cost me $1,573.30. My quit date: April 14, 2009, 11:00
pm.
>
> ~God, grant me the serenity to accept the ones I cannot change;The courage to
change the one I can;And the wisdom to know that one is me.~
>

I'm sorry to hear about your Mom.  My thoughts and prayers are with you.

It's absolutely great that you do not need to smoke with that pressure.  Way to
go!

--- In voicesofnicotinerecovery@yahoogroups.com, "bridget.haden"
<bridget.haden@...> wrote:
>
> im glad youre hear
> because if you werent
> id have to do this all alone
> and as long as i tried to stop using nicotine alone
> i failed and kept picking it right back up again
> because you are here
> we're together
> a team'
> a gang
> a group
> mates
> comrades
> a WE not a ME
>
> We buried our Mum yesterday
> and i just got back from her hometown where we buried her
> i needed to share on the board
>
> and I havent needed to smoke
> feelings wont kill me
> smoking will
> Im so glad youre all here
> whatever happens
> ive made a decision not to smoke today
> no matter what happens
>
> i may not like all of you all of the time
> but i love you all in a very special way
> you are my nicotine free mob
> and i am home here
>

I'm having a particularity bad day today.  I just don't seem to be able to get a
quit going that will stay, but I'm going to keep trying.  My new quit time is 11
Nov 2009 at 7:35 am.  Page

My new quit date is 11 November 2009 at 7:00 am.  Page

im glad youre hear
because if you werent
id have to do this all alone
and as long as i tried to stop using nicotine alone
i failed and kept picking it right back up again
because you are here
we're together
a team'
a gang
a group
mates
comrades
a WE not a ME

We buried our Mum yesterday
and i just got back from her hometown where we buried her
i needed to share on the board

and I havent needed to smoke
feelings wont kill me
smoking will
Im so glad youre all here
whatever happens
ive made a decision not to smoke today
no matter what happens

i may not like all of you all of the time
but i love you all in a very special way
you are my nicotine free mob
and i am home here

its strongly suggested one have 30 days nicotine free to co-chair

1 from V.O.N.R. homepage click on files tab...from files section,
click Meeting Format....., click one of the Meeting Formats...., copy
paste to word, or word pad document... or print hard copy as desired

2 find a chairperson who needs a co-chair...( any meeting with one
person)..I cant speak for all chairpeople, but most will be happy to
have a co-chair, ask to be a co-chair

3 Notify Jadie jadie56@yahoo. com. of date of first meeting co-
chairing... Notify lynne, so you can be put on calendar
lynne2386@sbcglobal .net

4 Join the Paltalk group http://chat. paltalk.com/ g2/group/ 988820702/
(you cant be an admin if your not a member!!)

5 Help as co-chair, learning from your chairperson, a minimum of 4
meetings over 30 days.

6 For additional help check out the weekly Sunday workshop W/ JADIE &
JOHN R. Take a glance at our Group Conscience "Motions" only entry in
the file section of the Yahoo homepage.

REWARDS

1 You will get a real cool original hat, from the studios of our
Paltalk crew

2 You will be of real service to the group, helping to bring the
message of recovery to those yet to come..

3 Those doing service work have an improved chance of continued
recovery.

Not all will be able to help chair meetings, some may simply not have
the time on a continued basis, others will not be able to chair for a
variety of reasons.... for others perhaps greeting, or reading at
meetings... PLEASE REMEMBER; your presence at a meeting of Voices, is
the highest form of service... your v ery presence is proof that this
program works

hey folks..

when people join the group they are given options for setting thier
own e-mail preferences. .. many elect to have messages delivered to
thier e-mail boxes, when this happens every post will be delivered to
the members mail box.... the shear amount of posts at time can be
overwhelming.... happily for all, you can change your message
delivery,to reciveve a daily digest, or special notices, or even no
mail at all.. you may wish to use the no mail optition, and check
messages on the board, if mail volumn is an issue..

to change your mail delivery simply go to the home page, and check
near the top of the page.. in rather small print you will see an icon
that says EDIT MEMBERSHIP.. if you click on that space you will taken
to a page where you can change your mail delivery,,, simply select
your preference, and click save changes at the bottom of the page..

yahoo states to allow up to 48 hours for the change to take effec t,
my expereince however, is that its often instantaneous, and seldom
takes more than a couple of hours...

if you have any problems with the group mail, please post.. myself
or any moderator can effect the change from the group end..
in the past we have had a number of people, who have changed thier
mailbox settings, to reject the group mail... please if it all
possible, dont limit the your mail with this optiion... by blocking
the delivery on the mail end, it cuases a hard bounce in the group
mail delivery... please use the method on the group home page, or
simply post, that mail is a problem, and a moderator will take care
of your problem...

yfir john

hi friends...

thought i would honor some of our often overlooked folks in a
hippyspam.. aint much, but wanted to let you know, the group
appreciates the hardest little job, of the meeting...the job of
greeting folks as they arrive into the meeting..

as your im sure aware by now, the greeter can be of tremendous help to
those chairing the meeeting... often folks will come into the meeting
environment, with little, or no understanding, of our rules of quiet
and courtousy.. paltalk in general, and indeed the chat
environment has little if any structure.. this makes the job of
greeter, not only a mater of courtousy, indeed, it often makes the
difference, between chaos, and a great meeting.... thank you for all
who have helped over the years... the group is better for your
unending
attention..

for those who have never greeted before, i would like to invite you to
help, its the kind of job one does not need the administrat ive "hat"
for.... its a chance to do service work at a very effective level,
without commiting to the chairing or co-chairing meeting.. and is
esssential to the group..

if you have never greeted before.. check out the files section for the
group... our dear servent aimee has created a file, and a word
document for the use of the greeter.. while it is possible to copy
from the files, and paste directlty from the file section, to
paltalk, i have found it much easier, to copy the contents to a
wordpad file, and pull that up for the meeting..

over the years i have added the 7th step announcments, the
disclaimers, and in short anything used in the meetings to my greeters
file.. and often keep it open in the background just awnsering
newcomers questions..

when im greeting, i simply copy and paste, a welcome, to any i dont
know.. if nessesary, i will use the entry to remind them, to raise
hand, to share.. i have found that re fering newcomers to the yahoo
site is often appreciated, and that they will in fact appreciate the
giudance to the calandar..

thanks for all who greet.. your efforts make this he best place on the
web to get smober..

yfir..john r

CHIPS AVAILABLE.... PLEASE HELP WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THIS WONDERFULL SERVICE

Voices of Nicotine Recovery is starting up its chip program to send
real chips via mail to honor those with smobriety time! If you
would like to contribute, please join Paypal at www.paypal.com (it's
free) and send your contribution to jgchaco@.... "

If you would like to receive a chip, please go to
"Links" and click on the link about the "Chips Program" and follow
the instructions, which are very easy.

Chips are only available for upcoming anniversaries (starting with
30 day chips). Back orders for previous anniversaries will not be
available (due to the obvious volume if such back orders were
possible.) Secondly, if someone relapses, it is up to his or her
own conscience whether to ask for replacement chips for smobriety
dates already honored on a previous quit.

local nica in albuquerque
local nica in new mexico
Albuquerque


Wednesday meeting
Saint Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal church
425 University ne.
library
7:30 pm
*******************************************
NEW MEETING IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO!!
Nicotine Anonymous Meeting
Santa Fe Public Library
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
145 Washington Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
2nd Floor "Pick" Room
Contact: Mary Lawrence 505-989-5017

************ ********* ********* ********* ***

Saturday coffee klatch
village inn resteraunt
2282 wyoming blvd ne.
south east corner
menaul & wyoming (wyoming mall)
saturday 3;30 pm
************ ********* ********* ********* **
MEETING IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

Friendhip Club
1915 Rosina st.
Sunday 5:30



contact oldhippydude999@ yahoo.com for more information

wednesday meetings in voices of nicotine recovery
----WEDNESDAY MEEETINGS IN VOICES OF NICOTINE RECOVERY--

<http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/voicesofnicotinerecovery/

****************************************
8:30 am off calendar no chairperson
***************************************

11 am discussion meeting W/ ROZ

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2 pm discussion meeting not held needs chair
*****************************************
7 pm Voices of Nicotine Wednesday's "Slogan" Meeting w/Martha & Lynne
*****************************************
9 pm step/tradition study W/ PAUL & CHICK
******************************************

11;45 Voice of Nicotine Recovery Discussion Meeting w/Gary

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ALL MEETINGS ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME


HOW TO GET TO OUR MEETINGS !
1. Download Paltalk Messenger by going to:
Paltalk.com and download PaltalkScene
(PaltalkScene is the NEW name for Paltalk
messenger!
2. Open PaltalkScene in "Visible Mode"
3. Approximately 15 minutes before the
meeting is to start, check the calendar
(found in left hand margin on Voices of
Nicotine Recovery home page on Yahoo)
a. Click on the "Browse Rooms" at the
upper right of PaltalkScene.
b. Click on "Health."
c. Click on "Overcoming Addictions."
d. DOUBLE click on Voices of Nicotine Recovery.
You will now be in the Meeting room. If you get a box that says: Room
does not exist and you have checked the calendar and the meeting is
there, this simply means the chairperson hasn't opened the room yet !
Be patient and try again i n a few minutes.
NEED HELP WITH TECHNICAL ISSUES?? 1. Open PaltalkScene, Click "File",
Click "Download the latest version of PaltalkScene

2. Open PaltalkScene, Click Browse Rooms, Click Help, Click Help
Rooms, Click Paltalk Help Lobby for live help.>
3. Attend the Voices Workshop every Sunday, except the first Sunday
of the month, at 7:00PM in our meeting room.
4. Talk to your Internet Service Provider about the issue.
5. Mac User?? check this link for flash viewer for mac...
http://chat.paltalk.com/chat/

Celeste, If nobody has signed up, I'll do 11 pm "Silly Slogans"

Jan with Theo

--- In voicesofnicotinerecovery@yahoogroups.com, Celeste Leone <clcelestel1@...>
wrote:
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Turkey Day in 15 Days
>  We're having a Party!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
>
>
>
>
>    - 8am Breakfast Bunch meeting w/Marty
>    - 11am meeting w/Meg
>
>
>
>    - Noon-----1st hour of the Marathon---- -Ken: What Inspires You?
>
>
>
>    - 1pm------2nd hour of the Marathon---- -Marcelo and ?????:  Singing and
>    Sharing
>
>
>
>    - 2pm-----3rd hour of the Marathon---- --needs someone to sign up-----
>
>
>
>    - 3pm-----4th hour of the Marathon---- --Phil:  Spiritual Readings (bring
>    your own too)
>
>
>
>    - 4pm-----5th hour of the Marathon---- --Teresa and Steve:  expect fun
>    and games
>
>
>
>    - 5pm-----6th hour of the Marathon---- Roz:  story behind your nic or
>    favorite song and play the song for us
>
>
>
>    - 6pm-----7th hour of the Marathon---- --Ken and Roz:  Name that Tune
>
>
>
>    - 7pm Regular Scheduled meeting:  U pick the Topic meeting w/Jadie and
>    Debbie
>
>
>
>    - 8pm----8th hour of the Marathon---- --JohnR:  Rhoskie's Restaurant Arlo
>    Guthrie Style
>
>
>
>    - 9pm Regular Scheduled meeting w/ Ken and Martha
>
>
>
>    - 10pm----9th hour of the Marathon---- -Brenda Jane:  Some of Our
>    Favorite Things
>
>
>
>    - 11pm----10th hour of the Marathon---- needs someone to sign up----
>
>
>
>    - Midnight Regular Scheduled meeting:  Year of Miracles w/Paul and Brenda
>    Jane
>
> Just reply to this message with the time you want to sign up for.  I'll post
> an updated one every daily.  Many people find the holiday
> gatherings/lonlines s can be a hard time to get through.  These Marathons
> really help with that.  Hope we can find a way to have the rooms open
> through out the marathon times and enjoy each other in smobriety/nicotine
> freedom and the pursuit thereof.
>
> CelesteL
> PS-------->wow, there's only 2 slots left: 2pm and 11pm.  The time is
> "flying".  Hurry and get your slot reserved.  You were right JohnR, we might
> have to open a couple more slots if we run out and still have some wanting
> more.  Maybe the 9am and 10am could be considered if that happens.
>