| GUS (Gave Up Smoking) is a community support diary for Kossacks in the midst of quitting smoking. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. If you are quitting or even just thinking of quitting, please join us! We kindly ask that politics be left out. You can also click the GUS tag to view all diary posts, or access the GUS Library at dKosopedia for a great list of stop-smoking links. Check it out! Want to make sure you never miss us? Follow (♥) the GUS tag to keep GUS in your Stream and easily find the link to the latest one. It's just that easy! A message to ALL quitters: You don't have to avoid GUS if you have a failed quit. We won't give you a bad time or nag you. We consider the failed quits as "practice" for the real quit. |
As part of our time here at GUS we manage our own experiences as well as encourage others when they're in the midst of a period of upheaval and the inevitable associated stress. Often when things seem so haywire and in disarray a good option is to take a deep breath and step back for a bit. A time for calm reassessment and regrouping. We've all been there before. Nothing seems to be working, progress slows to a crawl, and the AGGRAVATION level starts to boil over.
Yes, the RESET button is your friend. Lean on it as needed to snap out of a rut and regain your footing and resolve. I'm going to follow that advice and step back for the month and assess a lot of things in my life, both ongoing and in varied stages of assembly. I'm taking a breather to recharge my juju and it's all good. I'm in a rut and I need to regroup.
I'll be on hiatus from my Saturday GUS time slot until the second Saturday in May (5/10). I'm just taking a month because it's not my intent to have a long-term departure. It's only a break because I'd like one right now. I'll pop in and out of the comments during the week.
That's it! Everyone have a great weekend.....
