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i started smoking regularly in 2022 and as of 28 May this year i decided to stop (it had been a few days since i’d smoked, so idk how long it’s actually been). i was meditating and just had this burst of an idea of “oh, i’m not getting anything out of this anymore”. my lungs are fightingggg to clear out the mucus but honestly all the little coughs are just reminders that my lungs are working to repair themselves… only really 2.5 years, and i happened to need an echogram of my lungs about a year ago and they looked fine, so i think i quit before things got bad. it’s been just over two weeks (plus however many days—i wish i knew when the actual last time was!) and i already just feel better about myself, more of a mental shift than anything. i’m making an effort to get good exercise in every day even if that’s just having to go up and down three flights of stairs at work, but walks and bike rides have also been nice when it’s not too hot. i just feel like i’m finally taking care of my body!

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Sugar // Trophy (2005) // Made Out Of Babies
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