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\"\"<\/a>Today I did not do
\nthat thing I should not do:
\nThat thing I’ve allowed
\nto define me,
\nfor far too long.<\/p>\n

I tell myself stories about it.
\n“It keeps me thin.”
\n“I can’t resist it.”
\nToday I realized
\nthose stories are lies,
\nand I didn’t listen.<\/p>\n

I know You are here,
\nmy support and my shield,
\ninfusing me with strength
\nI do not possess.
\nI thank you.<\/p>\n

Today, stay here beside me.
\nHelp me tomorrow,
\nand the day after that
\nto say no to cigarettes
\nagain and again, ceaselessly,
\nbecause I value
\nthe life you’ve given me,
\nand I do not want to abbreviate it.<\/p>\n

–Lori Strawn, Prayables<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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