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@anon67854825 Thank you for your prayers brother :pray:t5:
@Gk-00 @Forodwaith

“The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make His Face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn His Face toward you
and give you peace.”

Saturday

Woke up at 6:31AM, late for work at 7AM. Lessons were learned, thank GOD. I was starting to drift back into old habits, time to turn it around.

Morning Routine: :white_check_mark:
Wake up by 6AM: :x:
Three Important Tasks: :white_check_mark:

#NoPornNovember Day 23 - new video: Determination - No Excuses!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LRr9tgC5ymais9xY6

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Saturday/Week 47

:negative_squared_cross_mark: 4/7 Wake up 5:00
:white_check_mark: 5/7 Affirmations
:white_check_mark: 5/7 Meditation
:negative_squared_cross_mark: 1/7 Exercise

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major fail lately but getting back on track now with accountability software and friend at church. Navigating a technical maze trying to get everything locked down and accountable and deal with the real issues driving this behaviour. Thanks for support all good to share with you. Going back to Strive programme as well. Arggh why is this so damn tough and frustrating that’s life I guess. God bless Rbtr81 (real name withheld!)

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@anon67854825 @Forodwaith @Gk-00 @BruceLee Pray you’re all doing well :pray:t5:
@Rebooter81 Prayed for you this evening brother. You can surely overcome this with His Help. I would suggest you read through @Special_Bird’s success story; the insights he’s shared can really help make the journey easier.

Sunday

Spent time reflecting and re-evaluating my goals for the last few weeks of the year.

Morning Routine: :white_check_mark:
Wake up by 6AM: :white_check_mark: :
Three Important Tasks: :white_check_mark:

#NoPornNovember Day 24 - new video: ‘Freedom is pleasurable!’
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LRr9tgC5ymais9xY6

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A day in and struggling. A real close call this morning. I came here and an pressing on. Thanks for the prayers and them coming as will I.

@anon67854825 @Gk-00 @Forerunner

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Sunday

@anon67854825 @Forodwaith @Forerunner
Thank you all brothers, for keeping on tagging me, and for all the prayers and support! It really warms my heart, I want to do better than this! :cry:

Sorry for being away for these two weeks, I really did not have the energy to get back, I lived these days away from nofap, from this forum, and basically giving in to PMO once, twice, or three times a day. Don’t know why I did this, after breaking my streak two weeks ago I lost the will to fight again.

I want to get back into it, because my future is too important to be wasted like this! I will try to stay closer to God in the following days, I need lots of prayer, I’m not strong enough to make it alone! :pray:

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Sunday

Prayer :ballot_box_with_check:
Mass this morning.
I lite candles and held you in my thoughts during prayer @Gk-00 @Forodwaith @Rohitash @Rebooter81 @Forerunner myself, friend and the deceased :pray:

Media :negative_squared_cross_mark:
Can do better

Exercise :negative_squared_cross_mark:
I’ll do some now :+1:

Really glad you’re back @Gk-00 :pray:
Always here - Rain or shine :wink::+1:

Social :ballot_box_with_check:
Said “yes” to lunch with my friend, even though I wanted to doss about.
And then took him to a Russian choral concert.

For me;
Decided to go on holiday alone at some point.

Also there’s a few ladies that I’d like to get to know - I met one by chance and stayed in contact.
So I plan to visit London at some point, with the excuse to go Xmas shopping and fancy frag smelling :sweat_smile:

Side note;
I smelt some Tom Ford’s and Creed’s the other week - I wasn’t impressed all that much.
More money doesn’t guarantee better frags.

Versace - The Dreamer £25
It’s a real unique masterpiece from the 90s.
Last gift from Gianni.
Expensive/difficult to get back-in-the-day.
Now; Really inexpensive,
Hidden from the hyped, pushed, safe, modern, generic frags.

Good frags are like alchemy,
And put me in a great mood.

Thanks be to God for giving us creativity, to delight in His!

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Sunday/Week 47

:negative_squared_cross_mark: 4/7 Wake up 5:00
:white_check_mark: 6/7 Affirmations
:white_check_mark: 6/7 Meditation
:negative_squared_cross_mark: 1/7 Exercise

Week Result :palm_tree: :palm_tree:

Week 46 :gem: 78.57%
Week 47 :gem: 60.71%

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Monday

@Gk-00 @Forodwaith
@Forerunner @Rebooter81

Media :negative_squared_cross_mark:
I still struggled today, but got out of that mindset.

Exercise :ballot_box_with_check:
Just now.

Prayer :negative_squared_cross_mark:
No church this evening, but practicing confidence in holding back from responding - but Listening.

I’ve got lots of things I could say right now, but I’m letting that boat float out to sea.

All my hope and trust is in God :dove:
Thanks be to God for today :pray:

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Monday

@anon67854825 @Forerunner @Forodwaith

Recovering from these last two weeks, feeling better today. I installed another app blocker on my phone that seems more reliable and with less loopholes than my last one, will keep it for a while and see how it goes.

Today it was a productive day, woke up a bit late but went to university and worked a lot, feeling satisfied with what I’ve done for once! :slight_smile:

Next areas to work on:

  • prayer, more appointments with God during the day
  • sleep, need to go to bed and wake up earlier
  • exercise, I want to do it every other days at least

Also I want to be more social, more outgoing, I stopped seeking for a romantic relationship because PMO stopped all my efforts again, but I will not give up!

But Lord, one thing at a time, I put my future into Your hands :pray:

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@Gk-00 @Forodwaith @anon67854825 We’re making progress :raised_hands:t5:
@BruceLee New week bro! Polish that diamond to 80%+ :wink:

Monday

Every day in every way I’m getting better and better by GOD’s Grace :pray:t5:

Morning Routine: :white_check_mark:
Wake up by 6AM: :white_check_mark: :
Three Important Tasks: :white_check_mark:
NoPMO video? Yes

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Three days in. Every morning feels like a close call but I’m saved when I call out to the Father.

Glad to be on this journey still and not alone.
:peace_symbol:

@anon67854825 @Gk-00 @Forerunner

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Monday/Week 48

:white_check_mark: 1/7 Wake up 5:00
:white_check_mark: 1/7 Affirmations
:white_check_mark: 1/7 Meditation
:white_check_mark: 1/7 Exercise

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All good, but used my phone this morning :fried_egg:
I don’t feel in a bad place, but realise there was lack of vision this morning.

Usually my mornings consist of routine and tasks - today is not one of those days.

I had some interesting dreams, nothing unnerving, but intriguing - An early night, watched some emotionally engrossing ‘slice-of-life’ anime for the first time in ages and a pleasant sleep.

But, again, the fall is not something that weighs me down, but something to learn from.
Routines + distractions = Great :+1:
But what when they aren’t there???

This is something only I can answer and fully internalise :pray:

On the plus side;
I got straight on with admin, emails
(something in the past I would have put off)
House is dead and quiet, I got on with cleaning up the kitchen too.

Of course I want to abstain from pmo, but I also don’t want to be absorbed by replacing it with its polar opposite.

Routines + distractions = Great :+1:
But what when they aren’t there???

Why?
Exercise,
Practice,
Learn,
Socialise,
Pray.

For me, where I am in my journey is;
NoPMO is in dichotomy of PMO.
NoPMO tries to replace PMO (which it can’t without other activities)
NoPMO is a response to PMO,
making NoPMO a slave to PMO.
Without PMO, NoPMO wouldn’t exist.
NoPMO owns its existence to PMO.

God alone is my journey, my guide, who alone is who I reach for.
I won’t reach Day 7 on Sunday, but Thank you Lord, for helping me to ask some meaningful questions, and find some immediate answers :pray:

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Tuesday

Getting tired. Might need to set an In Bed By 10PM challenge.

Morning Routine: :white_check_mark:
Wake up by 6AM: :white_check_mark: :
Three Important Tasks: :white_check_mark:
NoPMO video? Yes - New YouTube Channel!

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Tuesday

@Gk-00 @Forodwaith @Forerunner @Rebooter81 @BruceLee

Exercise/Social - Tai Chi
Prayer - none
Media - clumsy morning with no plans

Interestingly, at Tai Chi, my teacher said to the class “if you’ve got nothing to do, do some Chi Gung (the warm-up). You’ll end up finding something else to do (lol)” :joy::pray::dove:

Also, at the end of the class, I mentioned how there never seems to be enough hours in the day.
He responded with “when we have little time, we are usually working to someone else’s time schedule”
Bam! He ‘hit-the-nail-on-the-head’ :joy::pray::dove:
Thanks be to God!.

Where we practise Tai Chi, there is usually an art exhibition. Here’s some pics

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Tuesday

@Forodwaith @anon67854825 @Forerunner

All good. Spent my day at university, things are picking up speed for my thesis and I think I’m starting to see the end of the tunnel finally!

Did not pray much, aside from the Rosary this morning. No exercise either, I came back home for dinner and felt tired, so I skipped.

But I’m living life again and not escaping and wasting time, this is such a gift! :pray:

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Amen :pray: That’s great to hear @Gk-00
I’m impressed, I struggle to prayer the rosary at times. I’m glad your University work is ‘paying-off’
I will pray for success :pray:

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Tuesday/Week 48

:white_check_mark: 2/7 Wake up 5:00
:white_check_mark: 2/7 Affirmations
:white_check_mark: 2/7 Meditation
:negative_squared_cross_mark: 1/7 Exercise

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Thankyou for prayers I haven’t always been able to access the forum on the rewire app I’m wondering if parental controls on router are blocking it because porn kinda gets mentioned a lot? Lol? Will read that story

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