Loosid Sober Tip of the Day August 10

Sober Tips
#1

You can turn a cucumber into a pickle, but you can't turn a pickle back into a cucumber.

In recovery, we often use this term to explain that, once an alcoholic or addict, always and alcoholic or addict.

This great obsession of alcoholics and addicts is to think one day we can drink or use again in moderation.

To combat this ‘stinking thinking’, many of us admit our powerlessness over the drink or drug in our daily practice.

This allows us to withdraw from the debating society in order that we don’t waste energy on things we cannot change.

Remember, alcoholism and addiction is 100% treatable.

For this reason, many of us find ourselves beyond grateful for having a disease which we can put in remission on a daily basis provided we work a spiritual program.

Today, choose to accept being a pickle today. Life is too short to spend it trying to turn back into a cucumber.

How did this tip resonate with you? Let us know your thoughts below. There are many people in the Loosid community who need to hear what you have to say.

With Love, Loosid :pray::heart:

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#2
#3

Yes.

#4

So true! Many many times this pickled pickle has tried to be a cucumber and failed. When I finally decided I liked me as a pickle that is when things really changed. Pickles forever!! Thanks great post!

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#5

For sure! Never gonna change!

#6

Very true

#7

Affectionately one friend calls me “pickle” now🤣

#9

I like pickles and proud to be one

#10

I love this concept - except I think certain cucumbers pickle better than others or have a predisposition for pickling. There is a process that has to take place in order for us to find the solution in pickling or drugs or booze. If you’re a problem drinker, stoping drinking solves the problem. If you’re a alcoholic, stopping drinking exposes the problem. Once I have accepted I am an alcoholic - I have to treat my disability with spirituality and recovery or I can treat it with booze and drugs - but I have to treat it with something. And when I am sober, I have the choice but when I’m drinking and using, the drugs and booze make every decision for me.

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#11

I love pickles!

#12

I glad this was up today yes of course you can't or can change into one but it's the only matters how much ya want it for yourself first and get your meds on track then get that goal yes baby rock it stunt it up praise the Lord for the help and help other people in our best ways the long run of course and if family and friends are the issue the cut them out untill things are getting better for yourself that's the best interest we have to us ourselves for now yes lord

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#13

The pickle and the cucumber… that always pretty much sums it up!

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