Loosid Sober Tip of the Day December 27

Sober Tips
#1

In order to heal, we have to feel.

In our active addiction, most of us have used substances to numb ourselves so as not to feel anything in our lives that wasn’t going according to OUR plan.

When we enter a spiritual program of recovery, we learn that the only way to recover is to lean into the very same things we were running away from for so long.

No one has ever lived a life according to OUR plan. No matter who you are, life will have joy and sadness. Love and loss. Dark and light.

That’s called life.

When we get sober, much of our spiritual work is on complete acceptance of life on life’s terms and feeling ALL feelings good and ‘bad’.

More importantly, we change our perception of what we used to call ‘bad’.

From our ‘problems’ come our greatest lessons. From our ‘pain’ comes our greatest growth.

Just for today, be willing to accept all that comes, good and bad.

Take solace in the fact that there is a spiritual program to embrace it all.

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

So very true

#4

It’s a work in progress. Every minute ,,,,every day.

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#5

This resonated with me in a big way. It also aligns with todays daily reflection

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#6

Feel the feels. Uncomfortable but we get through it. Numbing it is temporary.

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#7

100%!

#8

Feeling our feelings is a huge part of recovery. But it’s when we sit in those new found feelings that we begin to heal. I had many nights and days not liking the feelings I was feeling. Some kind of force kept me sober through those emotions. Today I can feel. I can not let situations change my emotions or I can at least accept the emotions that match the situation. I don’t have to run from them. When I’m sad or feel like crying I let it out! Some songs have caused my to become tearful :cry:. But I know it’s all temporary.
Remember, there’s no lion chasing us. We were born with nothing, so whatever you have right now you are in the plus side of life. Let go of what you think your life should be.

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#9

Well said

#10

Life on Life’s terms. That still is difficult for me! Daily struggle! Honestly my relapses have been from my checking out mentally!

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#12

Living in regret was keeping me paralyzed wether I was in recovery or not. It wasn’t until I was willing to receive forgiveness then feel that pain so I could deal with that pain and then slowly I began to heal from that pain. “ FEEL, DEAL, HEAL

That was the only way. And I had to work vigilantly and still do to this day on my recovery. It must always come first.

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#13

Im learning that in order to know myself inside and out, I have to embrace my shadow side opens the door to the light side and teaches me how to forgive myself and others in my past that hold me down in my pain.

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#14

Excellent tip for todsy

#15

I started numbing myself with sugary treats when I was little. Moved onto Marijuana, alcohol, amphetamines, in high school. Good student, dance team, volleyball. College was more alcohol, MJ, then quit when married and pregnant. Forty years later injured 30 yr RN, 14 yrs off Meth. Pain pills for injuries so today none left. I’ve been smoking for 20 yrs. Where do I start? I haven’t been in the program for 25 yrs. So where do I start addicted to many things?