Loosid Sober Tip of the Day February 18

What is the quality of your sobriety?

In recovery, many people get fixated on the amount of sober time they have and compare it to others. As mentioned in a previous sober tip, the world record for sobriety is 24 hours and nobody has broken it yet!

Much like it’s never about the amount of years in one’s life, but rather the amount of life in one’s years, the same applies to sobriety.

Putting down the drink or the drug only allows us to enter a spiritual journey that we call recovery. Working a spiritual program allows us to be free from all the things that used to hold us back.

We often find people in recovery with only months of ‘sobriety time’ who are happy, joyous and free. Most often, this is because they actively work a spiritual program and, as a result, have what many people call ‘emotional sobriety’.

On the other side, there are many who have decades of ‘sober time’ who are miserable and still stuck in the bondage of self.

Freeing ourselves requires work, but the great news we all have the ability to achieve that freedom.

Find solace in the fact that you can be free any time you want. Choose freedom today. You deserve it.

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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Great share based in truth!

I struggle with old-timers who start their share with "I have a lot of time..." because of what this talks about. What matters to me is "do they have a life/program I want?" If yes, I cling to them for dear life (literally) because the program they work WORKS. And generally their shares & attitude is reflective of emotional sobriety.

This is a very deep and important topic. Yes I do find myself comparing how much time I have to others and wish I was them! My higher power is Jesus Christ. I was told not to count the days but just do one day at a time which is very good advice. I am very fortunate 5 months clean and some days, but who's counting LOL? I've tried so hard to get out of self and do service work like making a good meal I have two elderly people Bound in wheelchairs and I bring them a hot meal sometimes. You hit the nail right on the head when it comes to let himself take over and ruin your life! God bless everyone and I love :heart: Luccid. Keep up the good work please hugs and kisses Laura Marston

Himself I meant Satan. See you

This is an amazing read. It is spot on. This time when I choose sobriety I made a decision to absolutely enjoy life and embrace the journey one day at a time. Some days look different than other days but overall any day and all the days I'm grateful for