Loosid Sober Tip of the Day July 27

Much like we must learn how to handle resentment on a daily basis, we must also do the same with fear.

In recovery, there are a few strong acronyms we use for fear. One concentrates how we often let something that has not yet happened and may never happen run our lives.

F-E-A-R.

False expectations appearing real.

We have discussed this quite a bit and now if we are to live a life of serenity, we must learn to avoid worrying about the future, in the same way we can never regret the past.

There is another beautiful, very powerful acronym for fear.

F-E-A-R.

Face everything and recover.

This is the key to the kingdom. So many of us do not want to lean in and look into what it is that is causing our fear.

The truth is, leaning in and facing everything is uncomfortable.

It is also true that facing everything and going through that level of discomfort is the only thing that allows us to get to the other side.

In 12-Step programs, this is done in our inventory in steps 4 & 5, and in our amends steps, which are 8 & 9.

Just for today, be open to the possibility of facing everything that is blocking you.

You owe it to yourself the gift of a beautiful life.

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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I’m on steps 4 and 5 and I been lacking on working on them only cuz of work i been really tired but I also don’t feel like doing it at times but I gotta start and get uncomfortable to move forward even though im not gonna like it

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Wow! The only thing to “Fear Is Fear Itself.” Winston Churchill.

Us addicts have dealt with things most will never go through.

Kicked out because of relapsing in the middle of the night, with only trash bags, no money and no where to go.

We’ve been jailed.
Odeeing and living
Getting in fights
Being beat up
Not remembering 8 hours or where we were
No food
Hospitalized
Being so paranoid that we think “all” know, hate us and want us gone

Most importantly, we’ve seen the worse version of ourselves. If we lived through all of this we owe it to ourselves to use these tools (all experiences) are tools and if we used these tools in our tool box then there is not much that we should be scared of.

The sharpest tools in our tool box are the most traumatic events of our lives.

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