Loosid Sober Tip of the Day June 7

Sober Tips
#1

Action, Reaction and Inaction.

We often think we are responsible for our actions.

Remember, at any time, we are responsible for three things: Our actions, our reactions and our inactions.

Ironically, inaction is often the most powerful.

This may mean restraint of pen and tongue by not sending that nasty text, email or phone response to someone who hurt you.

It may also mean sitting quietly with yourself and observing your thoughts and settling your mind.

Actions and reactions are very powerful as well.

Write down your actions, reactions and inactions from the last day. Then take an inventory to see what inactions were not useful and should have been acted upon.

Do the same for actions and reactions. You will get better each day. It just takes a bit of practice.

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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#3

This is building constant awareness. Great advice!

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#4

Yes and we are responsible for our actions and as I found out after alot of counseling that all the people I blamed for my drinking and doing drugs well I was wrong I own my addiction problems me %100

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#5

This a powerful message. For me Action is something I do in the step work. I must take action towards changing my way of life and my perception of how I thought life was.
Reaction is something I did a lot of. Somewhere along my life I developed this as a coping tool to how others treated me.
Inaction is where the magic happens. I learned how by saying or doing nothing in a situation whether it was hurtful or not is humbling. Donā€™t confuse this with not putting up boundaries. For me inaction is that moment where I can pause and gather my thoughts and emotions so that I can make a wise decision on how to react or not to react. Learning how to think before I speak has been a huge milestone in my recovery.

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#6

Love this! It certainly makes you think and reflect going forward!

#7

Oh yeah. I like this. Good way to start the day.

#8

Great tip! For me the pause is the key. Stop, wait, think!

#9

Love this too. And this app. Inaction is so important, I have gotten so much better about NOT sending the hateful comeback text to people that **** me offšŸ˜ or reacting to that post that fires me up! but the more dangerous inactions for me, like not sharing the message when I think that person wonā€™t make it anyway. I get discouraged sometimes and donā€™t preach sobriety to someone if I think itā€™s a lost cause. I am not my higher power and I have no right to make that determination, my duty and privilege is to share the messagešŸ„° so I am campaigning against inaction in that context! Itā€™s a great day to be sober
#IAGDTBS
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#10

I love these sober tips as they bring awareness and change the way we think and if used properly, force us to do a self assessment and change the things we dont like.

#11

Sober or not I have had a fly mouth in the past thatā€™s spit out some regretful and harsh words. It was worse when I was using/drinking because those things intensified my pain and emotions. I need to take actions but not with words for now. Iā€™ve ruined so many relationships with ppl I love with acting out and bad behavior that Iā€™m going to keep my mouth closed and head down for a good while.