Loosid Sober Tip of the Day May 16

The war is over… if you want it to be.

Millions of us have fought our alcoholism or addiction tooth and nail, refusing to admit defeat. We think THIS time, somehow, and in some way, we will be able to stop.

It works… until it doesn’t.

We try again... We slip… So we try again.

Sometimes we put a week together. Sometimes a month… some of us a year or more until it happens AGAIN.

We swear one final time to God, to our wives, our husbands, our significant others, our mothers, our fathers, our children, our friends, our entire universe that we will never ever ever drink or use again… until we do.

We swear again one more final time… then another final time… then another.

What you need to know is that alcoholism and addiction is undefeated.

The only way to win is to surrender.

This is where so many of us lose the battle because to us, to surrender means to lose and our egos simply will not allow that.

Take solace in the fact that the entire program of recovery teaches us to surrender each and every day to our powerlessness over drugs or substances SO THAT WE WIN.

The war is over… if you want it to be.

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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Very true..!

120 days today and I haven’t let it defeat me this time! I finally surrendered and I have been strong! I have never been this long and I will work this program each day to gain more time and knowledge! :pray:t3:

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Congratulations on your 120 days :+1::balloon: just ODAAT

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Surrender to God on a daily basis!

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#truth

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Everyday is not going to be perfect,God will bring you through it,Faith

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Deuteronomy 20:4
For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory

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Loved the it’s over if you want it to be

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Congratulations to all that took 5 to read this….it’s a great start
To your day….good luck and god bless to all…..think only about today……a short war worth winning…..

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Very well put. I too felt the same way. My ego got in the way of me admitting the fact that I was an alcoholic.

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