Loosid Sober Tip of the Day May 20

Sober Tips
#1

What does it mean to ‘work’ a program of recovery?

Many people get scared off by the word ‘work’ when we hear this phrase.

Working a program of recovery is very much like anything else in life.

If we are athletes, we know what it is like to go to physical therapy in order to recover from our injury.

When we want a certain career, we need to work to get a degree or a license that will allow us to enter that field, whatever it may be.

Whether it is a truck driver, a nurse, a doctor, an electrician, a lawyer… we need to work to be able to survive and flourish.

In recovery, the only difference is a big one because ‘the work’ is a matter of life and death.

So why are so many of us unwilling to save our own lives?

Since there are no ‘credentials’, ‘licenses’ or ‘degrees’ that are laid out, millions of us do not qualify ourselves as having a problem until it is too late.

Just for today, take solace in the fact that just by reading this, you are in the right place.

Once you know you are in the right place, give yourself the gift today to start your work.

In 12-step programs, the work is clearly defined and is typically gone through with your sponsor. There are many meetings you can go to at any given time.

If you wish to follow other spiritual programs of recovery, ask questions and begin your journey today.

If you have been in recovery a while and work a spiritual program of recovery, share below the work you do to remain (emotionally) sober one day at a time.

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

It takes hard work and determination to stay sober.!!

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#4

H.O.P.E. Help Other People Everyday :pray:

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#5

Working it daily!

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#6

One minute at a time sometimes. Good day to all.

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#7

I step 1 everyday

#8

Working the steps are very simple once we clear the wreckage of the past. Practice makes habit. Pages 85-88 out of the big book, are a design for living. Spot checking my inventory daily, moment to moment has kept me from harming others which ultimately lead me to self destruction-a drink!
Today is another day I’m grateful for God, my son, my family and friends the roof over my head, the food in my belly, the clothes on my back.

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#9

To me, working recovery is working on a better, more spiritually filled life. Not every program is the same for everyone and I think it’s very important to keep in mind, what keeps you clean might not keep the next person clean. But making sure your side of the street is clean and you do the best you can in every day life is how I work my program. I might not work steps the fastest or go to 7 meetings a week, but I do what works for me.. and it’s kept me clean so far

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#10

Someone told me “what keeps you sober might get me drunk”