Loosid Sober Tip of the Day May 21

Sober Tips
#1

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be free?

In recovery, we often hear the words irritable, restless and discontent. One of the biggest blockages that keeps us in this state is holding onto past resentments or ‘justified anger.’

The problem is, until you can release the resentment, you will never be free. Justified or not.

Resentment is very much like you drinking the poison and waiting for the other party to suffer.

Letting go of your resentment is the key to your freedom.

Will you have to do some work to get there? Absolutely. There are is a spiritual path waiting for you to help to get you to the other side.

There is no value in being right at the expense of your freedom.

Choose to be free today. Why? Because 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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#3

This is so true because until I Stopped fighting everybody and everything I couldn’t get well and I would stay sick. The path to being sober is peace and serenity. It’s a beautiful place to be and it takes time so easy does it.:slightly_smiling_face:

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#4

I have a few results that are totally justified it is not the anger that keeps me stuck it is the pain and hurt that they caused I am getting ready to do my first step so hopefully I can release the pain I seem to have a habit of expecting people to treat me the same way That I would treat them. How do you hurt somebody so bad that supposedly you love so much

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#5

I’m sorry I meant I have a few resentments that are totally justified

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#6

RID! Irritable, restless and discontent. Even in sobriety I can feel these emotions. However because I now have spiritual tools at my disposal I and quickly catch me going down the RID rabbit hole.
When I’m irritated, I pray to God for the knowledge and to remove this feeling from me. Most of the time this works. However, I may just get knowledge and that being I may need more sleep, meditation, or food to remove this feeling. Restless- feeling anxious or nervous, again prayer helps a lot, going to a meeting, helping a newcomer, or calling support friends helps get me out of this feeling…
Discontent- this happens a lot for me, it’s like I’m it happy with work, relationships, life in general, I again turn to prayer and meditation. Call my sponsor, call a friend in recovery, call a sponsee, go to meeting, write a gratitude list.

It’s easy to go to a pity party. But its more rewarding to recognize life a blissfully beautiful in sobriety and help others by being of service.
I’m a real alcoholic who needs fellowship from other alcoholics and God to stay sober and live joyous and free.

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#7

My issue at this point is overthinking. This is why the last three steps need to be a focus everyday. I work hard at focusing my attention on being grateful, being appreciative, forgiving others, complementing the good in others, I take accountability and I never and I mean never have expectations from others (this is crazy difficult) Accept life for what it is and have the courage to keep doing the right thing even when things don’t go my way. Spiritual progress even if it’s micro steps. I also don’t waste today by not having one foot in yesterday and the other in the future. Not much to overthink about when you focus on today because tomorrow is not promised which is why i am grateful for each and every day I wake up.

#8

I don’t need to be right, letting go of ego and choosing freedom :pray: