Loosid Sober Tip of the Day October 14

D -E -N- I -A -L

Don't Even Notice I Am Lying.

So many of us take such a long time to enter recovery because we are in denial. The pain of getting honest with ourselves seems too much to handle and so we lie to ourselves.

Because of this, our disease progresses until we either die or reach such a level of pain that we get the gift of desperation to reach out and ask for help.

It is important to understand that everything in life worth anything requires work.

The first part of any work is an honest assessment of where we are and where we want to go.

It is also important to look at what we have done wrong in order that we can recognize those mistakes, so we don’t make them again.

We make amends for the mistakes we have done to free ourselves from our wrongdoings (more on that tomorrow).

Just for today, wherever you are, make a commitment to get honest with yourself.

If you are not sober, do you need to be? Write down all the things you have done when you were not sober that you feel were inappropriate. This will give you something to look at on paper.

If you are in recovery, are there things you are doing that are disconnecting you from your recovery? If so, what can you do to get back on a good path?

If you are on a good path, share your experience what helped you move from denial to getting honest with yourself.

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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When Jesus saved me and I accepted him into my life my whole world and outlook on life changed drastically for the better. Oct.20 makes me one year clean🙏

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I so much agree thanks for the message God bless🙏🏻

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Easier to catch myself these days, but at the beginning of the end for me..... I could rationalize just about everything. That's not really lying to myself and everyone else, is it? Yes,yes it is! When my daughter showed me a video she told of me just trying to talk, my talk... Wow :persevere: took a good look at my everyday actions. All fake, pathetic,needless,lies. Now I pray every morning and say hello to each new day. A simple life, but with as much honesty and true living. Thanks for helping me keep my self in check, loosid community.

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Congratulations! That's awesome! God is good! :blush:

My rock bottom brought me out of denial. I needed help or I was going to die. I now go to meetings consistently and have a sponsor. I also work a spiritual program (Jesus Christ) that is key. :old_key::heart:

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Congrats Mark! I agree with buddy! God has changed my life! God has changed my relationships.

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Sharris has it right. She not only has What I relate to!! She works a program which I assume is a 12 Step program! She also has a Spiritual Relationshipwith Jesus Christ. Having a 12 step program has the Highest success rate for sobriety. If you add God to your program makes it that much of a stronger program!!