Loosid Sober Tip of the Day September 11

Don’t let the gifts of recovery take you out of recovery.

When entering recovery, if we have the willingness to do whatever it takes to get sober, we find ourselves ‘on fire’ with the program. This simply means we are reaping the rewards of working the program. Often, it’s because when we enter recovery, we had the gift of desperation.

As time passes, we start to build a beautiful life. Unfortunately, for many, life seems to get a bit too full to keep working the program. We cut back on meetings, we cut back on service, we stop reaching out to others and before you know it, we relapse and have no idea why.

Everything you have built has been a result of the spiritual program you have now pulled away from.

Always remember that the same things you had to do in your first days of recovery are the same things you need to do throughout your recovery.

If you feel you have fell victim to this, the great news is you can change right here. Right now.

How did this tip resonate with you? What are the most important things you have done that got you sober that you do every day to stay sober? 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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This one hit home hard.

I try to stay in the middle,,, when I find myself on edge I know I’m lacking in my program and it’s for me to get to a meeting, call my sponsor or get into service…. I love the tools this new design for living affords me…. Wouldn’t trade it for anything,, but I know that it’s takes work to stay………..

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I have to keep this top of mind.. whenever things get better, I let off the gas on my recovery, and I inevitably relapse.

Last year I had almost 8 months sober and I got comfortable in my recovery. I stopped going to meetings and using my network and within a month I had relapsed with the idea that I could do it just this one time. I WAS WRONG. The phrase one is too many and a thousand is never enough resonates today. I know now in my sobriety I can’t use even 1 time. And what kept me sober were the rooms and my network. I have a sponsor today and a home group. I’m doing 90 in 90 right now and I’m in IOP 6 days a week. So when I say I’m not going to make that mistake again I mean it. I’m doing whatever is necessary to keep the life I’ve been blessed with today.

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