Loosid Sober Tip of the Day September 19

You can turn a cucumber into a pickle, but you can't turn a pickle back into a cucumber.

In recovery, we often use this term to explain that, once an alcoholic or addict, always and alcoholic or addict.

This great obsession of alcoholics and addicts is to think one day we can drink or use again in moderation.

To combat this ‘stinking thinking’, many of us admit our powerlessness over the drink or drug in our daily practice.

This allows us to withdraw from the debating society in order that we don’t waste energy on things we cannot change.

Remember, alcoholism and addiction is 100% treatable.

For this reason, many of us find ourselves beyond grateful for having a disease which we can put in remission on a daily basis provided we work a spiritual program.

Today, choose to accept being a pickle today. Life is too short to spend it trying to turn back into a cucumber.

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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I never thought I’d say something like this but I’m sad I’m a pickle and not a cucumber anymore. Its a funny analogy but a true one. It’s not dissimilar to an athlete suffering an injury that becomes a career ender. Sure you may heal but you’ll never be able to do what you did before. I’m glad that we can still enjoy a quality life as long as we continuously work on ourselves and stay stronger than our disease. Love you all and hope you’re having a great weekend

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Great!!:+1::lipstick:

I love it

Pickles last longer then a cucumber! I’m a grateful recovering alcoholic. I’m glad I have experience what I have experience in my thus far. My journey has just begun.