Loosid Sober Tip of the Day September 28

Sober Tips
#1

Moving from being sober to getting sober requires us to start working a spiritual program.

We have removed the ‘spirits’ and need to replace it with spirituality.

In 12-Step Groups, this consists of Unity (meetings and fellowship), Service (to others), and the 12 steps.

Whatever the spiritual program, you need to enter it quickly. If we sit in the seat of sobriety and not embark on a spiritual program, we will stay in pain.

If you have questions on what to do, ask in the comment section below. The Loosid community is here to help you.

If you have been sober for a while and are working a spiritual program, help the newcomers by sharing your experience 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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#2
#3

You must stay laser focused on your sobriety.
It is for you.! It’s working for me.!

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#4

I have been struggling with alcoholism and drug addiction all My life. I recently finished My 5th treatment by spending 63 days in a VA facility. Very early in that treatment I knew I was in trouble and had to surrender and do something I had never done before, I had to let God take the Wheel. Very early on in this stent of recovery I started receiving this spiritually thing and was having spiritual awakenings on a regular basis and I more than liked it. This was new to Me but so easily accepted when I just let go and let God He has the wheel every day and My Decisions are based on His needs not Mine. I have become more tolerant, understanding, empathetic and strive to be a better person every day. Thanks to this program and how God works in this world I am now a enlightened spiritually and receive the love of God daily giving Him thanks through out the day.

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#5

How do we do that?

#6

I can relate to this in that finding where unity and my spirit agree has been a little bit of an obstacle

#7

What I love about the AA and NA meetings I have attended over the years is my higher power who I choose to call God helps me along the way in my recovery I was in 11 treatment centers before it finally stuck and in my teen age years my family spent so much money trying to “fix” me but I was not ready until I was rock bottom I only had a small suitcase of clothes and had lost pretty much all my stuff I was not allowed to go home I was pregnant and scared to death I had a doctor threatening me to turn me into the nursing board my drug screen was dirty so I had no place to go I called a nonprofit center they took me in I was there 90 days then after this I was put in a battered shelter my ex came after me I started reading my big book and working the steps and I even turned myself in to the nursing board to keep myself in check I had to tell my boss anywhere I worked about my addiction and have random drug screens I began talking to a sponsor and she just at first let me talk and talk and then at meetings I made coffee clean up trash and empty ash trays and I started talking in meetings and going to dancing and fun functions at the NA meetings I was still so angry with myself and how much I lost but they were just things and people and places that I did not need anymore I can honestly say now at 52 with 18 years sobriety I still at times have stinking thinking of oh I could have a line just to keep me going and I shut that down quick I pray or call a sponsor or take a walk or read from my big book or NA or talk with church friends and I get through it because I like me now I love my boys and I want to keep my license I worked hard for even now I can’t work due to liver disease and I am waiting for a transplant but life is good I have made peace with my family and they trust me for the most part I have a higher power that does not tell me I am stupid or crazy but I am reminded how my God chased me until I surrendered and now I am free but I still have bad days but on those days I have a comforting higher power that won’t ever let go of my hand and will love me warts and all I will take that over a dumb line and momentary high any day I am telling you just seek and you will find knock and the door will be open let go and let God it works if you work it God bless you all

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#8

Beautifully said. Thanks for the reminders,and your message.