{"id":1055,"date":"2024-06-09T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2024-06-08T20:43:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T19:43:53","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-june-9th-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1055","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days June 9th by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Fake it to make it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Despite being anonymous, they all seemed
to understand and like each other very well.
That was my first impression of an AA
meeting. So, I kept going to meetings
because, I knew I had to. There were no
other options. Sometimes I was glad to go,
sometimes I pretended to be glad. An old\u0002timer said: \u2018fake it to make it\u2019. Perhaps I
was doing that. In any case, a miracle was
happening because I was not drinking. I
thought that I had better keep on doing
the same thing, because it worked. I still
regularly go to that meeting. It has saved
my life. Anon.<\/strong>
Am I committed to attending meetings because I
know that I cannot be complacent about my
disease of addiction?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


I do not need to understand the reasons why
something works before I do it. Just the fact that it
does work should be enough. I will apply the same
principle to the Twelve Step fellowships. I am
content to follow them and keep it simple. Today I
give thanks for the simple gifts that I have received<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

……………………………………………<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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