{"id":1169,"date":"2024-06-29T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2024-06-28T19:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T18:15:32","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-june-29th-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1169","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days June 29th by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Remember<\/strong> <\/strong>Mindfulness<\/strong> <\/strong>\u2013<\/strong> <\/strong>relax<\/strong> <\/strong>your<\/strong> <\/strong>whole<\/strong> <\/strong>body<\/strong> <\/strong>gradually<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps<\/strong> <\/strong>Six<\/strong> <\/strong>and<\/strong> <\/strong>Seven<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judge each day by the seeds you plant, not by the harvest that you reap. We long for quick results that confirm our success and validate our self-image. Sometimes it doesn\u2019t work like that. Maturity is about doing things that require the long view. It is a sign of immaturity to look for instant gratification \u2013 that\u2019s how we used to be. Letting go of our childish ways is a part of growing up in recovery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I became a man, I put away childish <\/em><\/strong>things. St Paul, Corinthians.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps Six and Seven are about letting go. I must now be ready to let go of my character defects and the shame and guilt that go with them. This is not as easy as it sounds, unless I have help. Today I ask God for guidance in letting go of my past.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Paul makes letting go sound easy but some of us struggle with impatience. We perceive all our tomorrows as an unbearable eternity. Much better to be patient. Can I take things a day at a time?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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