{"id":1393,"date":"2024-08-22T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2024-08-21T19:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:07:14","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-august-22nd-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1393","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days August 22nd by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ef09045cdd219b2a7794e6aaf0c7fbc8\"><strong>View VIDEO on Facebook&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100094027278120\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ba1aa48c4a7173ea98b671762cfd9e33\"><strong>Follow on TikTok Videos at&nbsp;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@recoverydays?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=p<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-17edef87043885040d05bfe3c1847adc\"><strong>YouTube&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Recoverydays_chris\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Recoverydays_ch<\/a>Remember M<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-36e7e3b9e24c892f8fe7f7ca3c7811f1\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 sit comfortably<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6c0c26d1590c12d83e1098f50b4154de\"><strong><br>Choices<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f96a7c1656e43738885da45d552564e0\"><strong><br>We make choices every day, some small, some big.<br>Life can be seen as just a series of choices. It is thus<br>important that we learn how to choose correctly.<br>Addicted people often choose only to meet their<br>immediate wants \u2013 perhaps a pill or a drink. In that<br>way, they are seeking instant relief, as children<br>want their immediate needs to be met. But children<br>learn gradually to make responsible choices \u2013<br>through the example of others, and by trial and<br>error. Unfortunately, addiction means we don\u2019t<br>learn this way and the results are obvious. Recovery<br>is about making grown-up choices. Am I learning<br>to make the right choices?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-35c853aac6ca5ec171ace7d23bc0ffec\"><strong><br>People only make changes when they understand<br>the need. If for example, I want to change my<br>outbursts of anger, I must first understand why<br>they happen, what makes me behave like that.<br>Practising self-awareness and honesty leads me to<br>discover the things in me that I need to change.<br>Today I will reflect on the process of making choices<br>and ask God for wisdom to make the right ones<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View VIDEO on Facebook&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120 Follow on TikTok Videos at&nbsp;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@recoverydays?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=p YouTube&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Recoverydays_chRemember M Remember Mindfulness \u2013 sit comfortably Choices We make choices every day, some small, some big.Life can be seen as just a series of choices. 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