{"id":1481,"date":"2025-09-16T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2025-09-15T07:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:20:05","slug":"september-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1481","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days September 16th 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-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1de678ba8b384877d849a4d4bf2fddd1\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 breathe slowly<\/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-f0961536e07b84664fc388e25fba3f70\"><strong><br>Acceptance<\/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-3e43311f7e61bb7328e70820134f506c\"><strong><br>A farmer\u2019s horse ran off one day and everyone said: how terrible, he\u2019s lost his livelihood. But the farmer just smiled. The horse came back with some mares, and everyone said: That\u2019s great. The farmer smiled. The farmer\u2019s son broke his leg herding the horses and everyone said: That\u2019s terrible. But soldiers came recruiting for the army and ignored the boy with the broken leg and everyone said: That\u2019s great. The old farmer kept on smiling. Anon.<br>Mindfulness teaches us just to be aware of ourselves and not to judge everything that happens. The farmer in the story (told by writer Anthony de Mello) simply accepted things he had no control over. In recovery, we learn the same lesson. Am I living my life according to the guidance of the Serenity Prayer?<\/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-10fc716f247bfc2dd443d9a7c81d7e8b\"><strong><br>Keeping an even temperament and cutting out pointless occasions for worrying allows me to focus on things that bring peace of mind, such as helping others, living according to the right principles and asking my Higher Power for guidance. Today I will live my life according to the Serenity Prayer.<\/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 Remember Mindfulness \u2013 breathe slowly Acceptance A farmer\u2019s horse ran off one day and everyone said: how terrible, he\u2019s lost his livelihood. But the farmer just smiled. 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