{"id":1610,"date":"2025-10-19T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2025-10-19T08:01:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:01:39","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-october-19th-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days October 19th by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-551741cdb4b4efe03723a18ea0225230\"><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-black-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f8ed101762af1b26fb2bc4018e0c7643\"><strong>Follow on TikTok Videos at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@recoverydays\">Tiktok.com\/@recoverydays<\/a><\/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-26f88d9ea7673a2c9e01daed54e66154\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 close eyes briefly<\/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-9b7f862438685b273d7afc68cbad79a6\"><strong><br>Slips<\/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-4eea6fb241bf1c8ff1441158fc06d5d9\"><strong><br>In Twelve Step circles, they say a slip happens<br>when \u2018Sobriety Lost Its Priority\u2019. A slip of any<br>kind is a relapse and must be taken seriously.<br>Looking at our thoughts and behaviour before<br>the slip happened can give us insights into what<br>needs putting right. Had we cut down on<br>meetings? Were we harbouring resentments? We<br>must not minimise what has happened. Going<br>to a meeting and telling our story may require<br>courage but we will find strength in doing so<br>and nobody will judge us. Addiction is a disease<br>that is characterised by relapse and the best<br>solution is to get back into the programme as<br>soon as possible. Do I fully understand how slips<br>can happen?<\/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-7b98575d0dc119c0b8cb4ccd4b5499e6\"><strong><br>If I go to my home group and share about my<br>relapse, I may help others as well as myself. When a<br>person speaks about their relapse, I will feel<br>great empathy and a desire to help. Today I am<br>grateful to belong to a fellowship where mistakes<br>that are honestly shared are treated with compassion<br>and understanding.<\/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;Tiktok.com\/@recoverydays Remember Mindfulness \u2013 close eyes briefly Slips In Twelve Step circles, they say a slip happenswhen \u2018Sobriety Lost Its Priority\u2019. 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