{"id":1621,"date":"2025-10-23T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:35:04","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-october-23rd-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1621","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days October 23rd 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-680c83f254c7d3c200781b3b1c02c189\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 listen to your breathing<\/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-531b9a0af2183ebba1020654d78bdbd1\"><strong><br>Values<\/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-903cd55465c5127041cf8cf164ed3511\"><strong><br>What are the values that I live by? I probably don\u2019t<br>know the answer when I first become sober. As I<br>recover, I will find and perhaps improve them to live<br>as best I can. I may learn from other people but itis<br>important that I create my value system because<br>because I want it that way, not so as to meet the<br>expectations of others. Am I establishing the values<br>by which I will live my life in sobriety?<\/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-6c497ce27e98422eb0377c38c79d4f86\"><strong><br><em>Once to every man and nation<br>Comes the moment to decide<br>In the strife of truth with falsehood,<br>For the good or evil side. J.R. Lowell.<br><\/em>The type of relationships that I have, the activities I<br>like and the interests I follow, are all dependent on<br>my core values, because these will affect my<br>attitudes. Thus, if I value honesty, kindness,<br>understanding and compassion then I am likely to<br>have friends with similar values. If I set a high value<br>on physical health, then my interests are likely to<br>reflect that too. I am grateful that I can learn new<br>ways in the Twelve Step programme.<\/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 listen to your breathing Values What are the values that I live by? I probably don\u2019tknow the answer when I first become sober. 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