{"id":1802,"date":"2025-12-20T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:17:57","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-december-20th-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1802","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days December 20th by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">View VIDEO on Facebook&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">Follow on TikTok Videos at&nbsp;Tiktok.com\/@recoverydays<\/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-6aca53789a1a4402459298036c229bc2\"><strong><br>Pride<\/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-041718baf00a399cce4b498d41b3bcba\"><strong>Pride is one of the character defects that stops us<br>making progress because it tells us that we do not<br>need to make the effort. The other, more honest<br>block to progress is fear. These are both major<br>problems for a lot of people in recovery and we will<br>probably need help in addressing them. If we are<br>lucky enough to be in a Twelve Step fellowship,<br>then we can work on pride with our sponsor as we<br>do the Steps. Reaching out to others and<br>consciously seeking honesty, humility and<br>gratitude are fundamental to spiritual growth. Do I<br>understand the need to address my pride so that I<br>can look at myself honestly?<\/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-25cc1c1a1c3ab2fa212e6db3ea1a08c8\"><strong>Pride is a part of my ego that stops me from looking<br>at myself honestly. If I cannot manage my pride, I will<br>not be able to admit to myself that, in the great<br>majority of my difficulties in life, it has been me<br>that was the problem. Humility is an important<br>factor. Without humility, success will always be in<br>doubt. Today I ask for humility in all my affairs<br>because it is my best tool for ego management.<\/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 breathe slowly Pride Pride is one of the character defects that stops usmaking progress because it tells us that we do notneed to make the effort. 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