{"id":1942,"date":"2026-01-24T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2026-01-23T07:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:59:29","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-january-24th-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1942","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days January 24th by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">View VIDEO on FView 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\/@recoverydaysacebook&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120<\/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-5df624759362e2f732b02496cac2bdb0\"><strong>On this day in 1971, AA co-founder Bill Wilson died<\/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-4f065144f37de4602c542a23b8c64a53\"><strong>Respect<\/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-c09427001b13f65a7bf90f7ba713b8c5\"><strong>The Gestalt Prayer, written by the psychiatrist Fritz<br>Perls, tells us that we are not in this world to live up<br>to anyone\u2019s expectations except our own. Trying to<br>live the way other people would like us to simply<br>leads to unhappiness. Healthy boundaries are about<br>respecting ourselves and others. They also allow us to<br>understand who we are and what we need.<br>Boundaries become important when we come under<br>threat, so it is best to establish them before they are<br>actually needed. It is very difficult to apply<br>boundaries when someone is already trying to<br>manipulate you. Will I review my boundaries before<br>they are needed, to ensure that they are strong and<br>fit for purpose?<\/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-bc621fe6719bbe407f8d88267265ea36\"><strong><br>If I am to live according to high moral principles, I<br>must identify what I really need and value. In the<br>past, such things as success or wealth might have<br>been my focus but now, I must reconsider. If for<br>example, I feel that peace of mind is more important<br>than a stressful job, I must have boundaries to ensure<br>that my ego does not lead me to take on too much<br>in the workplace. \u2018Principles before Personalities\u2019 is<br>a slogan that includes my own personality. Today I<\/strong><br><strong>ask God for the wisdom to keep my expectations<br>low and my hopes high.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View VIDEO on FView VIDEO on Facebook&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120 Follow on TikTok Videos at&nbsp;Tiktok.com\/@recoverydaysacebook&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120 On this day in 1971, AA co-founder Bill Wilson died Respect The Gestalt Prayer, written by the psychiatrist FritzPerls, tells us that we are not in this world &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=1942\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,17,31,20],"tags":[15,28,30,33,23,22,32],"class_list":["post-1942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-addiction-recovery-2","category-behavioural-addiction-2","category-daily-inspiration","category-living-skills","tag-addiction-treatment","tag-castle-craig","tag-daily-inspiration","tag-fellowship","tag-meditation","tag-recovery","tag-recovery-journey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1942"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1944,"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942\/revisions\/1944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}