{"id":2226,"date":"2026-04-14T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2226"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:51:36","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-april-14th-by-chris-b-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2226","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days April 14th 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-66adf122f1ce98ada33ab388cc6da6bf\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 send positive thoughts<\/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-a5ffa3895188c701c6dbcb1a16c0bc1b\"><strong>Fellowship and connection<\/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-488e4854ac1234e42dcbc8366f373f9d\"><strong><br><em>We few, we happy few, we band of<br>brothers; for he today who sheds his blood<br>with me shall be my brother.<br>W. Shakespeare, King Henry V.<\/em><br>Whether we have actually shed blood or not, all of us<br>addicted people have been in a fight and this<br>common experience gives us a strong sense of<br>fellowship and a sense of purpose too. For most,<br>doing something as part of a group or team gives<br>more satisfaction than doing it alone. Am I glad of<br>the feeling of team spirit and involvement that I get<br>from belonging to a Twelve Step group?<\/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-a2bac75f97bedc5cb68ed47ce28d9c4c\"><strong>Attending a fellowship meeting and sitting alone at<br>the back of the room, do we feel comfortable? If we<br>interact with others, we are more likely to enjoy the<br>meeting and feel connected, rather than having<br>been just a spectator. Established members have a<br>responsibility to interact but we have responsibility<br>too. I ask God for courage to make the extra effort to<br>come out of my isolation and meet new people.<\/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 send positive thoughts Fellowship and connection We few, we happy few, we band ofbrothers; for he today who sheds his bloodwith me shall be my brother.W. 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