{"id":2257,"date":"2025-04-23T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2025-04-22T19:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:21:17","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-april-23rd-by-chris-b-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2257","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days April 23rd 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-4c4221a0dad19d1bba7fde8bfc3ce0d3\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 enjoy the moment<\/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-824ba1ba8f89960b5e09f4cf9dc6a508\"><strong>Spiritual growth<\/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-3edef8906fc362edcc7246dd382c346f\"><strong><br>The joy of living is a sometimes-unexpected bonus<br>for many recovering addicted people. Feeling<br>physically well is only a part of that. We realise that<br>there is more pleasure in giving than in getting, that<br>caring about other people is fulfilling, that friends<br>are dependable, that Higher Power is real, that<br>honesty brings peace of mind, that living a day at a<br>time is manageable. When we look at the wreckage<br>of our past and compare it to the calm simplicity of<br>our life today, there is so much to be happy about<br>and so much to be grateful for. Am I grateful that<br>my life has changed so much for the better?<\/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-7d07ce68e5a74d299aa5806fdbe17a4e\"><strong>I accept the good that surrounds me instead of<br>searching for it, and I truly understand the meaning<br>of spiritual growth. That is how my sobriety will<br>turn into a happy recovery. I know that by<br>surrendering my life to my Higher Power, I will find<br>peace and contentment. Thus, my life will have<br>true meaning and happiness. For that I am grateful.<br>Today I ask God for spiritual growth that will<br>continue for the rest of my life.<\/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 enjoy the moment Spiritual growth The joy of living is a sometimes-unexpected bonusfor many recovering addicted people. Feelingphysically well is only a part of that. 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