{"id":2355,"date":"2026-05-23T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:12:11","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-may-23rd-by-chris-b-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2355","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days May 23rd by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">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 wp-block-paragraph\">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-782daad068584b6798565af9d6154218 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 review expectations<\/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-368c465ab7accf449414ee2612386c7c wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Creativity in recovery<\/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-c98cca327bd7fbe39e275a76654bf05b wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>I have come into my strength<br>And words obey my call. W.B. Yeats.<\/em><br>Contrary to popular belief, alcohol and drug use is less<br>beneficial to creativity than recovery from<br>addiction. Remarkable work has been produced<br>under the influence of drugs, but usually it is the<br>illusion of creativity, rather than works of true<br>genius. Frustrated talent is the most common result<br>of addiction, but when the stress and chaos of active<br>drug use ceases, creativity bursts out. This can be<br>used to process our feelings of loss, shame and guilt<br>as well as making life more fulfilling and<br>meaningful. Am I ready to explore my creativity?<\/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-03c6a10113a5cbc540eef66ed6444efd wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br>Creativity takes us away from daily life towards the<br>spiritual side \u2013 there is something miraculous about a<br>work of art. Truly great art makes us think differently<br>and thus act differently.<br><em>Remembering that the best I have done<br>Was done to make it plain. W.B. Yeats.<\/em><br>It gives us new ideas and new ways of seeing things.<br>Spirituality does the same. Today I ask God to open<br>my mind to the idea of creativity.<\/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 review expectations Creativity in recovery I have come into my strengthAnd words obey my call. W.B. 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