{"id":2437,"date":"2025-06-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2025-06-16T07:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T06:47:20","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-june-17th-by-chris-b-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2437","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days June 17th 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-26f88d9ea7673a2c9e01daed54e66154\"><strong>Remember Mindfulness \u2013 close eyes briefly<\/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-909a5055a23aec45c4f1f9975ab72d1f\"><strong>Kindness<\/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-d31b3d385d0d34310c5a354b20887af4\"><strong>Kindness and compassion are important factors for<br>people with addiction problems. The word<br>\u2018kindness\u2019 originates from the old English word<br>\u2018kin\u2019 for \u2018family\u2019 and \u2018connection\u2019. Showing<br>kindness to another is sharing their trouble and<br>pain, as we would do in any relationship we care<br>about. Kindness is consideration and respect, not<br>only to others but to ourselves. Am I ready today to<br>show kindness to anyone that I see in need?<\/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-e979ef2824eaa64c5fd930b7319b74bf\"><strong><em>Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.<br>The Dalai Lama.<\/em><br>Kindness is what binds a healthy society together. It<br>should never be given selectively; it should be<br>shared amongst everyone. I cannot expect to receive<br>kindness from strangers if I am not prepared to<br>show kindness myself. When I work the Steps and<br>have some experience of sober living, it is then my<br>responsibility to extend the hand of friendship and<br>kindness to others. That is what is meant by Step<br>Twelve. Today I ask to be ready to extend the hand<br>of friendship and kindness to anyone in need.<\/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 close eyes briefly Kindness Kindness and compassion are important factors forpeople with addiction problems. The word\u2018kindness\u2019 originates from the old English word\u2018kin\u2019 for \u2018family\u2019 and \u2018connection\u2019. 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