{"id":864,"date":"2024-04-18T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=864"},"modified":"2024-04-17T19:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T18:20:44","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-april-18th-by-chris-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=864","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days April 18th by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Self-improvement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we think about self-improvement, it\u2019s difficult not to recall Lisa Simpson saying: It\u2019s a long, arduous journey of personal and spiritual discovery. <\/em>Very few of us are fine the way we are and some of us know it. The paradox is that we have to first accept ourselves the way we are before we can make any changes. Self- improvement is a very legitimate goal for most of us. The Twelve Steps are all about it. If you think that you can achieve happy sobriety without doing any work on yourself, perhaps by taking some \u2018miracle pill\u2019, then by all means try. But for those of us who struggle with dishonesty, selfishness, self-pity, and other character defects, it may not work. Do I have a realistic view of myself?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must try not to take myself too seriously. Addiction is a life-or-death disease, but it can be successfully managed. Normal life is not all about doom and gloom. We use comedy to get perspective and sometimes to help us accept difficult truths. I must keep an open mind always and remind myself that often laughter is the best medicine. Today I ask God to preserve my sense of humour so that I may improve my insight into life\u2019s problems.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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