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  • MAY 16 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "I'm not unique"

    MAY 16 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "I'm not unique"
    2025/05/16
    Many of us in the Gamblers Anonymous Program share the memory that we originally gambled to "belong," to "be a big shot," or to "be a part of the crowd." Others of us fueled our addictions in order to "get in"-to feel, at least for a short time, that we fitted in with the rest of the human race. Sometimes, our gam bling had the desired effect, temporarily assuaging our feelings of apartness. But when the rush of the action wore off, we were left feeling more alone, more left out, more "different" than ever. Do I sometimes feel that "my case is different"? Today I Pray … God, may I get over my feeling of being "different" or in some way unique, of not belonging. Perhaps it was this feeling that led me to gambling in the first place. It also kept me from seeing the seriousness of my addiction, since I thought "I am different. I can handle it." May I now be aware that I do belong, to a vast Fellowship of people like me. With every shared experience, my "uniqueness" is disappearing. Today I Will Remember … I am not unique. A Day at a Time ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠⁠ G.A. A New Beginning ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC⁠
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  • MAY 15 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "I'm not alone"

    MAY 15 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "I'm not alone"
    2025/05/15
    Looking back at those last desperate days before I came to Gamblers Anonymous, I remember more than anything the feelings of loneliness and isolation. Even when I was surrounded by people, including my own family, the sense of "aloneness" was overwhelming. Even when I tried to act sociable and wore the mask of cheerfulness, I usually felt a terrible anger at not belonging. Will I ever forget the misery of being "alone in a crowd"? Today I Pray … I thank God for the greatest single joy that has come to me outside of my abstinence from gambling the feeling that I am no longer alone. May I not assume that loneliness will vanish overnight. May I know that there will be a lonely time during recovery, especially since I must pull away from my former gambling buddies. I pray that I may find new friends who are recovering. I thank God for the Gamblers Anonymous Fellowship. Today I Will Remember … I am not alone. A Day at a Time ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠⁠ G.A. A New Beginning ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC⁠
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  • MAY 14 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Step by step"

    MAY 14 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Step by step"
    2025/05/14
    "A very popular error-having the courage of one's convictions; rather it is a matter of having the courage for an attack upon one's convictions," wrote Nietzsche. The Gamblers Anonymous Program is helping me get rid of my old ideas by sharing with others and working the Twelve Steps. Having made a searching and fearless moral and financial inventory of myself; having admitted to myself and to another human being the exact nature of my wrongs; and having become entirely ready to have all my defects of character removed I will humbly ask God to remove my shortcomings. Am I trying to follow the Program just as it is? Today I Pray … I pray that I may continue to practice the Twelve Steps, over and over again, if need be. The Program has worked for thousands and thousands of recovering compulsive gamblers the world over. It can work for me. May I pause regularly and check to see if I am really practicing the GA Program, as it is set forth. Today I Will Remember … Step by Step. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MAY 13 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "God preserved me"

    MAY 13 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "God preserved me"
    2025/05/13
    When a person wakes up each morning and rises, with nerves screaming and sick at heart, to face frightening reality; when a person stumbles through the day in a pit of despair, wishing to die, but refusing to die; when a person gets up the next day and does it all over again-well, that takes guts. That takes a kind of real, basic survival courage, a courage that can be put to good use if that person ever finds his or her way to Gamblers Anonymous. That person has learned courage the hard way, and when that person comes to the GA Program, he or she will find new and beautiful ways to use it. Have I the courage to keep trying, one day at a time? Today I Pray … May I put the "guts-to-survive" kind of courage left over from my gambling days into good use in the Program. If I was able to "hang on" enough to live through the miseries of my addiction, may I translate that same will to survive into my recovery program. May I use my courage in new, constructive ways. Today I Will Remember … God preserved me to help carry out His purpose. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning ⁠https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC⁠
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  • MAY 12 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Just for today"

    MAY 12 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Just for today"
    2025/05/12
    My courage must come each day, as does my desire to avoid a single bet, a single addictive act. It must be a continuing courage, without deviations and procrastination, without rashness, and without fear of obstacles. This would seem like a large order indeed, were it not for the fact that it is confined to this one day, and that within this day much power is given to me. Do I extend the Serenity Prayer to my entire life? Today I Pray … May each new morning offer me a supply of courage to last me during the day. If my courage is renewed each day and I know that I need just a day's worth, that courage will always be fresh and the supply will not run out. May I realize, as days pass, that what I feared during the earliest days of my recovery I no longer fear, that my daily courage is now helping me cope with bigger problems. Today I Will Remember … God give me courage - just for today. A Day at a Time ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠⁠ G.A. A New Beginning ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC⁠
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  • MAY 11 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Courage is"

    MAY 11 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Courage is"
    2025/05/11
    Now that I know I can no longer use false courage that is really bravado, I seek and pray for twenty-four-hour courage to change the things I can. Obviously, this isn't the kind of courage that will make me a strong and brave person for life, able to handle any and all situations courageously. Rather, what I need is a persistent and intelligent courage, continuing each day into the next one-but doing today only what can be done today and avoiding all fear and worry with regard to the final result. What does courage mean to me today? Today I Pray … May I tackle only those things I have a chance of changing. And change must start with me, a day at a time. May I know that acceptance often is a form of courage. I pray not for super-bravery, but just for persistence to meet what life brings to me without being overcome by it. Today I Will Remember … Courage is meeting a day at a time. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MAY 10 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Be still"

    MAY 10 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Be still"
    2025/05/10
    As the doubter tries the process of prayer, he would do well to add up the results. If he persists, he'll almost surely find more serenity, more tolerance, less fear, and less anger. He'll acquire a quiet courage - the kind that isn't tension-ridden. He'll be able to look at "failure" and "success" for what they really are. Problems and calamity will begin to mean his instruction, instead of his destruction. He'll feel freer and saner. Have wonderful and uncountable things begun to happen to me in my new life? Today I Pray … Through prayer, communion with a Higher Power, may I begin to see my life sort itself out. May I become less tense, more sane, more open, more courageous, more loving, less tangled in problems, less afraid of losing, less afraid of living. May I know that God, too, wants these things for me. May God's will be done. Today I Will Remember … Be still and know that He is God. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MAY 9 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "More than whistling in the dark"

    MAY 9 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "More than whistling in the dark"
    2025/05/09
    "Perfect courage," wrote La Rochefoucauld, "means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on." As we grow in the Gamblers Anonymous Program, we recognize persistent fear for what it is, and we become able to handle it. We begin to see each adversity as a God given opportunity to develop the kind of courage that is born of humility, rather than of bravado. Do I realize that whistling to keep up my courage is merely good practice for whistling? Today I Pray … May I find courage in my Higher Power. Since all things are possible through God, I must be able to overcome the insidious fears that haunt me-so often fears of losing someone or something that has become important in my life. I pray for my own willingness to let go of those fears. Today I Will Remember … Praying is more than whistling in the dark. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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