SEPTEMBER 5 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I am not God"

A Day at a Time Reflections · Sep 5, 2026 · 1m

We're often told that compulsive gamblers are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then of course - since no person could possibly meet the extremely high standards we demand of ourselves we find ourselves falling short. Discouragement and depression set in; we angrily punish ourselves for being less than superhuman. The next time around, rather than setting more realistic goals, we set them even higher. And we fall farther, then punish ourselves more…