OCTOBER 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Getting to be who I want to be"

A Day at a Time Reflections · Oct 23, 2026 · 1m

"One's own self is well hidden from one's own self," a renowned philosopher once wrote. "Of all mines of treasure, one's own is the last to be dug up." The Gamblers Anonymous Twelve Steps of Recovery have enabled me to unearth my "own self," the one that for so long was buried beneath my desperate need for approval from others. Thanks to the Gamblers Anonymous Program and my Higher Power, I've begun acquiring a true sense of self and a comfortable sense of confidence. No longer do I have to react chameleon-like, changing my color from one moment to the next, fruitlessly trying to be all…