APRIL 8 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Foundation for treasures"

A Day at a Time Reflections · Apr 8, 2026 · 1m

Time after time, we learn in Gamblers Anonymous, newcomers try to keep to themselves "shoddy facts" about their lives. Trying to avoid the humbling experience of the Fifth Step, they turn to a seemingly easier and softer way. Almost invariably, they slip. Having persevered with the rest of the Program, they then wonder why they fell. The probable reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. Have I admitted to myself and to another human being the exact nature of my wrongs? Today I Pray … That I may…