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A Day at a Time Reflections
Reflections from the Gamblers Anonymous little blue book, A Day at a Time, published by Hazelden Information and Education Services www.hazelden.org Available on Amazon - A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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A Day at a Time ReflectionsMAY 6 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Absence of faith"
So many of us suffer from despair. Yet we don't realize that despair is purely the absence of faith. As long as we're willing to turn to God for help in our…
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MAY 5 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "God's will be done"
I knew I had to have a new beginning, and the beginning had to be here. I couldn't start anywhere else. I had to let go of the past and forget the future. As…
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MAY 4 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "God is willing"
Many people pray as though to overcome the will of a reluctant God, instead of taking hold of the willingness of a loving God. In the late stages of our…
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MAY 3 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Faith regenerates"
"To stand on one leg and prove God's existence is a very different thing," wrote Soren Kierkegaard, "from going down on one's knees and thanking Him." It is my…
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A NEW BEGINNING STEP 5 "Wrongs"
STEP 5 Admitted to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. It is suggested that this step be done shortly after completing Step…
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MAY 2 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Check for head-tripping"
When I was gambling, I was certain that my intelligence, backed by will power, could properly control my life and guarantee me success in the world around me…
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MAY 1 REFLECTION OF THE DAY "Faith follows acceptance"
For those of us who have lost our faith, or who have always had to struggle along without it, it's often helpful just to accept-blindly and with no…
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APRIL 30 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The more faith"
We're taught that "faith without works is dead." How true this is for the compulsive gambler. For if we fail to perfect or enlarge our spiritual lives through…
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APRIL 29 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Make room for today"
As I grow in the Gamblers Anonymous Program-sharing, caring, and becoming more and more involved-I find that it's becoming easier to live in the NOW. Even my…
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APRIL 28 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Freedom of choice"
I will resolve to observe with new interest even the commonplace things that happen today. If I learn to see everything with a fresh eye, perhaps I'll find I…
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APRIL 27 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "My resources are unlimited"
Am I so sure I'm doing everything possible to make my new life a success? Am I using my capabilities well? Do I recognize and appreciate all I have to be…
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APRIL 26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Humor is a sign of health"
When I first came to Gamblers Anonymous, I was stunned by the constant sound of laughter. I realize today that cheerfulness and merriment are useful. Outsiders…
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APRIL 25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Keep an attitude of gratitude"
I have much more to be grateful for than I realize. Too often, I don't remember to give thought to all the things in my life that I could enjoy and appreciate…
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APRIL 24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Pass it on"
We come to know in the Gamblers Anonymous Program that there is no deeper satisfaction and no greater joy than in a Twelfth Step well done. To watch the eyes…
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APRIL 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Thank and give thanks"
No matter what it is that seems to be our need or problem, we can find something to rejoice in, something for which to give thanks. It is not God who needs to…
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APRIL 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be grateful"
As I attend meetings of the Gamblers Anonymous Program, may my eyes open wider and wider. Other people's problems make mine look small, yet they are facing…
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APRIL 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Grateful for the whole of life"
Can I be wholeheartedly grateful for today? If so, I'm opening doors to more and more abundant good. What if I can't be thankful for the "rain" that has fallen…
A Day at a Time ReflectionsAPRIL 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Put away childish fears"
If a person continues to see only giants, wrote Anais Nin, "it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child." During this twenty…
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APRIL 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Happiness comes from within"
As we continue to make these vital choices and so move toward these high aspirations, our reality returns and our compulsion vanishes. We learn, in the words…
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APRIL 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The key to recovery"
We in Gamblers Anonymous know full well the futility of trying to overcome our addiction by will power alone. At the same time, we do know that it takes great…
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APRIL 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I cannot change the past"
The Gamblers Anonymous Program teaches me to remain on guard against impatience, lapses into self pity, and resentments of the words and deeds of others…
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APRIL 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Focus on my realities"
I once heard it said that "the mind is the slayer of the real." Looking back at the insanity of those days when I was gambling, I know precisely what that…
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APRIL 14 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be God-centered"
Every man and woman who has joined Gamblers Anonymous and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true…
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APRIL 13 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Reach, not preach"
Any number of compulsive gamblers are bedeviled by the conviction that if they ever go near the Gamblers Anonymous Program-whether by attending meetings or…
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APRIL 12 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "We are children of God"
If we attempt to understand rather than to be understood, we can more quickly assure a newcomer that we have no desire to convince anyone that there is only…
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APRIL 11 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God is in us all"
I came; I came to; I came to believe. Gamblers Anonymous has enabled me to learn that deep down in every man, woman, and child is the fundamental idea of a…
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APRIL 9 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God will not fail us"
Faith is more than our greatest gift; sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility. May we in the Gamblers Anonymous Program continually seek the…
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APRIL 8 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Foundation for treasures"
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…
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APRIL 7 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "If you slip, get up"
Our spiritual and emotional growth in the Gamblers Anonymous Program doesn't depend so deeply upon success as it does upon our failures and setbacks. If we…
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APRIL 6 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Abstinence is never fail-safe"
What do we say to a person who has slipped, or one who calls for help? We can carry the message, if the person is willing to listen; we can share our…
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APRIL 5 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The craziness of yesterday"
Still another common thread we invariably see among slippers is that many of them felt dissatisfaction with today. "I forgot we live one day at a time," or "I…
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APRIL 4 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Watch my steps"
Another common denominator among those who slip is failure to use the tools of the Gamblers Anonymous Program the Twelve Steps. The comments heard most often…
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A NEW BEGINNING STEP 4 "Inventory"
STEP 4 Made a searching and fearless moral and financial inventory of ourselves. Trust your Higher Power and then clean house. The first three steps have laid…
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APRIL 3 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Attend the meetings"
In almost every instance, the returned slipper says, "I stopped going to meetings," or "I got fed up with the same old stories and the same old faces," or "My…
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APRIL 2 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Keep coming back"
What causes slips? What happens to a person who apparently seems to understand and live the Twelve Step way, yet decides to go out gambling again? What can I…
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APRIL 1 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Avoid slippery places"
If we don't want to slip, we'll avoid slippery places. For the gambler, that means shunning poker parties and race tracks and anywhere that gambling is taking…
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MARCH 31 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
My illness is unlike most other illnesses in that denial that I am sick is a primary symptom of my sickness. Like many other incurable illnesses, however, my…
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MARCH 30 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Humility is Freedom"
Absolute humility means freedom from myself, freedom from the demands that my character defects place so heavily upon me. Humility means the willingness to…
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MARCH 29 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The Program has answers"
Why do people gamble compulsively? Dr. Robert Custer, a pioneer in the treatment of compulsive gambling, believed we have four basic human needs - affection…
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MARCH 28 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Do my part"
We must think deeply of all those sick persons still to come to Gamblers Anonymous. As they try to make their return to faith and to life, we want them to find…
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MARCH 27 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Don't rattle old bones"
Storing up grievances is not only a waste of time, but a waste of life that could be lived to greater satisfaction. If I keep a ledger of "oppressions and…
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MARCH 26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Let God show us how"
I know today that getting active means trying to live the Steps of the Gamblers Anonymous Program to the best of my ability. It means striving for some degree…
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MARCH 25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "To each his own"
If a compulsive gambler wants to live successfully in society, he or she must replace the power of gambling over his/her life with the power of something…
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MARCH 24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "A day at a time"
All of us are faced with the troubles and problems of daily living, whether we've been in Gamblers Anonymous two days or twenty years. We'd sometimes like to…
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MARCH 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Hear my own complaints"
Gamblers Anonymous teaches us, through the experience, strength, and hope of its Fellowship, that the worst situation imaginable does not warrant a return to…
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MARCH 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
Once in a great while, I find myself thinking that perhaps things weren't quite so bad as they seemed to be. At such moments, I force myself to realize that my…
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MARCH 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be wary of new theories"
The Gamblers Anonymous Program teaches us that we have an incurable illness. We always get worse, never better. But we're fortunate in that our incurable…
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MARCH 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "First things first"
The longer I'm in Gamblers Anonymous, the more important becomes the slogan, "First Things First." I used to believe that my family came first, that my home…
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MARCH 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God knows all"
Placing one last bet will never again be for me simply killing a few minutes and leaving a nickel for the bookmaker. In exchange for the first bet, what I'd…
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MARCH 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "24-hours at a time"
In the old days, we often had such devastating experiences that we fervently swore, "Never again." We were absolutely sincere in those moments of desperation…
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MARCH 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Get in the spirit"
"Lead us not into temptation," we pray, for we know with certainty that temptation lurks around the corner. Temptation is cunning, baffling, powerful and…
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MARCH 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Lifelong abstinence - a day at a time"
Gamblers Anonymous teaches us that we are emotionally and mentally different from our fellows. We are reminded that the great obsession of every compulsive…
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MARCH 15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Sort out my feelings"
There have been days during my recovery when just about everything seemed bleak and even hopeless. I allowed myself to become depressed and angry. I see now…
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MARCH 14 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Ask nothing in return"
One thing that keeps me on the right track today is a feeling of loyalty to other members of Gamblers Anonymous, no matter where they may be. We depend on each…
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MARCH 13 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Seek the inner kingdom"
All my life, I looked to others for comfort, security, and all the other things that add up to what I now call serenity. But I've come to realize that I was…
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MARCH 12 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I am God-dependent"
If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we'll find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealthy demand. So let us…
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MARCH 11 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Faith in God's love"
Since I came to Gamblers Anonymous, I've begun to recognize my previous inability to form a true partnership with another person. It seems that my egomania…
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MARCH 10 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Truth within lets God in"
"We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we know a truth that is outside us... We make ourselves true inside by manifesting the truth as we see it,"…
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MARCH 9 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Value the life of the spirit"
We learn in Gamblers Anonymous that, as we grow spiritually, we find that our old attitudes toward our instinctual drives need to undergo drastic revisions…
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MARCH 8 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Feelings come out 'sideways'"
Merely changing my behavior, and what I say and do, doesn't prove there's been a change in my actual inner attitude. I'm deceiving myself if I believe I can…