JUNE 11 Reflection for the Day
Guilt is a cunning weapon in the armory of the compulsive gambler. We can use the weapon against ourselves in many subtle
Guilt is a cunning weapon in the armory of the compulsive gambler. We can use the weapon against ourselves in many subtle
When I least expect it, my keen addictive mind will try to divert me back toward my old ideas and old ways.
Some of us, new in Gamblers Anonymous, couldn’t resist telling anyone who would listen just how terrible we were. Just as we often exaggerated
A friend in Gamblers Anonymous taught me to look at excessive guilt in an entirely new way, suggesting that guilt was nothing
Few of us are entirely free from a sense of guilt. We may feel guilty for things we’ve said or done—of things
Adjusting myself to things as they are, and being able to love without trying to interfere with or control anyone else, however
The Gamblers Anonymous Program teaches me that not too many people can truthfully assert that they love everybody. Most of us have
Acceptance is a key. Too often I was unable to accept who I was, and therefore it was impossible to accept others.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own
In the process of learning to love myself and, in turn, to love others freely with no strings attached, I’ve begun to