MAY 29 Reflection for the Day
When we first reached Gamblers Anonymous and for the first time in our lives stood among people who seemed to understand, the
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MAY 28 Reflection for the Day
We’ve all had times when we felt alienated, when it seemed we had nowhere to turn and no one to turn to.
MAY 27 Reflection for the Day
When I have only myself to talk to, the conversation gets sort of one-sided. Trying to talk myself out of a small wager or just
MAY 26 Reflection for the Day
I know today that I no longer have to proceed on my own. I’ve learned that it’s safer, more sensible, and surer
MAY 25 Reflection for the Day
When we’re new in Gamblers Anonymous, we’re novices at reaching out for friendship—or even accepting it when it’s offered. Sometimes we’re not
MAY 24 Reflection for the Day
Getting over years of suspicion and other self-protective mechanisms can hardly be an overnight process. We’ve become thoroughly conditioned to feeling and
MAY 23 Reflection for the Day
When newcomers to Gamblers Anonymous experience the first startling feeling that they’re truly among friends, they also wonder—with almost a sense of terror—if the
MAY 22 Reflection for the Day
When I first listened to people in Gamblers Anonymous talking freely and honestly about themselves, I was stunned. Their stories of their
MAY 21 Reflection for the Day
The language of friendship is not words, but meanings, wrote Thoreau. Life indeed takes on new meanings, as well as new meaning in the Gamblers
MAY 20 Reflection for the Day
Compulsive gambling is a lonely disease; although it may have seemed that we were part of the lights-and-action crowd, we were often