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SEPTEMBER 25 Reflection for the Day
At the suggestion of a long-timer in Gamblers Anonymous, I began taking “recovery inventories” periodically. The results showed me – clearly and unmistakably – that the promises of the GA Program have been true for me. I am not the sick person I was in years past; I am no longer bankrupt in all areas; I have a new life and a path to follow, and I’m at peace with myself most of the time. And that’s a far cry from the time in my life when I dreaded facing each new day. Perhaps we should all write recovery inventories from time to time, showing how the Program is working for each of us.

Just for today, will I try to sow faith where there is fear?

Today I Pray
God, let me compare my new life with the old one – just to see how things have changed for me. May I make progress reports for myself now and then – and for those who are newer to GA. May these reports be – hearteningly – about “what I am doing” rather than – smugly – about “what I have done.”

Today I Will Remember
Has the Program kept its promise? Have I kept mine?

SEPTEMBER 26 Reflection for the Day

Is freedom from compulsive gambling all that we’re to expect from a spiritual awakening? Not at all. Freedom from our addiction is only the bare beginning; it’s only the first gift of our first awakening. Obviously, if more gifts are to come our way, our awakening has to continue. As it does continue, we find that slowly but surely we can scrap the old life – the one that didn’t work – for a new life that can and does work under any and all conditions.

Am I willing to continue my awakening through the practice of the Twelve Steps of Recovery?

Today I Pray

May I remember how it was when my only goal in life was to be free of compulsive gambling. All the words and phrases I used were stoppers – “giving it up, quitting, cutting myself off.” Once I was free, I began to realize that my freedom had more to do with beginning than stopping. May I now continue to think in terms of starters – “expanding, awakening, growing, learning, becoming…”

Today I Will Remember

My Stopping was a starting point.