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    Ken L posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 3 years, 3 months ago

    December 30 Reflection of the Day
    My life before coming to Gamblers Anonymous was not unlike the lives of so many of us who were cruelly buffeted and tormented by the power of our addiction. For years, I had been sick and tired. When I became sick and tired of being sick and tired, I finally surrendered and came to the Gamblers Anonymous Program. Now I realize that I have been helped all along by a Higher Power; it was this Power, indeed, that allowed me to live so that I could eventually find a new way of life.

    Have I found in the GA Program a measure of serenity previously unknown to me?

    Today I Pray
    May I realize that my higher Power has not suddenly come into my life like a stranger opening a door when I knocked. The Power has been there all along, if I will just remember how many brushes with disaster I have survived by a fraction of time or distance. Now that I have come to know my Higher Power better, I realize that I must have been saved for something – perhaps for helping others like me.

    Today I Will Remember
    I am grateful to be alive and recovering.

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      Gabs replied 3 years, 3 months ago

      Amen, Prayers do work for me and I thank god every day for the strength.

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        Cat Lyon, Gambling Recovery Advocate, Speaker, Mentor replied 3 years, 3 months ago

        I wanted to re-share this as it seems we have many new people coming in for a visit…And I hope you don’t mind me doing so, Ken L “-) Cat

        ” I don’t want anyone to get upset, but I have noticed that some people seem to be sharing what we long-timers call “War Stories”… I for one feel a little unnerved about it. When we share our ups and downs and because we seem to have many new people here, and many struggling to maintain early recovery…I think it would be a good idea and to be respectful to others to please NOT to share Dollar Amounts of wins or losses or what the options of gambling you won or lost from.

        That can be a TRIGGER for those who are early in recovery or new here. Please don’t take offense, but we need to be mindful that we have all stages of people trying to maintain their respective journey or those just new coming in”… Catherine