• Ken L posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 3 years, 2 months ago

    JANUARY 4 Reflection for the Day
    For a good part of my life, I saw things mostly in negative terms. Everything was serious, heavy, or just plain awful. Perhaps now I can truly change my attitude, searching out the winners in the Gamblers Anonymous Program who have learned how to live comfortably in the real world – without gambling.

    If things get rough today, can I take a quiet moment and say to myself, as the philosopher Homer once said, “Bear patiently, my heart – for you have suffered heavier things”?

    Today I Pray
    May the peace of God that passes all human understanding fill the place within me that once harbored my despair. May an appreciation for living – even for life’s trials – cancel out my old negative attitudes. During heart-heavy moments, help to remind me that my heart was once much heavier still.

    Today I Will Remember
    I am a winner – in the best sense of the word.

    • Love this Ken. You make a couple of good points in this reflection that caught my eye. “Learn how to LIVE comfortable in the real world,” as I tell those who I mentor and through advocacy that recovery is only a portion of living life. Live life to the fullest while you manage your recovery. The other thing? “I am a WINNER!” I write a monthly column for a recovery publication and I call it “Quit to WIN” because we DO WIN when we QUIT this cunning addiction!

      Cat