Episodi

  • JANUARY 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Power through powerlessness"

    JANUARY 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Power through powerlessness"
    Jan 21 2026
    Every person is a part of the Divine economy. We are all children of God, and it is unlikely that He intends to favor one over another. So it is necessary for all of us to accept whatever positive gifts we receive with a deep humility. We need always to bear in mind that our negative attitudes were first necessary as a means of reducing us to a state in which we would be ready for the gift of positive attitudes through the conversion experience. Do I accept the fact that my addiction and the bottom I finally reached are the bedrock upon which my spiritual foundation rests? Today I Pray … May I know that from the first moment I admitted my powerlessness, God-given power was mine. Every step taken from that moment of defeat has been a step in the right direction. The First Step is a giant step. Though it is often taken in despair, may I realize that I must be drained of hope before I can be refilled with fresh hope, sapped of willfulness before I can feel the will of God. Today I Will Remember … Power through powerlessness. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    2 min
  • JANUARY 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "My shortcomings are long if I let them linger"

    JANUARY 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "My shortcomings are long if I let them linger"
    Jan 20 2026
    I understand that, when I allow myself to dwell on the problem, the problem will worsen. But when I dwell on the solution, the situation will improve. My problems with money today have much less significance when I focus on my recovery and continued abstinence rather than spending my time wishing I had no debts. My past grand illusions of debt-free wealth are today just that: illusions. My happiness today depends on my acceptance of the financial burdens I have created and the plans I have to repay them in some reasonable fashion. Do I understand that my patience in these matters is an important ingredient of my recovery? Today I Pray…May I remember that my life took many turns for the worse - over a long period of time. My recovery will follow a similar process in reverse, taking many turns for the better over a long period of time. Today I Will Remember … My shortcomings are long only if I let them linger. https://www.hazelden.org/store/item/329?A-Day-at-A-Time-Gamblers-Anonymous-Hardcover https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH
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    1 min
  • JANUARY 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I am God-dependent"

    JANUARY 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I am God-dependent"
    Jan 19 2026
    It was far easier for me to accept my powerlessness over gambling than it was for me to accept the notion that some sort of Higher Power could accomplish what I had been unable to accomplish myself. Simply by seeking help and accepting the fellowship of others similarly afflicted, the craving left me. And I realized that, if I was doing what I was powerless alone to do, then surely I was doing so by some Power outside my own that was obviously greater. Have I surrendered my life into the hands of God? Today I Pray … May God erase in me the arrogant pride that keeps me from listening to Him. May my unhealthy dependence on gam bling and my clinging dependence on those nearby be transformed into reliance on God. Only in this kind of dependence/reliance on a Higher Power will I find my own transformation. Today I Will Remember … I am God-dependent. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • JANUARY 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Let go and let God"

    JANUARY 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Let go and let God"
    Jan 18 2026
    If we are determined to stop gambling, there must be no reservations whatsoever, nor any lurking notion that our obsession will someday reverse itself. Our regeneration comes through the splendid paradox of the Twelve Steps: strength arises from complete defeat, and the loss of one's old life is a condition for finding a new one. Am I convinced that in powerlessness, power comes? Am I certain that, by releasing my life and will, I am released? Today I Pray … May I know power through powerlessness, victory through surrender, triumph through defeat. May I learn to relinquish any trace of secret pride that I can "do it by myself." Let my will be absorbed and steered by the omnipotent will of God. Today I Will Remember … Let go and let God. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • JANUARY 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The Program reprograms"

    JANUARY 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The Program reprograms"
    Jan 17 2026
    I have been told over and over that I must constantly work to give up my old ideas. "That's easy for you to say," I've sometimes thought. All my life, I have been programmed, computer style; specific inputs brought forth predictable responses. My mind still tends to react as a computer reacts, but I am learning to destroy the old tapes and literally reprogram myself. Am I fully willing to abandon my old ideas? Am I being fearless and thorough on a daily basis? Today I Pray … Help me to take inventory each day of my stock of new, healthy thoughts, throwing out the old ones as I happen upon them without regret or nostalgia. For I have outgrown those old ideas, which are as scuffed and run-over as an old pair of shoes. Now, in the light, I can see that they are filled with holes. Today I Will Remember … The Program reprograms. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • JANUARY 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "From wholly His to whole"

    JANUARY 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "From wholly His to whole"
    Jan 16 2026
    When we first came to Gamblers Anonymous, whether for ourselves or under pressure from others, some of us were all but sickened by the concept of "surrender." To admit defeat flew in the face of our lifelong beliefs. Some of us thought of the immortal rallying cries of Churchill at Dunkirk, or of FDR following the attack on Pearl Harbor. And so we secretly vowed, at first, that the very idea of surrender was unthinkable. Have I truly come to believe that only through utter defeat am I able to take the first step toward liberation and strength? Or do I still harbor reservations about the principle of "letting go and letting God"? Today I Pray … May I really believe that the complete surrender of my whole being to a Higher Power is the way to serenity. For I can be whole only in Him who has the power to make me whole. May I do away with any feelings of wanting to "hold out" and never admit defeat. May I unlearn the old adage which tells me that I must "never give up" and realize that such pridefulness could keep me from recovery. Today I Will Remember … From wholly His to whole. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    2 min
  • JANUARY 15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I do more when I don't outdo"

    JANUARY 15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I do more when I don't outdo"
    Jan 15 2026
    I must never forget who and what I am and where I come from. I have to remember the nature of my illness and what it was like before I came to Gamblers Anonymous. I'll try to keep the memory green, yet not spend my time dwelling morbidly on the past. I won't be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to others, so others will give to me. Can I ever afford to forget what it used to be like, even for one minute? Today I Pray … May I never forget the painful days of my gambling addiction. May I never forget that the same misery awaits me if I should slip back into the old patterns. At the same time, may such backwards glances serve only to bolster my own present strength and the strength of others like me. Please, God, do not let me dredge up these recollections in order to outdo my fellow members with my "war stories." Like others who are compulsive gamblers, I must be wary of my desire to be center stage in the spotlight. Today I Will Remember … I do more when I don't "outdo." A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "He restores my soul"

    APRIL 15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "He restores my soul"
    Jan 15 2026
    Rare are the practicing compulsive gamblers who have any idea how irrational they are, or, seeing their irrationality, can bear to face it. One dictionary defines sanity as "soundness of mind." Yet no compulsive gambler, rationally analyzing his or her destructive behavior, can truly claim soundness of mind. Have I come to believe, as the Second Step suggests, that a Power greater than myself can restore me to a normal way of thinking and living? Today I Pray … May I see that my own behavior as a compulsive gambler could be described as "abnormal" or "insane." For those still actively addicted, admitting to "insane" behavior is well-nigh impossible. I pray that I may continue to abhor the insanities and inanities of my addictive days. May others like me recognize their problems of addiction, find help in Gamblers Anonymous, and come to believe that a Higher Power can restore them to a normal way of thinking and living. Today I Will Remember … He restoreth my soul. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    2 min