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2009 Jul 28
Daily reflections
2009 Jul 28
Daily reflections
AUGUST 10 Reflection for the Day We’ve been our own worst enemies most of our lives
and we’ve often injured ourselves seriously as a result of a “justified” resentment over a slight wrong. Doubtless there are many causes for resentment in the world
most of them providing “justification.” But we can never begin to settle all the world’s grievances or even arrange things so as to please everybody. If we’ve been treated unjustly by others or simply by life itself
we can avoid compounding the difficulty by completely forgiving the persons involved and abandoning the destructive habit of reviewing our hurts and humiliations.Can I believe that yesterday’s hurt is today’s understanding
rewoven into tomorrow’s love?Today I PrayWhether I am unjustly treated or just think I am
may I try not to be a resentful person
stewing over past injuries. Once I have identified the root emotion behind my resentment
may I be big enough to forgive the person involved and wise enough to forget the whole thing.Today I Will RememberNot all injustice can be fixed.AUGUST 11 Reflection for the Day When I dwell on piddling things that annoy me–and they sprout resentments that grow bigger and bigger like weeds–I forget how I could be stretching my world and broadening my outlook. For me
that’s an ideal way to shrink troubles down to their real size. When somebody or something is causing me trouble
I should try to see the incident in relation to the rest of my life–especially the part that’s good and for which I should be grateful. Am I willing to waste my life worrying about trifles that drain my spiritual energy?Today I Will RememberMicroscopic irritations can ruin my vision. AUGUST 9 Reflection for the DayOn numerous occasions
I’ve found that there’s a strong connection between my fears and my resentments. If I secretly fear that I’m inadequate
for example
I’ll tend to resent deeply anybody whose actions or words expose my imagined inadequacy. But it’s usually too painful to admit that my own fears and doubts about myself are the cause of my resentments. It’s a lot easier to pin the blame on somone else’s “bad behavior” or “selfish motives”–and use that as the justification for my resentments. Do I realize that by resenting someone
I allow that person to live rent-free in my head?Today I Will RememberAs I build myself up
I tear down my resentments.AUGUST 8 Reflection for the DayAs a recovering compulsive gambler
I have to remind myself that no amount of social acceptance of resentments will take the poison out of them. In a way
the problem of resentments is very much like the gambling problem. A gaming supermarket poker game or casino is never safe for me. I’ve attended benefits for worthy causes
often in a convivial atmosphere that makes gambling seem almost harmless.Just as I politely but adamantly decline gambling under any conditions
will I also refuse to accept resentments?Today I PrayWhen anger
hurt
fear
or guilt–to be socially acceptable–put on their polite
party manners
dress up as resentments
and come in the side door
may I not hobnob with them. These emotions
disguised as they are
can be as full of trickery as gambling itself.Today I Will RememberKeep an eye on the side door.AUGUST 7 Reflection for the Day What can we do about our resentments? Experience has shown that the best thing to do is to write them down
listing people
institutions
or principles that are objects of our anger or resentment. When I write down my resentments and then ask myself why I’m resentful
I’ve discovered that in most cases my self-esteem
my finances
my ambitions
or my personal relationships have been hurt or threatened. Will I ever learn that the worst thing about my resentments is my endless rehearsal of my acts of retribution?Today I Will RememberResentments cause violence: resentments cause illness in nonviolent people.AUGUST 6 Reflection for the DaySometimes through bitter experi
ence and painful lessons
we learn in our fellowship with others in Gamblers Anonymous that resentment is our number one enemy. It destroys more of us than anything else. From resentment stem all forms of spiritual disease
for we’ve been not only mentally and physically ill
but spiritually ill as well. As we recover and as our spiritual illness is remedied
we become well physically and mentally. Am I aware that few things are more bitter than to feel bitter? Do I see that my venom is more poisonous to me than to my victim?Today I Will RememberResentments are rubbish; haul them away. (Source: Getting Past Gambling)
Who is this person
If you ain’t just a little scared when you enter a casino
you are either very rich or you haven’t studied the games enough. VP Pappy Who is This Person It is not unusual for the spouse of a compulsive gambler to wake up one day with his or her whole world turned upside down. When the spouse or family becomes aware of the gambler’s addiction
he may be so far in debt that the spouse cannot even comprehend the extent of the debt. It may take months for the spouse to unravel the web of debt. Often even the gambler does not know how much money he has lost or to whom he owes money. How a spouse does not realize the extent of the problem is a curiosity
however for most spouses
they are truly blind sided by the extent of the damage that the gambler has done. Many spouses know that their spouse is a gambler
they just don’t have any idea how bad it has gotten. Compulsive gamblers very quickly become master manipulators
liars and thieves. It is very common for the gambling addict to have been a responsible
thrifty
apparently well rounded individual……………….until they start to gamble. Unfortunately
you cannot tell a gambling addict when they are walking down the street. There is no smell to their breath
they don’t have needle marks in their arms
they don’t stumble or slur their words. Anyone
doctors
lawyers
teachers
ministers
housewives
great grandmothers
teenagers
accountants
fast food workers….anyone can be a compulsive gambler. Gambling addiction is very much like other addictions in some ways
but it has it’s own unique qualities. Gambling addiction is the only addiction that has the promise of a “jackpot.” Heroin addicts do not delude themselves into thinking that if they shoot up one more time
all of their problems will be solved. The alcoholic doesn’t loot his savings and 401K to buy alcohol. Sex addicts do not think that if they have just one more anonymous sexual encounter they can make up for all the damage they have done. The compulsive gambler continues to gamble thinking that the next turn of the card
roll of the dice or spin of the wheels will be the “big one.” The win that will make it all all right
turn their luck around
allow them to pay back all of the money they have lost. Unfortunately
even if there is a big win
it doesn’t matter. The compulsive gambler just keeps gambling
thinking if he won that much
he can win some more. One of the worst things that can happen to a pathological gambler is to win big. It just reinforces that idea that if he keeps at it
he will win more. Once the gambler becomes a pathological gambler
he or she is no longer the same person and neither is their spouse. The person who always buys used cars because new cars lose value too quickly
suddenly doesn’t think anything of blasting through $1
000 on the slots in an hour. The guy who maxed out his 401K contributions every year finds himself blowing on dice
screaming “come on seven” with his last dollar on the table. The person who has scrimped and saved for years to buy the R.V. to travel in during his golden years
suddenly finds it reasonable to bet it all on red at the roulette table. The person who has saved to put his child through college because he never had the chance to go
suddenly forgets how important that goal is and blows the whole wad on the ponies in a fun filled weekend. It’s almost as if they have compulsive gambler seminars at the casino
they all seem to learn very quickly how to hide their tracks. Gambling addicts take off work early to get home before the mail gets there so their spouse won’t find the bills or they get a post office box or have their bills delivered at work trying to hide their handiwork. They know the name
age of children and birthplace of the person at the payday loan company. They don’t answer their cell phones. They sneak away from work so their spouse won’t know they have been to the casino. The list is endless of the ways that a gambling
addict will find to gamble and to cover up what they are doing. They will beg
borrow and steal to finance their gambling. They will drain the families’ savings
401 Ks
children’s college funds
take the equity out of their homes
steal from their employers
charge their credit cards to the maximum
take out new credit cards
borrow from banks
finance companies
payday loan companies
borrow from friends
family and coworkers
they will take the money their kid earned mowing lawns in the summer
all in the delusion that sooner or later they will win enough to pay it all back. The compulsive gambler will only stop gambling when they no longer have access to money. They become liars. They cannot seem to find it in themselves to tell the truth. They will lie to their spouse
children
supervisors
the neighbors
but mostly they lie to themselves. They know they have a problem. They understand they have a problem
but they just keep doing it. The light at the end is that gambling addiction can be treated
although there is debate over how effective treatment is. Gambler’s Anonymous and other programs
counseling and time help the gambler with his problem. Gam Anon is helpful for the families. However
once gambling addiction has entered your life
it will never be the same. For the spouse
the trust has been broken. Forever
in the back of your mind
you wonder when it will happen again. Is the gambler gambling
lying
stealing? You wonder
when is it going to start all over again
I didn’t know it the last time
will I recognize it this time before it is too late? It is always in the back of your mind when you call and they don’t answer their cell phone or when they are a few minutes late getting home. When the alcoholic falls of the wagon
there may be a lot of consequences
but if the gambler falls of the wagon he can take his family into bankruptcy over a weekend bender. Some people wonder why the spouse just doesn’t divorce their gambling mate and the answer to that is difficult. There is a plethora of reasons for not leaving
but the reality is that the only hope that many spouses have of getting out of debt is for the gambler to quit gambling and help pay off the bills. Most debt that is acquired by the gambler is seen as “marital debt” and even if the spouse divorces the gambler
they will still have to pay back the debt. Gambling addiction has one of the highest suicide rates of all addictions and this is partially due to the nature of the consequences. With most addictions
the addict can lose everything he had
his family
his job
his self-respect
he can take himself down to having nothing left
zero
zip
nada. However. the gambling addict may have lost all of those things
but his aftermath doesn’t stop merely at zero. The gambler may have lost his family
job
self-respect AND may be thousands
tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and the only way he knows of to get out of debt is……..(insert drum roll) ………………..to gamble and win the big one. When the alcoholic quits drinking
he picks up the pieces and moves on
but the gambler may be faced with overwhelming debt that he cannot see a way out of when he quits gambling. Don’t despair
many gambling addicts make it through
quit gambling and move on with their lives
but as with any other addiction it can be a life time struggle both for the gambler and the people who love them. Copyright 2007 All material remains the property of the authorhttp://www.oagaa.org/html/who_is_this_person_.htm (Source: Getting Past Gambling)
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