Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Give Back by Sharing

May 22 - When I first listened to people in Gamblers Anonymous talking freely and honestly about themselves, I was stunned.  Their stories of their own gambling escapades, of their own secret fears, and of their own gnawing loneliness were literally mind blowing for me.  I discovered - and hardly dared believe it at first - that I'm not alone, I'm not all that different from everybody else and, in fact, we're all very much the same.  I began to sense that I do belong somewhere, and my loneliness began to leave me.

Do I try to give others what has been given freely to me?

Today I Pray - May I begin to see, as the life stories of my friends in GA unfold for me, that our similarities are far more startling than our differences.  As I listen to their accounts of compulsive gambling and recovery, may I experience often that small shock of recognition, a "hey that's me!" feeling that is quick to chase away my separateness.  May I become a wholehearted member of the group, giving and taking in equal parts.

Today I Will Remember - Sameness, not differences.

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