October 31 - The mystery of ego: painful when inflated and painful to deflate, often keeping me from wholeheartedly working the the Gamblers Anonymous Program. Even armed with the truth, I too often fall back on the old, familiar ideas that let me to the edge of despair. It takes such work to shrink the ego, and sometimes it inflates without my my knowing it. I always thought my gambling systems would work; they never did. I doubted GA would work; and it has - one day at time.
Am I willing, just for today, to release those old ideas and count on the GA way?
Today I Pray - May I know that a puffed up ego is inappropriate for me as a recovering compulsive gambler. It hides my faults from me. It turns people off and gets in the say of my helping others. It halts my progress because it makes me think I've don't enough self searching and I'm "cured." I pray to my Higher Power that I may be realistic enough to accept my success in the GA Program without giving in to pride.
Today I Will Remember - Pride can halt progress.
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