Monday, November 19, 2012

Material wants often lead to compulsive gambling

November 19 - I no longer argue with people who believe that satisfaction of our natural desires is the primary purpose of life.  It's not our business in Gamblers Anonymous to knock material achievement.  When we stop and think about it, no group of people ever made a worse mess of trying to live by that "la dolce vita" formula than we did.  We always insisted on more than our share - in all areas.  And even when we seemed to be winning, that only fueled our compulsion so that we dreamed of still greater winnings.  Our compulsion was never satisfied. 

Am I learning that material satisfactions are simply by-products and not the chief aim of life?  Am I gaining a perspective that puts character-building and spiritual values first?

Today I Pray - May I recognize that I never did handle excesses very well, based on my past experience, I have been apt to "want more" of whatever it is I have - love, winnings, money, property, things.  May the GA Program tech me that I must concentrate on my spiritual, rather than my material bounty.

Today I Will Remember - It's okay to be spiritually greedy.

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