Thursday, November 15, 2012

Pride in Gamblers Didn't Work...Try Humility

November 15 - As a newcomer to Gamblers Anonymous, I was told that my admission of my powerlessness over gambling was my first step toward freedom from its deadly grip; I soon came to realize the truth of that fact.  In that regard, surrender was a dire necessity.  But for me that was only a small beginning toward acquiring humility.  I've learned in GA that to be willing to work for humility, as something to be desired for itself, takes most of us a long, long time.

Do I realize that a whole lifetime of self-centeredness can't be shifted into reverse in a split second?

Today I Pray - May I search for my own humility as a quality that I must cultivate to survive, not just an admission that I am powerless over my compulsive gambling.  Step One is just hat, step one in the direction of acquiring an attitude of humility.  May I be realistic enough to know that this may talk half a lifetime.

Today I Will Remember - Pride blew it; let humility have a chance. 

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