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  • MARCH 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Hear my own complaints"

    MARCH 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Hear my own complaints"
    Mar 23 2026
    Gamblers Anonymous teaches us, through the experience, strength, and hope of its Fellowship, that the worst situation imaginable does not warrant a return to gambling. No matter how bad a particular situation or set of circumstances, the return to our old ways for even a minute will assuredly make it worse. Am I grateful for the caring and sharing of the Program? Today I Pray … May I insist that no stone can be heavy enough to drag me back down into the pool of my addiction. No burden, no disappointment, no blow to pride or loss of human love is worth the price of returning to my old way of life. When I harbor thoughts that life is "too much" for me, that no one should be expected to "take so much and still remain sane" or that I am "the fall guy," let me listen for the tone of my complaints and remember that I have heard that whine before-before I concluded that I was powerless over gam bling and gave my will over to the will of God. Such wailing sets me up for gam bling again. May God keep my ears alert to the tone of my own complaining. Today I Will Remember … Hear my own complaints. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MARCH 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY

    MARCH 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
    Mar 22 2026
    Once in a great while, I find myself thinking that perhaps things weren't quite so bad as they seemed to be. At such moments, I force myself to realize that my illness is talking to me, trying to tempt me into denying that I am, in fact, afflicted with an illness. One of the key action steps of the Gamblers Anonymous Program is that we give our illness to God as we understand Him, accepting our powerlessness in the face of His greater Power. Do I believe that the grace of God can do for me what I could never do for myself? Today I Pray … May I know that much of our lives depends on faith. For we cannot know the limits of space and time-or explain the mysteries of life and death. But when we see God working through us-and through others who have found new life in the GA Program - it is all the evidence we need to know that God exists. Today I Will Remember … The Big Wheel runs by faith. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MARCH 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be wary of new theories"

    MARCH 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be wary of new theories"
    Mar 21 2026
    The Gamblers Anonymous Program teaches us that we have an incurable illness. We always get worse, never better. But we're fortunate in that our incurable illness can be arrested, one day at a time, as long as we don't place that first bet. High-toned academic research and ivory-tower studies to the contrary, we know from experience that we can no more control our gambling than we can control the ocean tides. Do I have any doubt that I am powerless over gambling? Today I Pray … May I never fall prey to any short-term research results that tell me that compulsive gambling can be cured, that it would be safe to begin gambling again, supposedly in a responsible manner. My experience and the experience of others in GA-will outshout such theories. May I know that, if I took up gambling again, I would begin where I left off-closer than ever to prison, insanity, or death. Today I Will Remember … Be wary of new theories. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MARCH 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "First things first"

    MARCH 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "First things first"
    Mar 20 2026
    The longer I'm in Gamblers Anonymous, the more important becomes the slogan, "First Things First." I used to believe that my family came first, that my home life came first, that my job came first. But I know today, in the depths of my heart, that if I can't stay clean, I'll have nothing. "First Things First," to me, means that everything in my life depends on my refraining from gambling. Am I grateful to be clean from gambling today? Today I Pray … May my first priority, the topmost item on my list of concerns, be my abstinence from gambling maintaining it, learning to live comfortably with it, sharing the tools by which I maintain it. When other things crowd into my life and I am caught up in distractions, may I still preserve that first-of-all goal: remaining free from gambling. Today I Will Remember … First Things First.
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  • MARCH 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God knows all"

    MARCH 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "God knows all"
    Mar 19 2026
    Placing one last bet will never again be for me simply killing a few minutes and leaving a nickel for the bookmaker. In exchange for the first bet, what I'd plunk down now would be my bank account, my family, our home, our car, my job, my sanity, and probably my life. It's too big a price, and too great a risk. Do you remember your last bet? Today I Pray … May I be strong in the knowledge that God's spirit is with me at all times. May I learn to feel that spiritual presence. May I know that nothing is hidden from God. Unlike the world, which approves or disapproves of my outward behavior, God sees all that I do, think, or feel. If I seek to do God's will, I can always count on a reward for me-peace of mind. Today I Will Remember … God knows all. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MARCH 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "24-hours at a time"

    MARCH 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "24-hours at a time"
    Mar 18 2026
    In the old days, we often had such devastating experiences that we fervently swore, "Never again." We were absolutely sincere in those moments of desperation. Yet, despite our intentions, the outcome was inevitably the same. Eventually, the memory of our suffering faded, as did the memory of our "pledge." So we did it again, ending up in even worse shape than when we had last "sworn off." Forever turned out to be only a week, or a day, or less. In the Gamblers Anonymous Program, we learn that we need only be concerned about today, this particular twenty-four-hour period. Do I live my life just twenty-four hours at a time? Today I Pray … May the long-term requirements of such phrases as "never again," "not on your life," "forever," "I'll never make another bet" not weaken my resolve. "Forever," when it is broken down into single days or even just parts of days-does not seem so impossibly long. May I awake each day with my goal set realistically at just twenty four hours. Today I Will Remember … Twenty-four hours at a time. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MARCH 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Get in the spirit"

    MARCH 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Get in the spirit"
    Mar 17 2026
    "Lead us not into temptation," we pray, for we know with certainty that temptation lurks around the corner. Temptation is cunning, baffling, powerful and patient; we never know when it will catch us with our guard down. Temptation could come in the siren song of a four-color advertisement or a radio commercial, the neon and noise of a casino, or, more obviously, in the direct urgings of another person. We must remain forever vigilant, remembering that the first bet, the first face-off with a gambling machine, the first roll of the dice could well destroy our lives. Am I aware of my number one priority? Today I Pray … God, lead me out of temptation-whether it is the sound of rattling dice, the turn of a card at a poker party, the smoke of the Bingo hall. May I know the limits of my resistance and stay well within them. May my surrender to the will of God give a whole new meaning to that old phrase, "Get in the spirit.” Today I Will Remember … Get in the spirit. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • MARCH 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Lifelong abstinence - a day at a time"

    MARCH 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Lifelong abstinence - a day at a time"
    Mar 16 2026
    Gamblers Anonymous teaches us that we are emotionally and mentally different from our fellows. We are reminded that the great obsession of every compulsive gambler is to prove that somehow, someday, we will be able to control our gambling. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing, and many pursue it to the gates of prison, insanity, or death. Have I conceded to my inner self that one bet is too many, and a thousand not enough? Today I Pray … May I have no illusions about someday becoming a controlled gambler after being an obsessive one. May I muffle any small voice of destructive pride which lies to me, telling me that I can now go back to my former addiction and control it. This is a Program of no return, and I thank God for it. Today I Will Remember … My goal must be lifelong abstinence - a day at a time. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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