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  • FEBRUARY 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Negatives into positives"

    FEBRUARY 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Negatives into positives"
    Feb 19 2026
    When people say rash or ugly things, we sometimes say they are "forgetting themselves," meaning they're forgetting their best selves in a sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury. If I remember the kind of person I want to be, hopefully I won't "forget myself" and yield to a fit of temper. I'll believe that the positive always defeats the negative: courage overcomes fear; patience overcomes anger and irritability; love overcomes hatred. Am I always striving for improvement? Today I Pray … Today I ask that God, to whom all things are possible, help me turn negatives into positives-anger into super-energy, fear into a chance to be courageous, hatred into love. May I take time out to remember examples of such positive-from-negative transformations from the whole of my lifetime. Uppermost is God's miracle: my freedom from the slavery of gambling addiction. Today I Will Remember … Turn negatives into positives. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • FEBRUARY 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Deal with anger appropriately"

    FEBRUARY 18 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Deal with anger appropriately"
    Feb 18 2026
    We learn in Gamblers Anonymous that we cannot punish anyone without punishing ourselves. The release of my tensions, even justified, in a punishing way leaves behind the dregs of bitterness and pain. This was the monotonous story of my life before I came to Gamblers Anonymous. So in my new life, I'd do well to consider the long-range benefits of simply owning my emotions, naming them, and thus releasing them. Does the voice of God have a chance to be heard over my reproachful shouting? Today I Pray … May I avoid name-calling, ego-crushing exchanges. If I am angry, may I try to assign my anger to what someone did instead of what someone is. May I refrain from downgrading, lashing out at character flaws, or mindless abuse. May I count on my Higher Power to show me the way. Today I Will Remember … To deal with anger appropriately. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • FEBRUARY 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I'm angry because..."

    FEBRUARY 17 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "I'm angry because..."
    Feb 17 2026
    If I become angry today, I'll pause and think before I say anything, remembering that my anger can turn back upon me and worsen my difficulties. I'll try to remember, too, that well timed silence can give me command of a stressful situation as angry reproaches never can. In such moments of stress, I'll remember that my power over others is nonexistent, and that only God is all-powerful. Have I learned that I alone can destroy my own peace of mind? Today I Pray … May I learn that I can choose how to handle my anger-in silence or as a tantrum, a rage, a fist fight, a pillow fight, a tirade, an elaborate plan to "get back at" whoever caused it, an icy glare, a cool pronounce ment of hate-or a simple statement of fact, "I am angry at you because" (in 25 words or less). Or may I, if need be, turn my anger into energy and shovel the walk, bowl, play a game of tennis, or clean the house. I pray that God will show me appropriate ways to deal with my anger. Today I Will Remember … "I am angry because..." A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • FEBRUARY 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "It's all right to feel anger"

    FEBRUARY 16 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "It's all right to feel anger"
    Feb 16 2026
    What about "justifiable anger"? If somebody cheats us or acts toward us in an outrageous manner, don't we have the right to be furious? The hard learned experiences of countless others in the Gamblers Anonymous Program tell us that adventures in rage are usually extremely dangerous. So, while we must recognize anger enough to say "I am angry," we must not allow the build-up of rage, however justifiable. Can I accept the fact that, if I am to live, I have to be free of anger? Today I Pray … Even though I go out of the way to skirt them, may I be aware that there always will be certain situations or certain people who will make me angry. When my anger doesn't seem justifiable - with arguable reason behind it - I may deny it, even to myself. May I recognize my anger, whether it is reasonable or not, before I bury it alive. Today I Will Remember … It is all right to feel anger. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • FEBRUARY 15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Anger is"

    FEBRUARY 15 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Anger is"
    Feb 15 2026
    When I become angry, can I admit to it and state it as a fact without allowing it to build up and burst out in inappropriate ways? Pent-up anger, I’ve finally begun to learn, quickly shatters the peace of mind that’s so critical to my ongoing recovery. When I become enraged and lose control, I unwittingly hand over control to the person, place, or thing with which I am enraged. When I’m angry will I try to remember that I am endangering myself? Will I count to ten by calling a friend in the Gamblers Anonymous Program and say the Serenity Prayer aloud? Today I Pray … May I recognize angry feelings and let them out a little at a time, stating my anger as a fact, instead of allowing it to fester into rage and explode uncontrollably. Today I Will Remember … Anger is. Rage need not be. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • FEBRUARY 14 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Count and consider my blessings"

    FEBRUARY 14 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Count and consider my blessings"
    Feb 14 2026
    Writing down the things I am grateful for helps me switch from a negative to a positive attitude. Today I will take the time to list the positive aspects of my new life and the blessings that accompany the miracles of my recovery. I am grateful for such seemingly simple things: the ability to fall asleep with contentment, to awaken with a gladness to be alive, to face life on life's terms with peace of mind and self-respect. Have I forgotten that all my needs are being met today? On a daily basis, do I count my blessings? Today I Pray … On this day of love-giving, may I count all the good things in my life and give thanks for them. May I take no blessing for granted, including the beating of my own heart and the fresh feel of new air as I breathe. Today I Will Remember … To count - and consider - my blessings. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • FEBRUARY 13 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "In my own light"

    FEBRUARY 13 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "In my own light"
    Feb 13 2026
    We sometimes hear someone say, "He is standing in his own light." A mental picture then clearly reveals that many of us tend to shadow our own happiness by mistaken thinking. Let us learn to stand aside so the light can shine on us and all we do. For only then can we see ourselves and our circumstances with true clarity. With the Gamblers Anonymous Program of Recovery, we no longer need to stand in our own light and try alone to solve our problems in darkness. When I am faced with a seemingly unsolvable problem, will I ask myself if I am standing in my own light? Today I Pray … May I not get in my own way, obscure my own clarity of thought, stumble over my own feet, block my own doorway to recovery. If I find that I am standing in my own light, may I ask my Higher Power and my friends in the group to show me a new vantage point. Today I Will Remember … If all I can see is my shadow, I'm in my own light. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • FEBRUARY 12 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be a friend"

    FEBRUARY 12 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be a friend"
    Feb 12 2026
    I am grateful for my friends in the Gamblers Anonymous Program. Right now I am aware of the blessings of friendship-the blessings of meeting, of sharing, of smiling, of listening, and of being available when needed. Right now I know that if I want a friend, I must be a friend. Will I vow, this day, to be a better friend to more people? Will I strive, this day in my thoughts, words, and actions-to disclose the kind of friend I am? Today I Pray … May I restore in kind to GA's Fellowship the friendship I have so hungrily taken from it. After years of glossing my lonely existence with superficial acquaintanceships, may I learn again the reciprocal joys of caring and sharing. Today I Will Remember … Be a friend. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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