Episodes

  • MARCH 1 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Practice one step"

    MARCH 1 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Practice one step"
    Mar 1 2026
    Now that we're free and no longer gambling, we have so much more control over our thinking. More than anything, we're able to alter our attitudes. Some members of Gamblers Anonymous, in fact, choose to think of the letters GA as an abbreviation for "Great Attitude." In the bad old days, I almost always responded to any optimistic or positive statement with, "Yes, but Today, in contrast, I'm learning to eliminate that negative phrase from my vocabulary. Am I working to change my attitude? Am I determined to "accentuate the positive"? Today I Pray ... May I find that healing and strength that God provides to those who stay near Him. May I keep to the spiritual guide lines of the GA Program, considering the Steps, taking the Steps - one by one then practicing them again and again. In this is my salvation. Today I Will Remember ... To practice at least one Step. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • FEBRUARY 28 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The set-up for a let-down"

    FEBRUARY 28 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "The set-up for a let-down"
    Feb 28 2026
    We have learned from others in Gamblers Anonymous that the chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear - mainly fear that we would lose something already possessed or that we would fail to get something we demanded. Living on the basis of unsatisfied demands, we obviously were in a state of continual disturbance and frustration. Therefore, we are taught, no peace will be ours unless we find a means of reducing these demands. Have I become entirely ready to have God remove all my defects of character? Today I Pray … May I make no unrealistic demands on life, which, because of their grandiosity, cannot be met. May I place no excessive demands on others, which, when they are not fulfilled, leave me disappointed and let down. Today I Will Remember … The set-up for a let-down. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • FEBRUARY 27 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Today is good"

    FEBRUARY 27 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Today is good"
    Feb 27 2026
    If I live just one day at a time, I won't so quickly entertain fears of what might happen tomorrow. As long as I'm concentrating on today's activities, there won't be room in my mind for worrying. I'll try to fill every minute of this day with something good-seen, heard, or accomplished. Then, when the day is ended, I'll be able to look back on it with satisfaction, serenity, and gratitude. Do I sometimes cherish bad feelings so that I can feel sorry for myself? Today I Pray … That I will get out of the self-pity act and live for today. May I notice the good things from dawn to nightfall, learn to talk about them and thank God for them. May I catch myself if I seem to be relishing my moans and complaints more often than appreciating the goodness of my life. Today I Will Remember … Today is good. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • FEBRUARY 26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Borrow trouble at high interest rates"

    FEBRUARY 26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Borrow trouble at high interest rates"
    Feb 26 2026
    "What if..." How often we hear these words from newcomers to the Gamblers Anonymous Program. How often, in fact, we tend to say them ourselves. "What if I lose my job?" "What if my car breaks down?" "What if I get sick and can't work?" "What if my child gets hooked on drugs?" What if anything our desperate imaginings can project? Only two small words, yet how heavy-laden they are with dread, fear, and anxiety. The answer to "What if..." is, plainly and simply, "Don't project." We can only live with our problems as they arise, living one day at a time. Am I keeping my thoughts positive? Today I Pray … May I grow spiritually, without being held back by anxieties. May projected fears not hobble my pursuits or keep me from making the most of today. May I turn out fear by faith. If I will only make a place for God within me, the presence of that Higher Power will remove my fears. Today I Will Remember … I can only borrow trouble at high interest rates. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    2 mins
  • FEBRUARY 25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Fear hides behind indecision"

    FEBRUARY 25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Fear hides behind indecision"
    Feb 25 2026
    Before we came to Gamblers Anonymous, fear ruled our lives. Tyrannized by our addictions and obsessions, we feared everything and everybody. We feared ourselves and, perhaps most of all, feared fear itself. These days, when I am able to accept the help of my Higher Power, it makes me feel capable of doing anything I am called upon to do. I am overcoming my fears and acquiring a comfortable new confidence. Can I believe that "courage is fear that has said its prayers..."? Today I Pray … God grant that through faith I may overcome my obsessive fears. I have been running scared for so long, it has become a habit. God help me to see that I may be purposely clinging to my fears to avoid making decisions, perhaps even to shirk the responsibility of success. Today Will Remember … Fear hides behind indecision. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • FEBRUARY 24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Turn fear into faith"

    FEBRUARY 24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Turn fear into faith"
    Feb 24 2026
    I can banish fear by realizing the truth. Am I afraid to be alone? This fear can be banished by the realization that I am never alone, that God is always with me wherever I am and whatever I do. Am I afraid that I won't have enough money to meet my needs? This fear can be banished by the realization that God is my inexhaustible, unfailing resource, now and always. Today I have the power to change fear into faith. Can I say with confidence, "I will trust, and I will not be afraid"? Today I Pray … That I may fear no evil, for God is with me. That I may learn to turn to my Higher Power when I am afraid. I pray diligently that my faith in God-and trust in what God has in store for me-is strong enough to banish the fears that undermine my courage. Today I will Remember … Turn fear into faith. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • FEBRUARY 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Freedom is choosing"

    FEBRUARY 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Freedom is choosing"
    Feb 23 2026
    The Twelve Steps teach us that, as faith grows, so does security. The terrifying fear of nothingness begins to subside. As we work the Program, we find that the basic antidote for fear is a spiritual awakening. We lose the fear of making decisions, for we realize that, if our choice proves wrong, we can learn from the experience. And should our decision be the right one, we can thank God for giving us the courage and the grace that caused us so to act. Am I grateful for the courage and grace I receive from my Higher Power? Today I Pray … I ask that I be given the power to act, knowing that I have at least a half-chance to make the right decision and that I can learn from a wrong one. For so long, decision making seemed beyond my capabilities. Now I can find joy in being able to make choices. Thank you, God, for courage. Today I Will Remember … Freedom is choosing. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    2 mins
  • FEBRUARY 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Projected fears are larger than life"

    FEBRUARY 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Projected fears are larger than life"
    Feb 22 2026
    When I came to Gamblers Anonymous, I found people who knew exactly what I meant when I spoke finally of my fears. They had been where I had been; they understood. I've since learned that many of my fears have to do with projection. It's normal, for example, to have a tiny "backburner" fear that the person I love will leave me. But when the fear takes precedence over my present and very real relationship with the person I'm afraid of losing, then I'm in trouble. My responsibility to myself includes this: I must not fear things that do not exist. Am I changing from a fearful person into a fearless person? Today I Pray … I ask God's help in waving away my fears-those figments, fantasies, monstrous thoughts, projections of disaster that have no bearing on the present. May I narrow the focus of my imagination and concentrate on the here-and now, for I tend to see the future through magnifying glass. Today I Will Remember … Projected fears, like shadows, are larger than life. A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    2 mins