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A Day at a Time Reflections

A Day at a Time Reflections

Written by: James H
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 Reflections from the Gamblers Anonymous little blue book, A Day at a Time, published by Hazelden Information and Education Services www.hazelden.org Available on Amazon - A Day at a Time https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH G.A. A New Beginning https://amzn.to/3E9YgPCJames H Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
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  • APRIL 26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Humor is a sign of health"

    APRIL 26 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Humor is a sign of health"
    Apr 26 2026
    When I first came to Gamblers Anonymous, I was stunned by the constant sound of laughter. I realize today that cheerfulness and merriment are useful. Outsiders are sometimes surprised when we burst into laughter over some miserable-even tragic experience from the past. But why shouldn't we laugh? We have been shown the way to recovery, as well as the way to help others like ourselves. What greater cause could there be for rejoicing than this? Have I begun to regain my sense of humor? Today I Pray … May God restore my sense of humor. May I appreciate the honest laughter that is the background music of our mutual rejoicing in our abstinence. May I laugh a lot, not the defensive ego-laugh that mocks another's weakness, not the wry laugh of the self-put-down, but the healthy laugh that keeps situations in perspective. May I never regard this kind of laughter as irreverent. I have learned, instead, that it is irreverent to take myself too seriously. Today I Will Remember … A sense of humor is a sign of health. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Keep an attitude of gratitude"

    APRIL 25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Keep an attitude of gratitude"
    Apr 25 2026
    I have much more to be grateful for than I realize. Too often, I don't remember to give thought to all the things in my life that I could enjoy and appreciate. Perhaps I don't take time for this important meditation because I'm too preoccupied with my own so-called woes. I allow my mind to overflow with grievances; the more I think about them, the more monumental they seem. Instead of surrendering to God and God's goodness, I let myself be controlled by the tive thinking into which my thoughts are apt to stray unless I guide them firmly into brighter paths. Do I try to cultivate an attitude of gratitude? Today I Pray … May God lead me away from my pile-up of negative thoughts, which make for detours in my path of personal growth. May I break the old poor-me habits of remembering the worst and expecting the most dire. May I turn my thoughts ahead to a whole new world out there. May I allow myself to envision the glory of God. Today I Will Remember … Keep an attitude of gratitude. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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  • APRIL 24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Pass it on"

    APRIL 24 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Pass it on"
    Apr 24 2026
    We come to know in the Gamblers Anonymous Program that there is no deeper satisfaction and no greater joy than in a Twelfth Step well done. To watch the eyes of men and women open with wonder as they move from darkness to light, to see their lives quickly fill with new purpose and meaning, and above all to watch them awaken to the presence of a loving God in their lives-these things are the substance of what we receive as we carry the message of the Program. Am I learning through Twelfth Step experiences that gratitude should be forward, rather than backward? Today I Pray … May my Twelfth Step be as wholehearted and as convincing and as constructive as others' Twelfth-Stepping has been for me. May I realize that the might of the Program and its effectiveness for all of us come through "passing it on." When I guide someone else to abstinence, my own abstinence is underlined and reinforced. I humbly ask God's guidance before each Twelfth Step. Today I Will Remember … To pass it on. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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