Episodes

  • 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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    1 min
  • 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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    1 min
  • 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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    1 min
  • APRIL 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Thank and give thanks"

    APRIL 23 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Thank and give thanks"
    Apr 23 2026
    No matter what it is that seems to be our need or problem, we can find something to rejoice in, something for which to give thanks. It is not God who needs to be thanked, but we who need to be thankful. Thankfulness opens new doors to good in our life. Thankfulness creates a new heart and a new spirit in us. Do I keep myself aware of the many blessings that come to me each day and remember to be thankful for them? Today I Pray … May God fill me with a spirit of thankfulness. When I express my thanks, however fumbling, to God or to another human being, I am not only being gracious to God or that other person for helping me, but I am also giving myself the greatest reward of all-a thankful heart. May I not forget either the transitive "to thank," directed at someone else, or the intransitive "giving thanks," which fills my own great need. Today I Will Remember … Thank and give thanks. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • APRIL 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be grateful"

    APRIL 22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Be grateful"
    Apr 22 2026
    As I attend meetings of the Gamblers Anonymous Program, may my eyes open wider and wider. Other people's problems make mine look small, yet they are facing them with courage and confidence. Others are trapped in situations as bad as mine, but they bear their troubles with more fortitude. By going to meetings, I find many reasons to be grateful. My load has begun to lighten. Do I expect easy solutions to my problems? Or do I ask only to be guided to a better way? Today I Pray … Make the GA Program my way of life. Its goals are my goals. Its members are my truest friends. May I pass along the skills for coping I have learned there. May my turnabout and the resulting transformation in my life inspire others, as others have inspired me. Today I Will Remember … May I be grateful. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • APRIL 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Grateful for the whole of life"

    APRIL 21 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Grateful for the whole of life"
    Apr 21 2026
    Can I be wholeheartedly grateful for today? If so, I'm opening doors to more and more abundant good. What if I can't be thankful for the "rain" that has fallen in my life for the so-called bad times? What then? I can begin by giving thanks for all the sunshine I can remember, and for every blessing that has come my way. Perhaps then I'll be able to look back over the rainy periods of my life with new vision, seeing them as necessary; perhaps then, hidden blessings I've overlooked will come to my attention. Am I grateful for all of life-both the sunshine and the rain? Today I Pray … May I be grateful for all that has happened to me, good and bad. Bad helps to define good. Sorrow intensifies joy. Humility brings spirituality. Disease turns health into a paradise. Loneliness makes love, both human and Divine, the greatest gift of all. I thank God for the contrasts that have made me know God better. Today I Will Remember … I am grateful for the whole of 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
  • APRIL 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Put away childish fears"

    APRIL 20 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Put away childish fears"
    Apr 20 2026
    If a person continues to see only giants, wrote Anais Nin, "it means he is still looking at the world through the eyes of a child." During this twenty four-hour period, I won't allow myself to be burdened by thoughts of giants and monsters of things that are past. I won't concern myself about tomorrow until it becomes my today. The better I use today, the more likely it is that tomorrow will be bright. Have I extended the hand of caring to another person today? Today I Pray … God, may I please grow up. May I no longer see monsters and giants on my walls, those projections of a child's imagination. May I bury my hobgoblins and realize that those epic dream-monsters are distortions of my present fears. May they vanish with my fearfulness, in the daylight of my new serenity. Today I Will Remember … I will put away childish fears. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min
  • APRIL 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Happiness comes from within"

    APRIL 19 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Happiness comes from within"
    Apr 19 2026
    As we continue to make these vital choices and so move toward these high aspirations, our reality returns and our compulsion vanishes. We learn, in the words of Plutarch, that, "A pleasant and happy life does not come from external things. Man draws from within himself, as from a spring, pleasure and joy." Am I learning to "travel first class" inside? Today I Pray … The grace of God has showed me how to be happy again. May the wisdom of God teach me that the source of that happiness is within me, in my new values, my new sense of self-worth, my new and open communication with my Higher Power. Today I Will Remember … Happiness comes from within. A Day at a Time ⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠ G.A. A New Beginning⁠ https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC
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    1 min