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Aug 5, 2026 1 min

AUGUST 5 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY "Martyr dumb"

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Among the important things we learn in Gamblers Anonymous is to be good to ourselves. For so many of us, though, this is a surprisingly difficult thing to do. Some of us relish our suffering so much that we balloon each happening to enormous proportions in the reliving and telling. Self-pitiers are drawn to martyrdom as if by a powerful magnet-until the joys of serenity and contentment come to them through the GA Program and Twelve Steps. Am I gradually learning to be myself? Today I Pray … May I learn to forgive myself. I have asked and received-forgiveness from God and from others, so why is it so hard to forgive myself? Why do I still magnify my suffering? Why do I go on licking my emotional wounds? May I follow God's forgiving example, get on with the Program, and learn to be good to myself. Today I will Remember … Martyrdom; martyr dumb. A Day at a Time ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3EOjuiH⁠⁠⁠ G.A. A New Beginning ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3E9YgPC⁠⁠

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