Recovery and hope last bet 22/10/06

Hi folks,

long time since I've been on here, recovery is still strong, meeting at Newmarket still going well. I can hardly believe how the time has passed, a day at a time with no gambling. Thanks to my sponsor and GA, the 12 steps and trying to practice the principles I've learned life is good.

Bless you all,

P

Hi my friend

Nice to hear form you and hear that things are going well. Every day without a bet is a good day.

I knew it though. You have been part of my recovery for some time and God sends people along my path of recovery who are good people. You are one of them.

Love and Big Hug

God Bless

Charly

Hi folks,

Its been a while since I've been on here. Just back from my GA meeting where there were 2 of us. Had a good chat with a relative newcomer.

My mam passed away last monday, though not entirely unexpected as she had pancreatic cancer, I hoped for more time with her but it was not to be. I've probably had my worst week ever emotionally. Thankfully I did not add to the misery by gambling or worse. I have been blessed to have been released from my selfishness and self centredness by the 12 steps a day at a time. I was promised I would meet life's challenges and be able to deal with them and I have found these things to be true.I know my mam was proud of me and yet it was the pain of gambling which drove me to seek a solution, hardly deserving of mam's feeling of pride.

I know GA will not suit everyone but I have found it suits me and for that I am grateful.

God bless,

Paddy

Thanks for sharing that news Paddy. It means alot for me to be able to read that your recovery can lead you through testing times.

Take care

Steve E

Hi ((((((((((Paddy))))))))))))

Big hugs to you my friend and I thank you for your words in my diary.

It amazes me daily how the 12 steps programme, written for gambling/alcohol/drugs addictions, works in all situations in life.

Like you Iwas promised I would be able to deal with life, and thus far I think I am doing ok. I am aware that I still have so much to learn and so many things to change. I know that I have a lifetime (however long that may be) to try and achieve that.

I am glad your Mam saw the new Paddy and was able to tell you how proud she was of you 🙂

You know..I used to think why is God so cruel and takes the people that are good and mean so much. I believe now that God takes them because he needs them for His bigger plans and he needs them more then we do. I cannot always see that bigger picture but I now have faith that it is there and it will be revealed at some point.

Love and Hugs

God Bless

Charly

Hi (((P)))

Just popping in to say hello and to thank you for sharing your journey, it's very inspirational for me and others. Someone once said to me "When you lose someone you love, you gain an angel you know". And I believe you have one more angel in your life. Take care Paddy, all the best D

Everyday I feel so grateful to be released from the complusion to gamble. I see people come and go in the rooms of gamblers anonymous and I empathise with their pain and feelings of hopelessness. The despair of not knowing what to do next and most are financially crippled by the time they come to GA, relationships wrecked and life hardly worth living. I have found the financial area the easiest to sort out. Looking at the unmanageability of my life and starting to deal with the problems that life presented was tough but rewarding.I was relieved to discover I suffer from an illness, progressive in nature with no cure, but it can be arrested a day at a time. Today I have a programme of living, the 12 steps. Trust God, clean house and help others. May your God go with you.

Hi Paddy,

Congratulations to you and your on-going recovery.. like you say "one day at a time". I hope that you continue to post updates. This is good motivation for me and am sure many others. Regards... S.A 🙂

I had a lovely evening last night, 8 gamblers in a room wanting to get well. I was filled with gratitude after each person shared. I nearly gave up the meeting earlier in the year, due to a lack of support for the meeting and just life stuff crowding me in. I am so glad I stuck with it,real smiles replacing drained faces, laughter and joy at being released from this illness on a daily basis, hearing recovery plans being put in place, so wonderful to hear. All I have to do is stay away from a bet and practise the principles of the 12 steps.

Hi folks,

just dropping in to let you know I am still around and gamble free. An email got through my filter system this week offering me a free £500 bet from one of my old websites. They never give up,lol but thats life. I didn't even give it a second thought. I have no desire to gamble, I didn't self exclude as I made a decision to stop. It seems a long time since I was in the pit of despair but I am reminded at the meeting how things could be.

Bless you all,

Paddy

Nice to hear from you. I always wonder what happens to those who do not post here any more.I used to think they must be back gambling. I now believe most are back living life. Nice to have that confirmed.

Take care

God Bless

Charly/Sabine

Its been a while since I've been on here. Things are still going well. Still attending GA and helping others, seeing the destruction of lives being reversed is fantastic. Recovery a day at a time. Played golf with a GA member yesterday, we had a great day. I owe my life to the recovery programme, which is simple but not easy.

Bless you all,

Pad

Hi folks,

I am still around and doing well, the complusion to gamble continues to be kept at bay. The meeting is going strong at Newmarket. Each meeting I am reminded of where I was before getting into recovery. I can only show my gratitude by continuing to help others and remembering I am powerless over gambling and my life is unmanageable. Just for today.

God bless,

Paddy

Hi folks, long time no post. Life continues to be manageable and no bet since 22/10/06 . What a gift I have been given. I had the opportunity to share some of my experience on Radio Suffolk after WillieThorne's interview, he has just released his book about his gambling addiction. I am grateful that I got the message of recovery and got through the steps and now help others, a long way from the old days of dishonesty and selfishness.

Bless you all in your recovery. :o)

Hiya P, Just wanted to pop in to wish you a Merry Xmas, glad to see your 'recent' post :), was considering writing again, hope you are well, best wishes Dee