Today's Thought
WEDNESDAY, JULY 06, 2005
You are reading from the book Food for Thought with modifications.
Dual Personalities
It is as if we are each two people. When we are not gaming, we are calm, confident, and capable of handling the demands of our every day real life. When we are in contact with our Higher Power, we have the right mental perspective and God's peace and love in our hearts.
Slipping back into the old attitudes and habits of our compulsive gaming days brings back our frightened, confused, and despairing selves. We lose our ability to function efficiently in our real life. We are antagonistic to those around us. Worst of all, we cut ourselves off from the source of strength and light.
Remembering that the negative personality will destroy us makes us more determined not to give in to it. Abstinence, day by day, is our safety. Reliance on the OLGA group, our Twelve Step program, and our Higher Power keeps us living the good, new life of freedom.
Deliver me from my negative personality.
Liz Woolley