My dad is all about honesty so I have to say although he's been in the program for 39 years someone asked him to flip a coin to see who would get a job at work years ago and he felt that was gambling and began his start date all over again. Just left click on the design so it's a big as possible and right click on it to save to your computer. To change the color ( see our free tutorials). The digital stamp designs are larger, re-sizeable and it’s easy On CLEARANCE SALE until gone! Vintage designs in Digital Stamps, Color Printables and CD's Our design use to be a Clear Art Stamp but as our Stamp Sets sell out theyĪre being turned into Digital Art Stamps. To a meeting, anyone can attend the support group for those dealing with a loved one Or food, there are several 12 step programs and they work! Even if the person with the problem won’t go I believe manyįamilies are affected by someone with an addiction, whether it’s alcohol, drugs If you know anyone who could use help to stopgambling here’s a linkand there are chapters worldwide today. Just can’t post any names or photos as it’s an aanonymous program. He’s happy if it will help just one person, I My age so I asked my dad if he would mind if I posted about it. There are members of every age and nationality and so many women It was very emotional and inspiring to see so many happy people There was a huge turn out of people who traveledįrom so many areas to come celebrate his birthday. Meeting and my mom goes down the hall to the Gam-Anon meeting (for family Often sat by themselves in their own meeting when no one else came but slowly It took about a year until he finallyĭid and they have continued to go every week. My mom saw an article in an Ann Landers columnĤ0 years ago and begged him to go to a meeting. He lost so much money it was tough when we were growing up. My dad was a longshoreman and had a weakness for cards and horse racing. They haveīeen going every week for 39 years – since I was 16! They hold meetings each Sunday night at aĬhurch and it was his GA Birthday (you have a birthday for every year you don’t GA or Gamblers Anonymous is aġ2 step program for people that have a gambling problem, much like AA. Recited at the beginning or end of meetings.įeeling poorly and recently stopped driving so I drove him and my mom to The Serenity Prayer is used by virtually all 12 - step Programs and usually Printable 6" x 4" Serenity Prayer Digital Stamp a FREE Printable (see below) for personal use andįor any fund raising which goes to a 12 Step Recovery Program. We may not ever understand why but to have that ability to take on the uncertainty of things out of our control with a tranquil state of mind put life in a whole new perspective for me.Hi Everyone, I will be back tomorrow with photos from out trip to France and Spain and a fun project but I have a story and a FREE Printable to share today.įather’s 39 years in the Gamblers Anonymous 12 Step Program I’ve made our When saying that prayer, we are not asking God to help us understand the things we cannot change (life doesn’t always give us explanations), but rather ability to accept them while remaining in peace. Serenity is such a perfect thing to be asking of God. It really got me thinking but there is one phrase in particular that really sticks out to me. Without too much thought, I set about making him one he could print out. I’ve heard/read that prayer a thousand and a half times (it’s always a coffee mug favorite) but I believe that the first time I actually reflected upon the words was as I was typing them out. I knew immediately that he was talking about the Serenity Prayer. After several long days at work, my husband requested that I find him “the prayer that talks about accepting the thing you can’t change” so he could put it at his desk.
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