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Familiar Quotes On Gambling Recovery

Fear knocked on my door....I opened it and there was nobody there.

If you don’t hear what you need to hear, say what you want to hear.

People who relapse usually do so because they accepted the things they could change.

Recovery is a journey between two stations. One station represents total chaos, and the other represents total serenity. What is important is not where you are, but what direction you are facing.

It’s not the load that breaks you down.......it’s the way you carry it.

There is no elevator, you have to take the steps.

Uncover........Discover..........Discard.

When you’re in fear, you’re not in faith.

Courage is fear in action.

On relapse: “I never did anything in moderation, except maybe the steps.”

If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.

Change only happens when the pain of holding on is greater than the fear of letting go.

HOW?.............Honesty, Openness, Willingness

ONE DAY AT A TIME ... IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT!!!

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