Climbing out of the Swamp :-)

Sunday night....gamble free. I have some big bills coming up in a couple of weeks, so it is crunch time for me right now.  I am still overcoming the devastation gambling created in my life.  If I can scrape the money together, I will turn another corner in my financial recovery.  My financial recovery is just one outer face of my inner spiritual recovery....which is by far, more important. Step by baby step....one day at a time.The power in those little "slogans" is immense! I have to accept where I am now, and accept that a little bit of progress is better than NO progress. When I was gambling, one of the "excuses" I used to keep doing it was that I was so far down, what difference did it make if I kept doing it a while longer.....if I couldn't repair the damage quickly, why bother starting!!! Being willing to take that next little step on the right path means that  I'll continue to climb out of the swamp and be in a healthier place.  Hanging around in that swamp made me sicker and sicker and would have killed everything good in me if I had chosen to remain there! Thanks to the people here, I have been able to stay on the path since 1-1-08.  I am so grateful you are here, and that you continue to read and comment on my journals.  It is the sense of community and caring I have found here that has made my recovery possible. Love to you all!!!  xoxoxoDianne