Little Reminders

Everything happens for a reason... right?  Some things are small, some are big.  Some are tests and some are just little reminders... I happened to be @ my parents this weekend when a family friend came over.  She was borrowing $300 from my Mom.  Apparently, she went to the casino with $40 and blew threw that pretty quickly.  But that small amount of time there gave her the "itch" and it needed scratching a bit more. I know it had to be embarrassing for her to borrow that money in front of all of us -- especially my Dad because she knows how adamantly he is against gambling.  But my Mom was more than happy to loan the money --- because she had borrowed from this friend before, so in her mind, she was just returning the favor. But for me -- this was just what I needed to remind me that I never want to go back into that arena again.   I knew all the feelings and emotions she was probably feeling.  I am just so thankful that I am not putting myself into that position.  I can see the light and it is shining brightly.  I think I will follow it,  I dont do good in dark.