3-21 No Kiddin' Gambling Addiction Recovery Podcast

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 540 Listening and being humble enough to hear can be life changing! If you don't know everything, which I surely don't, listening can be the fast pass to life. You can't effectively share what you know until you figured out how to live what you preach. We do belong here.  We do have the right to feel safe and valued. Positivity is NO Gamble! --...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 539 One of my favorite gifts of recovery is connection. Connection that includes myself, nature, people and the Universe or my spirituality. We do belong here.  We do have the right to feel safe and valued. Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach o...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 538 This reading really gets me excited about being and talking about being positive. I cannot think of a single reason that being positive can impact us in a negative way. Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 537 Our physical well being continues to be a focus in this book and our recovery.  Without our health we literally have nothing. Please take care of your body my Beautiful people, so you are equipped to take care of your mind and your spirit! Happy Problem Gambling Awareness Month! Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 536 I Hope You're Happy!  That isn't exactly how the reading says it, but you get the jist. Do the things that make you happy... Keep the people & activities that make you happy and ditch the rest! Happy Problem Gambling Awareness Month! Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leav...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 536 Living in Love..... that can mean many things.  I encourage us all to find this and embrace it. It doesn't need to be just family and significant others, but everyone and everything we encounter. Happy Problem Gambling Awareness Month! Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 535 We are going to go through stuff.  We are going to feel like there is no light. We are going to feel despair and also be challenged.  Today's reading is about taking those opportunities as what I know call going "through a growth spurt".  This lessens the pain for me in the heat of the moment.  It is a recovery muscle like the many other on...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 534 We are going to face the same things over and over, both in our addiction and life.  This relates to me as "triggers" although it doesn't have to be. What we learn and do in our recovery is what makes the difference. Do we want to learn and grow? Do we want to make the changes to our responses and actions even if it is more difficult? Posit...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 533 Feeling like I was bit scattered today.. sorry about that! Today's reading is about our behavior toward other people when we were gambling, and also when we have our addictude on.  We need to let go of the control that binds us up.   I have to work on this more myself.  I want to be in charge of EVERYTHING! That isn't how it works though. What r...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 532 Brandi Nelson is a confidence business coach. She help heart-centered entrepreneurs get out of startup and successfully launch their business online; while helping them overcome the obstacles of your limiting beliefs to be successful in their target market. Her business's core values are you are strong, you are capable and you are worthy of the thing...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 531 Joy is a side effect of recovery.  We can play for it. How do you get it?  Do the work.  Show up for yourself and your recovery! You are worth JOY!  You will be surprised how great it feels when you least expect it! Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This hel...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 530 We are reminded again the value of fun.  Are you always in "adulting" mode or do you allow yourself to have fun? Fun is how I want to describe my life and having fun be my mission.   I encourage you all to make the most of your lives by sprinkling in or pouring in fun and laughter. One of the best things is that it is free!  Watch a funny movie...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 529 Some days I feel like these readings are just written for me. We chat today about the importance of taking care of our bodies in recovery and the impact it has on our whole being. We need to do all the things that make us feel better and whole and like we are thriving.  If we don't funks can set it and going back to gambling because its  an easy esca...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 528 The message today is one of clarification.  We can't only forgive some of the people, lie some of the time or make a meeting once in a while. Recovery is an ALL in process.  We must practice the skills we need to sustain recovery and it starts with being honest with ourselves. Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 527 Hey all!  Thanks for being patient today!  Technology was misbehaving, but here is today's show now! Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear recovery messages. -------------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 526 Have you thought about preparing yourself, when you are feeling good,  to protect yourself from the next relapse. What I mean is, are you putting in place obstacles that would keep you safe from the next bet, when you are aren't thinking about it or feeling the urge? This is a powerful tool and can save you from spiraling.  It isn't easy to begi...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 525 Let us not have things  like self doubt, fear, and new addictions distract us and hold us back from living our best lives. One of my favorite quotes from Bill ( our Director from the Center) is this "If Recovery was easy, everybody would be doing it"  oh and "Recovery is for adults" Have an amazing weekend all! Positivity is NO Gamble!...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 524- Gratitude will always be one of my favorite topics!  It always works and has changed my life! Today we are again reminded that gratitude and depression cannot survive at the same time. Be kind to YOU & be kind to others!  I promise you the high is better than gambling ever will be!  Love you all! Positivity is NO Gamble! -----------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 523 I am not sure where I first heard this concept as it makes sense in both recovery and business, but it works in both! Making our beds is the first thing we can do to get something accomplished each day.  It is a building block to success in all that we do and a reminder we can get stuff done. Positivity is NO Gamble! --------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 522 Laughing is one of my favorite things to do now that I see the value in it.  Yes, before I knew it felt good, but as an addict, sometimes I just chose staying in the funk. We are worth it to be laughing happy people.  What choices are you making around the ability to laugh? Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 521 First let me mention part of the quote from the inspirational  calendar today- " Being alive is a special occasion"...  let's remember that each day and be grateful for our existence and all that we have.  Not everyone has that luxury. Our reading today chats about loneliness and I believe it is not something we need to feel.  I am not disc...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 520 This is another topic that I am grateful continues to be revisiting in the book and in our recovery. It is so important that we mind our business, while also being honest with ourselves.  We can't start progressing unless we know what we need to address along the way. Let's have a super week! Positivity is NO Gamble! ----------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 518 So far the only way other than maybe parents, that I know how to get unconditional love is through our Higher Power.  If you aren't a HP person yet, maybe give it some consideration for this reason alone. On another note, a lot can happen in 24 hours!  Thanks as always for letting me download Beautiful People! Happy Valentine's Day! Positivity i...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 517  Let's chat about a different spin on humility.  Do we have humility?  Is it important that others notice? Gratitude for everything from material things, the people in our lives and our openness to learn all can contribute to our humility. Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave u...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 516 Today we chat about angry and how to deal with it.  Are we "allowed" to be angry? Of course we are!  We need to feel our feelings. The trick is feeling them, processing them and navigating through them in a positive way. Write a list of healthy ways you can deal with your anger before it strikes. Positivity is NO Gamble! ------------------------...