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And I liked the phrase: "Reality comes into play." Quite a profound thought, if I may say so. I just felt that moment when a long time ago I left a gambling establishment with such thoughts. Well, it's as if I'm experiencing it again and again every day. I still can't get rid of this feeling when I realize that my pockets are empty, but for some reason I'm not sad. Yes, there is some regret, but it is offset by the fact that I got a lot of emotions during the game. Oh, nostalgia has come flooding back again.
Yes, at the end of the day you can only do things today. Whatever happened or didn't happen yesterday is gone, there's nothing you can do about it.
Focusing on where you are today and how can you improve yourself from there is a good mind technique.
One day at a time, that's what many alcoholics and other people with addictions say, but it's actually true. You can only live one day at a time, today.