Giving it all back

So, finally, after days, maybe weeks, even months you hit the "big one". All that extra money that seconds before you didn't have. Do you spend a few minutes pondering what you are going to spend it on? Maybe there's a pretty emerald bracelet with your name written all over it. Oh, of course there are those home repairs that could use a little extra cash. Maybe the Christmas fund could use a deposit. And the old stand by, give some money to the kids.

For your information, these kind of thoughts DON'T occur to you until you leave your gambling place of choice. Because if you are sitting there, another race comes along in about 7 minutes, then another one, then another one...you get the idea. For some reason (insanity maybe), you suddenly feel invincible. That was so easy, you think, you'll just do it again. So you try and try and try again and of course fail. (How many times do you get the "big one" in one day?) Before long you have "given it all back". Then you start chasing the elusive "big one" and lose all "their" money and your money.

You know it sounds simple. Get up and leave. Do not pass Go, collect your $200. (unlike Monopoly where you don't get to do that) This is possibly the hardest thing to do when your gambling. So next time, walk out the door. The ride home is a "cool feeling" as you think of all your options for spending your winnings.

I resolved my plan to leave a winner after living through the above scenerio many times. I resolve to "leave a winner" even if it is only five dollars. It's tough, but I'm working on it.