Well, "Neva", here I am, still hiding behind "Vera"!
Would you believe I met her lately….I am sad to say I actually met lots of " Veras" and "Nevas"lately, one more bedraggled looking than the next. Whinging and complaining about the machines and still blinded to the real problem! Thats what gambling does to us, "Neva". It tears our lives apart and leaves us sick and soulless.But "WE" know better ! We have been given the tools and the chances that others never had so "to him that much has been given, much will be expected" (Those words are haunting me all day) Just looking into the real "Vera’s" eyes should have been enough for me, but it wasn’t ! ………
Maybe TODAY I will see beyond the illusion, the mirage , and maybe when I "wake up and smell the coffee"as Geordie reminded me , I will look around and see reality as you describe it.
A life without gambling has given you such wonderful rewards Neva. All you ever wished for and you deserve the lot! A house on a hill with an idyllic view and the knowledge that as a free woman you will enjoy every moment in your new home!
What good would it all be, if you were to spend your future in a casino, stuffing dollar bills into machines that will turn you into the real "Neva"!
What a waste that would be!
Gambling has no place in my life or yours! Today!
