In a few days many of us will join together with others and celebrate a time of connection and of giving thanks for our blessings.

Many years ago, before I started recovery, Thanksgiving was the only day of the year that I gave thanks for my blessings.  The rest of the year, I lived in the world of black and white, all or nothing.  I was tossed back and forth by the waves of my circumstances.  Either it was a good day, or a bad day.

I had completed the 12 Steps, and now I needed to “live a recovery program.” However, I needed some structure in order to do so (besides attending meetings and meeting with my sponsor regularly).

My sponsor suggested that I do a daily inventory.  In this inventory I wrote several things, but included in those items were:

• How was I with others?
• What feelings did…