Friends,
When I was going through treatment and recovery and some well-meaning type would say "keep a positive attitude", I would just laugh to myself because they had no idea what I was going through. By some chance or luck, I had a pretty good attitude, and that made life a little easier for me, but I don't believe that it had anything to do with my recovery.
In fact, when people say things like, "you must wake up every day and be so thankful, just to be alive", or "you must appreciate all the flowers and sunsets", etc., my retort is : "Actually, when I really realized that I had recovered and was my old self again, was when I started getting angry at other drivers in traffic, and began insulting fellow lawyers in the courthouse elevators in the morning, just like the old days". I knew I had regained my edge.

I don't want to walk around every day smelling the flowers...I just want to live a normal life with all of its ups and downs...and I am doing just that.

Take care...and keep a good att........never mind.

Danny G.