I'm cooking turkey and dressing and salads and vegetables for our family gathering here tomorrow. Others will bring additional goodies. It will be a good day. We are thankful for so much. For those of you from countries other than the U.S., you probably know of our Thanksgiving Day---the day we stop to remember the first settlers of our country and say thanks for all we have. We have so much---and yet we complain so much.
I say a special thanks to each of you who check into this blog---either regularly or irregularly. Knowing you are reading it helps me pay extra attention to my days---what might I write about that might have meaning for me and for someone else?
Also there were 2 articles in today's newspaper that caught my attention. One was focused on genome research and though it was not specifically about addiction, it did mention the interaction of brain chemicals that are sensitive and get screwed up in addiction. There is a strong physical component to addiction---a good chance some of it is inherited. The other article was about gambling and the effort to use "harm reduction" rather than absolute abstinence in the treatment. Both ideas are so very important as we address the issue of addiction in our families and communities.
We are thankful for research and progress in the treatment of addictions. There is hope.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Blessings--Penny
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