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The holiday season is a time to reflect on the things we are most grateful for in our lives, but what about the rest of the year? New research shows that there are dozens of reasons both emotional and physical to show thanks every day. And, the best part is, you can actually learn to grow more grateful.

This scenario speaks to recovery…recovery takes patience…a lot of it. We won’t get anywhere by weaving in and out, stopping, speeding up, passing, taking a different route (Ed), slowing down or speeding up again through the process of recovery. We must take it slow and steady gaining ground with each mile and each bite we take.

The holidays are a time to reflect on the things in life that we're truly thankful for. But, too often, life circumstances can make us forget how extremely blessed we are. To help the Walden community remember, throughout the month of November, Walden Behavioral Care's residential patients, families and hospital staff, created a gratitude tree decorated with leaves displaying anonymous messages of thanks.