Those of us who live in one day at a time recovery know that our troubles are not always just us. Our circumstances and our environments often play a role in our difficulties. People say that money can’t buy happiness. Would we say that if circumstances caused us to live with an income below the poverty line, or if we are the working poor. Would we say that if we were facing eviction and there are no affordable rentals anywhere within the area we live. And what if we are living in abusive relationships. Sometimes it is not so easy to just up and move. For both women and men (it’s a reality). And then there’s living with a mental illness (if you don’t you can’t understand). If you want to change it, merit people more than what the existing system of meritocracy merits us. We’ve adapted to it. It’s not always us.
