DAILY INVENTORY

          . . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
          ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59

          I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with
          unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up
          and some of my battered friendships had begun to be
          repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my
          work, becoming so bold as to issue a report on the lack
          of proper care for some of our clients. One day a co-worker
          informed me that my boss was really sore because a complaint,
          submitted over his head, had caused him much discomfort at
          the hands of his superiors. I knew that my report had created
          the problem, and began to feel responsible for my boss's
          difficulty. In discussing the affair, my co-worker tried to
          reassure me that an apology was not necessary, but I soon
          became convinced that I had to do something, regardless of how
          it might turn out. When I approached my boss and owned up to
          my hand in his difficulties, he was surprised. But unexpected
          things came out of our encounter, and my boss and I were able
          to agree to interact more directly and effectively in the future.