How does one feel about the recovery chips?  Some may never announce their accomplishment to receive a recovery chip.  Some may toss them aside with little thought.  Some may cherish them in the beginning, but eventually they become lost or thrown away.  Some may cherish them as if they were gold and hold onto them forever.  I for one, would like to think I will cherish them and keep forever.  For these simple little chips mean a gigantic step in my recovery and my new life.  Every day, I pick them up and look at them.  They remind me of my disease and how much I have progressed.  They are my tokens of recovery and life.  It's the greatest feeling to be able to share my accomplishments among my fellowship friends.  To actually be proud of myself, knowing it will only get better as time goes on.