At six months I was still struggling with things like mental accuity and personal discipline, but a lot of good stuff had happened too. I had begun developing a relationship with my creator, had made my inventories, made my confession, made most of my amends and generally cleaned up most of the mess I made.
I had something of a change in personality and was gripped by a new purpose in life. Not every day was a happy one, it never will be, but most days felt worthwhile, I was back in the mainstream of life and making progress.
What I "got out of" life appeared to be closely related to what I put in.