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Boleo · 06-30-2009, 02:01 PM

Ask 100 people what Love is and you will get 80 different answers.

Ask 100 people what Happiness is and you will get 90 different answers.

Ask 100 alcoholics what Recovery is and you will get 4,500 different answers.

mistycshore · 06-30-2009, 04:56 PM

So, what 45 definitions are your own, Boleo?

Does the suggestion that you have 45 different and unrelated definitions of recovery seem disrespectful to you?

Could you maybe just mellow for a bit? Collect your thoughts, try to give your brain a little peace - not approach recovery as a competitive sport? I think you're pretty cool from the posts I first saw from you. I hope you get to a peaceful place soon. That's what I want for me too.

baldjim · 06-30-2009, 05:04 PM

do you mean you will 4500 answers from 4500 members

Bamboozle · 06-30-2009, 06:15 PM

Is this a poll?

***Zencat*** · 06-30-2009, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boleo

Ask 100 alcoholics what Recovery is and you will get 4,500 different answers.

So true

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As there is many people in recovery there are as many individual solutions to seek.

Boleo · 07-01-2009, 12:16 PM

My theory is that those who are growing in their recovery go through many different stages of Metamorphosis.

I myself stated out thinking that psychological tricks & tips were the most advanced tools available in recovery to discovering they they were little more than candy coated abstinence.

mistycshore · 07-01-2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boleo

My theory is that those who are growing in their recovery go through many different stages of Metamorphosis.

I myself stated out thinking that psychological tricks & tips were the most advanced tools available in recovery to discovering they they were little more than candy coated abstinence.

My bad.

I think recovery is not using what's not good for you and being happy about it.

And I'd like 1/2 lb. of that candy-coated abstinence, with sprinkles please.

bugsworth · 07-01-2009, 03:27 PM

I agree with misty...recovery to me has not ever been about deprivation...it's always been about freedom.

Candy coated abstinence...LOL now that is rich!

Pinkcuda · 07-01-2009, 04:40 PM

There's only one answer. "Recovery" is what you're doing between the time you're drinking and the time you're "Recovered"

Firehazard · 07-05-2009, 01:05 PM

Great I can understand the where the 4500 versions are coming from. Thanks for that post. It helps me to take my recovery pulse as it seems that as I grow it is changing, deepening, and holding more weight.

06-30-2009, 02:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Boleo boleon Join Date: May 2008 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 937	Ask 100 People? Ask 100 people what Love is and you will get 80 different answers. Ask 100 people what Happiness is and you will get 90 different answers. Ask 100 alcoholics what Recovery is and you will get 4,500 different answers. __________________ True sobriety rides on the coat-tails of Serenity (H + B = S) - All Big Book quotes are from first Edition -

06-30-2009, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
mistycshore Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 261	So, what 45 definitions are your own, Boleo? Does the suggestion that you have 45 different and unrelated definitions of recovery seem disrespectful to you? Could you maybe just mellow for a bit? Collect your thoughts, try to give your brain a little peace - not approach recovery as a competitive sport? I think you're pretty cool from the posts I first saw from you. I hope you get to a peaceful place soon. That's what I want for me too. __________________ Misty

06-30-2009, 06:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bamboozle Watch out...it'll fool ya! Duck Hunt 2 Champion! Alien Rescue Champion! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Underwater Posts: 3,475 Blog Entries: 12	Is this a poll? __________________ A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

07-01-2009, 12:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Boleo boleon Join Date: May 2008 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 937	My theory is that those who are growing in their recovery go through many different stages of Metamorphosis. I myself stated out thinking that psychological tricks & tips were the most advanced tools available in recovery to discovering they they were little more than candy coated abstinence. __________________ True sobriety rides on the coat-tails of Serenity (H + B = S) - All Big Book quotes are from first Edition -

07-05-2009, 01:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Firehazard SHARING THE LOAD Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 410 Blog Entries: 15	recovery meaning Great I can understand the where the 4500 versions are coming from. Thanks for that post. It helps me to take my recovery pulse as it seems that as I grow it is changing, deepening, and holding more weight. __________________ "Your sucess and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them"--Albert Camus

06-30-2009, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
baldjim jimbo Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: london berks England Posts: 416 Blog Entries: 1	do you mean you will 4500 answers from 4500 members

07-01-2009, 03:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
bugsworth Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,857	I agree with misty...recovery to me has not ever been about deprivation...it's always been about freedom. Candy coated abstinence...LOL now that is rich!

07-01-2009, 04:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pinkcuda Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Prairie Posts: 1,189	There's only one answer. "Recovery" is what you're doing between the time you're drinking and the time you're "Recovered"

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