Old 09-19-2016, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by LillianGish View Post
Ha! Well, even Sisyphus caught a break and was able to push the rock downhill every once in awhile. I suspect he was never in San Francisco.

On our money is the saying "E Pluribus Unum." A fine motto for SR. 😀

I didn't know we could print our money though - that's exciting! I'm headed to go get some new green and black toner cartridges.
Sisyphus, I believed was doomed to push the rock uphill for eternity and every now and then it would roll back down on him. The point I am trying to make is that this can become a metaphor for gradual recovery from alcoholism or other addiction. Relapse is more likely in the early years of recovery and after quite some time the body regains its natural stability and enters what I call the "cube" phase. It is still possible to dislodge it and send it back down the slippery slope, but less likely. On the other hand if a relapse does come it is likely to be very serious.

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