To me, the pink cloud was like Maudcat said--it was the stage where I felt like I was almost born again. It was almost euphoric and happy with a feeling of freedom; like bouncing out of hell to the opposite end of the spectrum for a while until reality set in with lifes' everyday problems and sometimes boringness.
Then the real work of recovery began where I learned to find balance in my life and to cope with living sober with some sense of contentment.