alcoholrehabcoach
10-05-2009, 11:59 AM
Good morning everyone,
Today I was thinking about how a friend of mine defined sobriety for himself. He called it "The ability to see things as they are. No better. No worse."
I think that's another good way of looking at it. His take on sobriety allows for both the potential to be careful, as well as the potential to be creative, in the the things that he is doing. Without ever losing his perspective.
Seeing things exactly as they are, no better and no worse, grounds us in a practical reality where we can then move forward either cautiously or freely. Whichever is most appropriate at the time.
I'm thinking about these things because a situation arose today where I needed to be "sober with my money." To me that meant I couldn't just be careful with it, I also had to be creative with it. I needed the ability to see both sides of the coin in order to invest it wisely.
So my question for you today is:
Outside the realm of your addiction, what does showing "sober judgment" mean to you, and where have you shown examples of it?
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Today I was thinking about how a friend of mine defined sobriety for himself. He called it "The ability to see things as they are. No better. No worse."
I think that's another good way of looking at it. His take on sobriety allows for both the potential to be careful, as well as the potential to be creative, in the the things that he is doing. Without ever losing his perspective.
Seeing things exactly as they are, no better and no worse, grounds us in a practical reality where we can then move forward either cautiously or freely. Whichever is most appropriate at the time.
I'm thinking about these things because a situation arose today where I needed to be "sober with my money." To me that meant I couldn't just be careful with it, I also had to be creative with it. I needed the ability to see both sides of the coin in order to invest it wisely.
So my question for you today is:
Outside the realm of your addiction, what does showing "sober judgment" mean to you, and where have you shown examples of it?
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