Recovery

re·cov·er·y (r-kv-r)

n. pl. re·cov·er·ies

1. The act, process, duration, or an instance of recovering.

2. A return to a normal condition.

3. Something gained or restored in recovering.

4. The act of obtaining usable substances from unusable sources.

recovery

Noun

pl -eries

1. the act of recovering from sickness, a shock, or a setback

2. restoration to a former and better condition

3. the regaining of something lost

4. the extraction of useful substances from waste

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/recovery


Reading this definition, I come back to my own personal recovery. I don't think one has to be an alcoholic or drug addict necessarily to be in "recovery".

I think it's everyday when we go thru life's daily challenges or take on very difficult obstacles. We need a bit of time to recover. Sometimes it's 5 minutes, sometimes it's 5 years. It's important to just take a moment, to check in. Refresh, energize or we'll just keep going and burn out in one way or another ... and then if we get sick or hurt ourselves because we're not paying attention, unconscious ... we end up needing to recover anyway. I'd rather give myself the choice in the moment.

Next installment ... Ch-ch-ch-changes ...