What is 'recovery' according to the 12 step model?

What is 'recovery' according to the 12 step model?

There are a lot of different definitions that I have come across over the years, but I would say, "Recovery is more of an orientation to life." I think it has to do with honesty, with dealing with the issues that come into your life in an honest open way, being teachable, being willing to let go of things that no longer serve you, being willing let go of behaviors, and manipulations and beliefs that no longer serve you and being more appreciative of the present moment. And the fact that we all have a very limited amount of time on this planet and to live that with the greatest, I guess appreciation and reverence for a way of life that is going to bring happiness and serenity and openness to all of us. And how that is going to look on the outside is probably going to be a little bit different for every person but how that manifest in their life I think tends to be pretty universe in that there is less of a fearful approach to life. There is more of an openness to what life brings, there's of more living in the present moment rather than being obsess with the past or the future and there is an openness to what life is going to bring your way without trying to control it before it ever happens.