Recovery maxim · Saturday, May 2, 2026
Understand Rather Than Be Understood #1
A reflection on prioritizing understanding over expression to improve accuracy and avoid reacting from distorted interpretation.
Theme
Communication
A theme hub for communication, gathering recovery maxims and recovery terminology that return to recovery, philosophy, participation, structure, and becoming from different depths.
Theme pages gather related recovery writing, philosophical essays, syntheses, and creative work into archive paths. They are meant to make conceptual relationships visible without reducing the writing to categories alone.
Recovery terminology · Monday, April 27, 2026
Holding Your Belly #2
A reflection on delaying emotional expression to create space for clarity, allowing responses to be intentional rather than reactive.
Recovery terminology · Saturday, April 25, 2026
Playing Games #2
A reflection on indirect communication and behavior used to influence outcomes, highlighting how it creates confusion and avoids accountability.
Recovery terminology · Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Taking Someone on a Trip #1
A reflection on projecting internal states onto others, showing how it distorts communication and blurs the line between perception and reality.
Recovery terminology · Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Bridging On #1
A reflection on maintaining continuity in communication by building on what is already being discussed rather than diverting away.
Recovery terminology · Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Holding Your Belly #1
A reflection on containing immediate reactions and expressing them later in an appropriate setting, supporting clarity and constructive communication.
Recovery terminology · Sunday, April 12, 2026
Playing Games #1
A reflection on indirect communication and manipulation, emphasizing the importance of alignment between intention, communication, and action.
Recovery terminology · Saturday, April 11, 2026
Running Wires #1
A reflection on indirect communication through third parties, highlighting how avoidance of directness creates distortion and reduces accountability.
Recovery terminology · Thursday, April 9, 2026
Telling War Stories #1
A reflection on how recounting the past can reinforce old patterns or identities, emphasizing intentional and growth-oriented framing.
Recovery terminology · Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Bad Rapping #1
A reflection on negative framing in both internal and external communication, emphasizing how language can reinforce distorted perceptions and influence behavior.