In recovery, as in spiritual teachings, the yardstick is transformation. Whatever moves us toward wholeness — soul-aliveness for us or justice, peace, and freedom for our societies — is good; whatever puts us back into addictive, abusive, soul-denying, disease modes is bad. Good and bad are measured by spiritual growth — our awakening to wholeness.

Denise Breton, Christopher Largent, The Paradigm Conspiracy