Larry Winter

It isn’t easy to be the banana or second act. Ed McMahon was second to Johnny Carson on a talk show. Ed’s major job was pointing the audience to the host, Johnny Carson. There is a certain grace to that. This is more like our role pointing beyond ourselves to a Recovery program. We also […]

Humility is present within the Recovery community. We do not cultivate the weeds on earth rather we become a humble person in our daily lives intending to bear fruit on earth by: A church custodian was responsible for keeping the grounds clean and protecting the spiritual treasures it owned such as; a gold chalice, a

Recovery talks to us by giving us a profound guideline, “The 12 steps or other methods”. When we focus on the words each step begins with “We” not “I”. We are all brought together as brothers and sisters in the practice of the steps or other methods. We unite as a family which has implications

Faith for those of us in Recovery is an example of the power of faith in Recovery. I witness people in Recovery willing to hand over what they have learned about themselves to people just starting or in the infancy of healing. Imagine approaching a stream of water separated on either side. The mentor and

Imagine reclaiming our lives. Instead of our mental health being, “An enemy attempting to devour us”, do we think we could see it as a friend, grounding us to the earth on which it is safe to stand? We may proclaim, “What do you mean I have poor mental health?” Feeling grounded will show us

We are called to love every human being. Everyone is worth loving even if they do not realize it. Are we worthy to hold onto this truth? Not seek retaliation or revenge. There are two steps to take before learning to love others. First is loving the divine, and loving ourselves. Divine justice is not

John is a graduate student at a local university. Beginning in his sophomore year of college he facilitated outings for a youth group. After one of their outings, John took the youth to a pizza place. When he was getting ready to pay the bill he realized he only had twenty dollars in his pocket.

Why do I use stories and imagery when I write our blogs? I have written about seeds and growing. What I want is to reveal to you my journey of Recovery. I accomplish this objective in two ways. First, by writing a daily blog Monday through Friday. Second, publishing a non-fiction book https://superhumanbeing.net/ describing the

I remember developing self-awareness of who I was pretending to be. This led to my readiness to embrace the message of Recovery and act. Self-awareness is a key point for developing strong relationships with people and who Recovery is calling me to be. A woman is contemplating joining a religious order because she wants to

What does it mean to live a virtuous life of Recovery? What about living a practical (fitting the needs of a particular situation in a helpful way) life of Recovery? What are they saying to us when we allow thoughts to enter our heads and hearts? “You are not good enough”, “You need to be