Larry Winter

Sometimes recovery is like taking off “to a distant country”. Isn’t this how Recovery is? We can find love in our Recovery process, we are even given the freedom to reject that love. We are given free will and the 12 steps will not revoke this great gift, even when we misuse the steps. The […]

How have we strayed from the 12 steps of Recovery? The biggest one for me is thinking I am in charge to avoid being patient to listen for the will of God (higher power) for my life. The beauty of the 12 steps is despite straying we are always welcome back. This is reassuring. I

I am experiencing some sadness and depression this week. To some extent, it may be due to the trauma my body has gone through because of my recent illness. On Thursday evenings I facilitate a Peer Support Group virtually. Due to how I was feeling mentally last evening, I needed the support of those who

Do one thing today that lifts your spirits. It may be volunteering, attending a support group meeting (Tonight from 6:00 to 7:00 a virtual group is available @ https://superhumanbeing.net/ > click on the Support Group page, > then click on Zoom Meeting; or access directly by using the following: https://superhumanbeing.net/thursday-zoom-event/), go for a walk, call

I was up and moving around today which I am thankful for. Earlier this week I let you know that the way the Doctor is measuring the healing to my right lung is by administering a Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan. When I entered the emergency room (ER), the CT scan was one of the doctor’s

There are phenomenal Doctors, Nurses, and other caregivers who care for patients all over the world. I was privileged to have such men and women take care of me during my seven-day hospital convalescence. I take a handful of medicine each day for the shortcomings of my physical body. I also have medicines I take

Some of you may wonder what happened to me over the last few weeks.  I was hospitalized on January 20th due to pneumonia and fluid around my lungs. I returned home on Saturday, January 27, 2024. I am taking mega doses of antibiotics to clear up the infection. I will have a computerized tomography (CT) scan

Recovery, the beautiful reality of the 12 steps is that you sacrificed your life so I would be free from the chains of control and death. The 12 steps cemented a way to Recovery so nothing will keep me from healing. Nothing can keep me from Recovery. I want to live in the reality of

I have received messages from some of you about the absences from my daily blog during the last week. I was hospitalized on January 20th due to pneumonia and fluid around my lungs. I returned home on Saturday and will forgo doing any blogs this week. I hope to resume blogs full-time on February 5th,

I interact with people through my blog, email, book signings, over the phone, and my support group. Julie Bates-Maves, PhD, LPC The University of Wisconsin-Stout Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling offers tools we can use under extreme stress and trauma. Dr Dan Siegel states, “When something triggers us, we are prone to ‘Flip our Lid’