Larry Winter

Yesterday my wife and I had a wonderful day together. We listened to several speakers and authors at the virtual Global Leadership Summit. James Clear, the author of “Atomic Habits” grabbed my attention because I recently purchased his book which has over 4 million copies sold. His message is applicable to those of us invested

Practicing the steps of Recovery gives us a flash into the heart of its meaning and a way to live. When we follow the path of Recovery, the more complex way, we find life and freedom. When we are fueled by Recovery, rather than our own longings and desires, we unlock our hearts to share

There is no part of our lives that is outside the power of Recovery. When symptoms surface such as feeling sad, anxious, trauma, hearing voices, and others surrendering to Recovery at every turn and in every event will do what we cannot. There is a catch. We still need to prepare ourselves for these uncomfortable

When I attend appointments with my doctor’s they ask me if I exercise. My response is, “Yes”. Monday thru Friday I do weight resistant training and cycling for my cardio activity. Some days it is easy to follow through with the planned activities for the day. There are others when I much rather skip my

Recovery is full of instructions for our lives. I have days when it is easy to incorporate the 12 steps into my life. There are other days when self-doubt and not being worthy incapacitate my being. When this occurs I become afraid I may be heading toward a deep depression. I am learning on a

Friday I wrote about having feelings of self-doubt, uncertainty about my talents and abilities, and a sense of unworthiness that is not congruent with what others think about me. These beliefs are hazardous to my health. But what if I find myself in a situation where people around me fail to incorporate me into their

“Any day now people are going to realize I am not a good writer.” Thoughts of being a fraud or not worthy of success often occur in my mind. The problem is the anxiety, insecurity, and dread these beliefs cause me. This thinking can cause real damage: anxiety, an inability to enjoy success, and I

Last week I met with my psychiatrist to discuss my progress. I keep a journal each day to document my mood on a scale of 1(low) to 10 (high). I began doing this several years ago to recall my progress between appointments with my psychiatrist. Earlier this year my mood was between 4 to 6

The sweetness of our life partnered with Recovery looks like Recovery’s nature toward others. Recovery is confidently humble. Recovery knows who it is, yet Recovery does not make it difficult or restrictive for us to form a friendship with its healing power and strength. Recovery does not exclude anyone such as the homeless, a veteran,

Your emotions can affect how you think about events and problems. Knowing the ‘facts’ of a situation can decrease the likelihood of lashing out toward others or overreacting. Why is this important?      Examining your thoughts and checking the facts can help manage your emotions and your response to people. How do you check the facts?