The first step of Recovery is, “We dedicate ourselves to a lifestyle of Recovery; our lives have purpose and meaning”. This reminds me of the names we go by. A name gives us meaning and an identity. Several years ago I asked my parents how they decided on naming me Lawrence (Larry)”? Mom had a […]

Today’s focus will be on Steps 8 and 9 (see below). We know how to interpret the appearance of the sky; it’s blue or full of puffy clouds or it is gray. We sometimes do not know how to interpret the present moment in our lives. But we may also refer to our present time

I hope you enjoyed yourself during the Thanksgiving Holiday. Our daughter and son-in-law traveled ten hours from Arkansas to be home for the holiday. Our other two daughters came from Spring Valley and River Falls. It was nice having them all together under one roof. My wife and I are truly blessed to have three

Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, no blogs will be available on November 28th & 29th. There will be no Peer Support Groups on November 28th and December 5th. Our next support group will be on December 12th. We are more than just a Recoveree or someone who supports a Recoveree we are willing to

Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, no blogs will be available on November 28th & 29th. There will be no Peer Support Groups on November 28th and December 5th. Our next support group will be on December 12th. A person called a friend of mine saying he was closing his Stationary Store and offered my

Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, no blogs will be available on November 28th & 29th. There will be no Peer Support Groups on November 28th and December 5th. Our next support group will be on December 12th. I completed reading a book by Rick Rubin titled, “The Creative Act”. The book does not necessarily

Ignatius was born in 1900. He was a person with lived experience due to depression, anxiety, and substance misuse. He became a Peer Specialist and learned the meaning of the 12 Recovery steps from a mentor named Paul. Ignatius loved to write and pursued becoming an author. He wrote a book about his struggles and

I am occasionally asked, “How will I know I am Recovering and the 12 steps are helping me heal”? A response is, “Refrain from being tempted to judge others”? Recovery warns us about the consequences of judging others harshly and while this has a negative tone it may surprise us there is a positive invitation

We are invited to dinner with Recovery. What is important is to look at Recovery before we accept the invitation. Recovery reminds us that our lives have purpose, meaning and that we are to be the world’s light. We are never to cover the light because if we cover the light then people cannot see

A person was an employee at a local restaurant she came up to a pastor while he was having a quiet dinner alone. With tears in his eyes, the waiter said, “My son died at age 15 which was 3 years ago and I keep praying he will appear to me giving a sign he