by Duncan McLeod | Oct 11, 2022 | Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
Our need and ability to interact with other people, and to come together as a communal force, has always been Homo sapiens’ most cutting-edge advantage. Its superpower. Even more effective than opposable thumbs, or being able to walk upright. I am labelling this...
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 9, 2022 | Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
I am in a strange phase within my recovery process, and expect to sojourn here for a while. I am doing well. I occupy a good place. I believe that I am mostly ‘out’ of the alcohol trap. Mmm? Caution! Mostly out means partially still ‘in’....
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 8, 2022 | life building,, Life Skills, Sobriety, staying sober
I am not pretending to myself that I didn’t enjoy alcohol in plenty of circumstances because that would be an untruth. What I am saying is that alcohol was not the friend it pertained to be. In time, it revealed itself to be a deadly noxious element that...
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 5, 2022 | Sobriety, staying sober
I have reached the ripe old age of Day 41 and am slowly falling into step with the heart beat of my new life. I have traction. I have attended social functions, suffered life-knocks, been upset and irritated at home and re-settled into everyday activities such as...
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 4, 2022 | Life Skills, Sobriety
I need to think about emotions and feelings. Why? Because I think they played a role in my alcohol consumption. I probably need to understand that role if I want to remain a non-drinker, which I do. It’s a big subject but here is where I’m at so far:...
