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Day 209 – The Life-changing business

Day 209 – The Life-changing business

by Duncan McLeod | Mar 22, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills

We are in the Life-changing business because Life changes, and we are alive. Voila. Welcome to the family business. The world is in perpetual flux, continuously ebbing and flowing and affecting, directly and indirectly, our place within it. We cannot control how our...
Day 199 – Authenticity

Day 199 – Authenticity

by Duncan McLeod | Mar 12, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills

Firstly and foremost, I am enough. I have nothing to hide except myself and the components that make me, me. Why would I want to conceal who I am? Because since I first stepped out onto the world stage at nursery school, well-wishers and good-intentioned people have...
Day 198 – The sponge and the little fish

Day 198 – The sponge and the little fish

by Duncan McLeod | Mar 11, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills

  I reached a point in later life where, despite being surrounded by all the supposed joyous essentials, I was not feeling it. My home was lovely, my wife incredible, and my children were creating exceptional adult versions of themselves. I ran my own...
Day 195 – International Women’s Day

Day 195 – International Women’s Day

by Duncan McLeod | Mar 8, 2023 | Gratitude, Recovery from addiction

Today is International Women’s Day. It is a day to pause and allow my thoughts to consider the lot and the contribution of women worldwide and throughout history. The women I work and live alongside are an impressive bunch of people. Likewise, are they also at...
Day 194 – The gentle art of saying NO

Day 194 – The gentle art of saying NO

by Duncan McLeod | Mar 7, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills

Saying yes is easy; Going with the flow is like climbing into a canoe and allowing the currents and rapids to choose my descent downstream. Saying ‘no’, however, is more challenging and may oppose the general status quo … and invite a reaction. It...

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