by Duncan McLeod | Aug 21, 2023 | Life Skills
My sober Life is an adventure of non-stop discovery. It is so exciting. It is like regularly finding a million quid stuffed down the back of the sofa and realizing it’s been there forever and it’s mine to use. I’ve started spending! I recently delved...
by Duncan McLeod | Jul 31, 2023 | life building,, Recovery
I have never felt comfortable with the following scripture: “Judge not, or you too will be judged” (Matthew 7:1) It has always felt ‘off’, and I didn’t quite get it. Reminiscent of a school playground threat: “If you do that to...
by Duncan McLeod | Jul 18, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Mental health
Contract: From the Latin: ‘Con’ = Together ‘Tract’ = Draw or pull. Contract = Drawn together. The contract aims to achieve an end goal by drawing together elements and exchanging resources. Buying; I give money and receive the thing. Marriage;...
by Duncan McLeod | Jul 13, 2023 | Failure
If I fail to fail, does that make me a failure? This question highlights an error of thinking. Doing or not doing something cannot change who I am. One is about activity, whilst the other is about my very being. I woke up this morning believing I was a failure....
by Duncan McLeod | Jul 4, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith
If there is a spiritual dynamic to this world, and I ignore it, then I leave an ENORMOUS piece of the jigsaw out of the picture. Metaphor alert: If my car’s engine includes a spiritual cog, and I remove it, would it run as well? or even at all? Innumerable...
by Duncan McLeod | Jul 1, 2023 | Happiness
There are days when I feel a bit crap and moments when I feel hard done by. When I sit and stew in uncomfortable emotions. How do I manage and cope? How can I switch up unhappiness to happiness? Over the years, I have pursued happiness across countless potential...
by Duncan McLeod | Jun 29, 2023 | Alcohol free, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety
Hurry and Rush are two characters regularly on stage with me in the theatre of my day. They are like two of my less clever friends. As my playwright, I can and must hasten their ‘exit stage left’ ASAP because, despite their best intentions, they seldom...
by Duncan McLeod | Jun 26, 2023 | inner child, life building,, Recovery
Here’s the logic trail: I am looking to make changes to my way of living. I need to make different choices. My choices emanate from my reactions I need to change my automated responses I can only fix a problem if I know what it is. Like a weed, a problem...
by Duncan McLeod | Jun 11, 2023 | AI, life building,, staying sober
The media is currently reporting widespread fear of AI becoming too powerful. We’ve all seen the movies. AI takes over and destroys humans and the planet. ‘Cough!’ Um! Spoiler alert.. Hasn’t this already happened? Isn’t this already...
by Duncan McLeod | Jun 6, 2023 | Alcohol free, Life Skills, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety
I’ve not blogged for so long because I have had so many introspections that I needed to figure out where to begin writing! I am learning so much about who I am and how I function superficially and intrinsically that it is mind-bending. Surrender is where I have...
