by Duncan McLeod | Apr 27, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety
Secret problems! Some problems hide from view and lurk in the shadows of life. I call them problems because their negative impact on my life undermines my efforts and intentions. Much worse, they accomplish this by changing who I understand myself to be and from which...
by Duncan McLeod | Apr 10, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,
What do I want? A nice car Enough money A holiday in the sun A great marriage A home without a leaking roof Friends etc In reality, I don’t want any of these things per se. What I am after, … are the feelings I associate with them. When certain things...
by Duncan McLeod | Apr 5, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Mental health, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety
If I put my finger in the flame of a candle, the pain I feel is a signal to remove it from harm’s way. When I lift heavy weights at the gym, my muscles: Struggle Find it difficult Are discomforted Experience pain Suffer the next day My brain...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Duncan McLeod | Feb 26, 2023 | Alcohol free, Gratitude, life building,, Living without alcohol, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety
When I turned away from drinking alcohol, I thought I was ridding myself of its toxic and threatening effects on my physical health and its disabling nature on my relationships. O – M – G! That turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg. There is a...
by Duncan McLeod | Feb 25, 2023 | Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Sobriety
Love is the essential existential fact. It is our ultimate reality and our purpose on earth (Marianne Williamson). If that is true, what is it, and where do I get me some? Love is a humble little word, covering an almost endless cache of wisdom. The word has been...
