by Duncan McLeod | Jan 7, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety, staying sober
In the song ‘I Love it’ by Icona Pop, there is a lyric within which I have always secretly luxuriated. “I crashed my car into the bridge. I don’t care; I love it. I don’t care”. This lyric stirs up the rebel in me. It resonates with...
by Duncan McLeod | Jan 4, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety, staying sober
Why do troubles always blindside me? I might not know their exact nature or precise arrival time, but I do know they are coming because they are a regular ingredient of life. While I’m at it, why do I waste valuable energy and stress attempting to resist...
by Duncan McLeod | Jan 1, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety, staying sober
Who doesn’t love a superhero? Superheroes have strengths and powers which they use to overcome evil and save the day. I have spent the last 129 days flexing muscles I didn’t know I had, battling forces new to me, and triumphing over various foes...
by Duncan McLeod | Dec 28, 2022 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety, staying sober
I am a person who no longer uses alcohol or other drugs. YAY! That immediately says two things about me. I am living a life of sobriety. YAY! I am in recovery. Recovery from what? The damage that drinking alcohol did. (Sobriety will undo this. YAY!) The pre-existing...
by Duncan McLeod | Dec 23, 2022 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Mental health, Sobriety, staying sober
Christmas is loaded to its eyeballs. With what? On the surface, it is a beautiful, joyous space in the calendar that we use to come together to spread peace, exchange gifts, and celebrate much. Don’t get me wrong. That does happen, and I LOVE Christmas for those...
by Duncan McLeod | Dec 16, 2022 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Sobriety, staying sober
113 days ago, I was sitting at this very same table in Whistable. Then, like now, it was the morning of departure following a break in this charming seaside town. I have come a long way. Instead of just a 30 break, I have fully embraced the AF life choice. I have...
by Duncan McLeod | Dec 13, 2022 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Sobriety, staying sober
60 years, 8 months & 1 day – Out of the womb. 60 years, 8 months & 1 day – Struggling to survive. 43 years, 9 months, 1 week & 2 days – Left the parental home. 38 years, 4 months, 3 weeks & 4 days – Walking with God 37 years, 7...
by Duncan McLeod | Dec 3, 2022 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Sobriety, staying sober
Today I celebrate reaching my first triple-digit numeral! My first centenary. Simultaneously, I recall that this day was not, and is not, my destination. Day 100 is merely a signpost along the way, signalling that I am still on the right path. The path to where? I...
by Duncan McLeod | Dec 2, 2022 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Sobriety, staying sober
I want to call out some fake news. Where do I start? I start in my own backyard. My head is full of nonsense. What, why, and how? In a bid to be helpful to my on-going survival, my mind has stored away many ‘lessons’ that it has collected over time and...
by Duncan McLeod | Nov 26, 2022 | Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Sobriety, staying sober
Sometimes Life can get a bit noisy. Worries and stresses often crescendo into a cacophony of swirling fears in my consciousness. As I excitedly await a forthcoming event like a birthday, Christmas, or even an Amazon delivery, the buzz in my head can be non-stop. My...
