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:...
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 2, 2022 | Life Skills, Sobriety, staying sober
I have always thought that I wore my heart on my sleeve and didn’t pretend to be that which I’m not. I am me, take it or leave it. So I thought. However, the cold light of sobriety has revealed some caveats and small-print, within me, which don’t...
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 1, 2022 | Sobriety, staying sober
I am so delighted to be at day 37. I feel very proud of myself. I feel anything is...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 30, 2022 | Faith, Life Skills, Sobriety, staying sober
What to do when bad news arrives? The first thing that happens to me is I get an unpleasant sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, as my inner workings knot themselves up in alarm and concern, as I try to fathom the consequences. Yesterday, my largest client called...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 29, 2022 | Faith, Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
Bubbles of feelings float to the surface of consciousness. Ahh! How lovely … MMM? Before Day 1, my emotions were pretty much hidden from my view. Pre beer-o’clock, my feelings were there, but they played 2nd fiddle to, and were covered by, a whole host of...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 28, 2022 | Life Skills, Sobriety
I am no military tactician, but I imagine that a mighty push forward into enemy territory might well be followed by a time of regrouping. I would expect an initial address of efforts towards capturing the hostile ground, and then a secondary one directed towards...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 28, 2022 | Life Skills, Sobriety
Yesterday I posted a video wherein I talked about feeling low, tired, lacklustre, and generally a bit naff during weeks two and three of going sober. My best guess is that it’s a chemistry thing. My body should be a happy, carefully balanced ‘virgin’...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 27, 2022 | Sobriety
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 26, 2022 | Life Skills, Sobriety
Support is crucial I am going to thank and celebrate each, and every, one of those seconds! I am still sober! I am still on the train. That I see going 11 days, without pouring poison down my throat, as an accomplishment, is seriously messed up. I know! But I do...
