Day 371 – Expansion and Contraction and the Art of Letting Go.

by Duncan McLeod | Aug 28, 2023 | Alcohol free, Grief, Life Skills

I see a rhythm and pattern reflected repeatedly across the universe. Expansion followed by contraction. I notice this rhythm in my lungs as I breathe and my heart as it pumps. My whole life, from conception to death, reflects this cadence as first, I expand...

Day 327 – Contract and Distract

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;...

Day 313 – Called or Driven

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...

Day 308: Hurry and Rush.

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...

Day 285 – Surrender

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...

Day 245 – To be or not to be

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...