by Duncan McLeod | Feb 6, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Sobriety
Oprah says in her book that one of the greatest adventures of our lives would be to live our dream life. I like this posited idea as it resonates with the echo of truth. Like many truths, however, this one raises more questions than it answers. What is my dream life?...
by Duncan McLeod | Feb 1, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety
If I choose to take on a challenging ordeal, it feels better than when one is thrust upon me. Expected trouble is less traumatic than unexpected trouble. Invited trials are more manageable than those I inherited. Example: The walk home is long, and I do not have a...
by Duncan McLeod | Jan 29, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, Life Skills, Musings, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety
1DAAT is a term often used in the sober community. It is advice I would do well to heed. “One Day At A Time” There are so many battlegrounds where this approach can help me to victory: Anywhere I face a problem which threatens to overwhelm me by its sheer...
by Duncan McLeod | Jan 23, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, Gratitude, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety, staying sober
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ve heard it all before. Let me listen to it again. Gratitude is so much more than a polite set of words. It is a mind-set, an attitude, and a viewing angle that directly turbo boosts my baseline abilities. In martial arts, I learned how to...
by Duncan McLeod | Jan 21, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety, staying sober
It’s a powerful thing to challenge the established. Why? To question the incumbent power base is to risk an attack. The potential gain is to invite reform. Danger versus reward. The ruling authority will have found a place in the landscape and successfully set...
by Duncan McLeod | Jan 18, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety, staying sober
I have been out of sorts for three days, unsettled and disquieted. I have craved an excess of something but struggled with how best to scratch that itch. A whole packet of chocolate digestives is not very rock ‘n roll. Has my life become beige? WTF...
