by Duncan McLeod | Sep 4, 2023 | life building,
Am I asleep right now? (Are you?) How could we be for I am writing and you are reading? Asleep is unconscious is unaware. Am I asleep? Maybe, but I am waking up. Sleep is that sublime place I adore drifting into at 9pm, and whence I emerge from 8 hours later,...
by Duncan McLeod | Jul 31, 2023 | life building,, Recovery
I have never felt comfortable with the following scripture: “Judge not, or you too will be judged” (Matthew 7:1) It has always felt ‘off’, and I didn’t quite get it. Reminiscent of a school playground threat: “If you do that to...
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;...
by Duncan McLeod | Jun 26, 2023 | inner child, life building,, Recovery
Here’s the logic trail: I am looking to make changes to my way of living. I need to make different choices. My choices emanate from my reactions I need to change my automated responses I can only fix a problem if I know what it is. Like a weed, a problem...
by Duncan McLeod | Jun 11, 2023 | AI, life building,, staying sober
The media is currently reporting widespread fear of AI becoming too powerful. We’ve all seen the movies. AI takes over and destroys humans and the planet. ‘Cough!’ Um! Spoiler alert.. Hasn’t this already happened? Isn’t this already...
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...
