by Duncan McLeod | Apr 10, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,
What do I want? A nice car Enough money A holiday in the sun A great marriage A home without a leaking roof Friends etc In reality, I don’t want any of these things per se. What I am after, … are the feelings I associate with them. When certain things...
by Duncan McLeod | Apr 5, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills, Mental health, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety
If I put my finger in the flame of a candle, the pain I feel is a signal to remove it from harm’s way. When I lift heavy weights at the gym, my muscles: Struggle Find it difficult Are discomforted Experience pain Suffer the next day My brain...
by Duncan McLeod | Mar 22, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills
We are in the Life-changing business because Life changes, and we are alive. Voila. Welcome to the family business. The world is in perpetual flux, continuously ebbing and flowing and affecting, directly and indirectly, our place within it. We cannot control how our...
by Duncan McLeod | Mar 12, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills
Firstly and foremost, I am enough. I have nothing to hide except myself and the components that make me, me. Why would I want to conceal who I am? Because since I first stepped out onto the world stage at nursery school, well-wishers and good-intentioned people have...
by Duncan McLeod | Mar 11, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith, life building,, Life Skills
I reached a point in later life where, despite being surrounded by all the supposed joyous essentials, I was not feeling it. My home was lovely, my wife incredible, and my children were creating exceptional adult versions of themselves. I ran my own...
by Duncan McLeod | Mar 7, 2023 | Alcohol free, life building,, Life Skills
Saying yes is easy; Going with the flow is like climbing into a canoe and allowing the currents and rapids to choose my descent downstream. Saying ‘no’, however, is more challenging and may oppose the general status quo … and invite a reaction. It...
