by Duncan McLeod | Oct 11, 2022 | Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
Our need and ability to interact with other people, and to come together as a communal force, has always been Homo sapiens’ most cutting-edge advantage. Its superpower. Even more effective than opposable thumbs, or being able to walk upright. I am labelling this...
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 9, 2022 | Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
I am in a strange phase within my recovery process, and expect to sojourn here for a while. I am doing well. I occupy a good place. I believe that I am mostly ‘out’ of the alcohol trap. Mmm? Caution! Mostly out means partially still ‘in’....
by Duncan McLeod | Oct 8, 2022 | life building,, Life Skills, Sobriety, staying sober
I am not pretending to myself that I didn’t enjoy alcohol in plenty of circumstances because that would be an untruth. What I am saying is that alcohol was not the friend it pertained to be. In time, it revealed itself to be a deadly noxious element that...
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 | 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...
