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Day 141 – The snowball

Day 141 – The snowball

by Duncan McLeod | Jan 13, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Musings, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety, staying sober

One hundred and forty-one days ago, I interrupted a destructive process happening to and within my life. Alcohol was slowly, sneakily, seditiously, and surely undermining and dismantling the components of my life. Oh no, it wasn’t! Oh yes, you were! Health...
Day 139: Was I an addict?

Day 139: Was I an addict?

by Duncan McLeod | Jan 11, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Musings, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety, staying sober

Someone close to me recently stated that alcohol was not an addictive drug and belonged more in the same category as chocolate, i.e., something which could get out of hand but was different from nicotine, heroin, or cocaine. I struggled to explain it at the time, so...
Day 135 – I don’t care!

Day 135 – I don’t care!

by Duncan McLeod | Jan 7, 2023 | Alcohol free, dry january, Faith, life building,, Life Skills, Living without alcohol, Mental health, Recovery from addiction, sober curious, Sobriety, staying sober

In the song ‘I Love it’ by Icona Pop, there is a lyric within which I have always secretly luxuriated. “I crashed my car into the bridge. I don’t care; I love it. I don’t care”. This lyric stirs up the rebel in me. It resonates with...
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