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 | 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 | Feb 11, 2023 | Alcohol free, Faith, Life Skills, Recovery from addiction, Sobriety, staying sober
I love the truth; it’s a balm. It befriends and defends. It sets me free to be. Me. Jesus said: ” I am the truth, the way and the life”. Skipping over the enormity of what he was saying about himself here, he reminds me of how beautifully, crucially,...
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 | 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...
