by Duncan McLeod | Sep 29, 2022 | Faith, Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
Bubbles of feelings float to the surface of consciousness. Ahh! How lovely … MMM? Before Day 1, my emotions were pretty much hidden from my view. Pre beer-o’clock, my feelings were there, but they played 2nd fiddle to, and were covered by, a whole host of...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 28, 2022 | Life Skills, Sobriety
I am no military tactician, but I imagine that a mighty push forward into enemy territory might well be followed by a time of regrouping. I would expect an initial address of efforts towards capturing the hostile ground, and then a secondary one directed towards...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 28, 2022 | Life Skills, Sobriety
Yesterday I posted a video wherein I talked about feeling low, tired, lacklustre, and generally a bit naff during weeks two and three of going sober. My best guess is that it’s a chemistry thing. My body should be a happy, carefully balanced ‘virgin’...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 23, 2022 | Faith, Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
There is a voice in my head which can’t be trusted. In fact, it needs to be 100% ignored, and over time completely silenced. It is a lying, sabotaging, foolish bastard of a voice. I f***ing hate it! It is a voice that has always advocated for and encouraged my...
by Duncan McLeod | Sep 23, 2022 | Life Skills, Musings, Sobriety
I am amazed and slightly disconcerted to find myself in a new world, surrounded by the familiar and yet not. Being sober for 7 days is reminiscent of a scene from the film ‘Matrix’, where Neo awakes into a new reality and asks why his legs are stiff. The reply comes:...
