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Boredom…the enemy to be feared most
Well, as expected, I decided to start a blog and then got distracted with other lifee things, and here we are mid 2024 without a single post… It’s been a busy time, I finished my mental health qualification, which just about near killed me, it was so fast paced, but definitely rewarding to complete. Post…
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Chasing your dreams
Something I’m aware of, now I’m almost 21 months into sobriety, is the massive shift in ones ability to “do”. When I start to feel like it’s hard, and it still is some days, I reflect on all that I’ve achieved in that time. My recent path and life goals were never clearly defined, other…
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The straw that broke the camel’s back, six little words
It was a regular summer afternoon for us, sitting downstairs in our basement area, drinking beer at 3pm. My 3 year old son playing with his toys, snacking on a fruit platter. Life couldn’t be better…could it? Whiling away the hours chatting about a whole lot of nothing. The tiny moment that came next has…
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Alcoholism and shame
Let’s talk about this today. Today, and every day after, because talking about it is the only way we’ll ever be able to diminish it. Alcoholism is an insidious disease. It creeps up on you like a venomous snake lurking in the bushes. You might walk past it a couple of hundred times before it…
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Pink clouding?
I’m not newly sober, well almost 11 months in, I don’t feel newly sober anyway. The reality is though, I’ve spent less than 10% of my adult existence sober. Not to mention my misspent youth, which is a whole other story for another day. Life is good these days, I eat well, sleep well, think…
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