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Week 52 – Reflection
This journey has been the most life challenging and revealing experience of my life. I never thought giving up alcohol and drugs would be so complex, positive and life changing. It’s just the beginning for me and I still have… Continue reading
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Week 51 – Healthy body, healthy mind
I’m playing tennis and visiting the gym frequently, I really look forward to each visit, the training, getting fit and healthy, along with all the little social encounters. It has been of tremendous value, not only for making my body… Continue reading
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Week 50 – Stability returning. No sorrow in its absence, my confidence builds.
Is it possible to find balance once the damage is done? I wonder if you are always in recovery. They tell me so. When I attended Grow Live addiction centre they told me that it was possible to undo all… Continue reading
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Week 49 – Patience in the sands of time. Accepting my nuances and nursing my anxieties
It’s been a relatively calm week for my birthday. This time last year I was drinking every day, heavily, going from one party night to the next. This year has been a very different affair. Just lunch with my Mum… Continue reading
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Week 48 – tranquility, balance and peace
This week has consisted of hitting the gym harder than usual, nestling back into work and a lively party night out with friends. It has been good to get some routines flowing again and plan some good times ahead. Live… Continue reading
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Week 47 – Back to work following New Year and approaching a year sober
So new year has come and go. I had a really good time, despite being the only sober person at the party. To be fair many of our guests drank sensibly, so it was not a raucous affair, unlike some… Continue reading
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Week 46 – Fear of Missing Out, understanding myself and releasing the pressure
As I get older, I realise that we’re pretty much separated into two camps in life as adults. One that had children and one that didn’t. Society says that the ones that had children will be happier, but I’m not… Continue reading
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Week 45 – Xmas and a time for reflection. Can I move on, despite not being able to change the past?
So Xmas has been and gone, it was a good one, with no dramas, no cravings and of course no alcohol. However my sleep is not great and I remain restless. I am continuing to dream about work colleagues despite… Continue reading
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Week 44 – Loneliness, love and life in the city at Xmas.
It’s the week before Christmas and I’m reflecting on how fortunate I am to have family and stability in my life. Although not perfect, I know that through a wide angled lens, life has been generous to me. Most people… Continue reading
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Week 43 – Time rich and roll on Xmas
As the weeks roll by, I continue to wallow in expectation. I frequently find myself dreaming about scenarios, what could be, what will be and what may. I try to remind myself not to judge inward too much and that… Continue reading
A Second Chance 