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CHRISTMAS AND HOPE

In a previous blog I mentioned retirement and transitions, and life holds, and requires plenty of those, for some they come harder than others depending on many variables in life and experience. Society has measures and labels for the steps we make in life going through them. The truth is we do not complete allContinue reading “CHRISTMAS AND HOPE”

WALKING IN RECOVERY TUNING IN

I grew up on a farm in an isolated border county, and although the second world war was over.For a good decade there were still old soldiers wandering the country looking for work and some food. My mother was a kind and insightful woman, and knew that these men were suffering the after effects ofContinue reading “WALKING IN RECOVERY TUNING IN”

TRANSITIONS

The transition periods in life can be very challenging, as there is no doubt human beings do not find change easy, either change in the environment, or change in life habits, We have clear evidence of this in the last years. In fact the truth is that change is a big challenge not just toContinue reading “TRANSITIONS”

walking in recovery looking over the gate

Patrick leaned over the gate, viewing the landscape, and the pleasant green fields that made up his farmland. He was approaching seventy, and had decided to retire and hand over the farm to his eldest son. It was a beautiful productive farm that had kept his family going for generations, through thick and thin, badContinue reading “walking in recovery looking over the gate”

ENEMY NUMBER ONE

TAG SHAME DENIAL Walking in recovery it is so easy to cheat through things like denial and feeling ashamed of mistakes and failures. If we think about the greetings we give one another, such as , ”how are you?” We might say fine when in fact that is far from the truth, but , asContinue reading “ENEMY NUMBER ONE”

WALKING IN RECOVERY DEALING WITH MESS [TWO]

Following on from the previous blog I grew up in a thatched cottage, of a type which people now refer to as ‘of the grid’. I remember it with great affection, and the lifestyle that went with it. Whilst I would not want to go back to it I can say that that way ofContinue reading “WALKING IN RECOVERY DEALING WITH MESS [TWO]”

WALKING IN RECOVERY DEALING WITH MESS. TAG LEAVING PICKING UP

Have you ever had a friend called and asked you out for a coffee, part of you wanted to go but the house was in a mess, ironing sitting and no cleaning done? However you decide to go and enjoy being out, and then wish you didn’t have to go through that door into theContinue reading “WALKING IN RECOVERY DEALING WITH MESS. TAG LEAVING PICKING UP”

WALKING IN RECOVERY REVIEWING TAGS NEW YEAR GOALS

keeping up one’s confidence requires one to know where they are at in the walk of recovery, so it’s good to review our progress and consider /decide where to go next. The new year is ,by tradition ,a time of reflection and making new goals for change, resolutions we call them, and as you willContinue reading “WALKING IN RECOVERY REVIEWING TAGS NEW YEAR GOALS”

WALKING IN RECOVERY TAGS TRUST CORRUPTION

Reviewing our walk in recovery from time to time is a useful exercise as it can boost our confidence and allow us to see what we have learned and give us encouragement through our achievements, and this knowledge is useful to go back to when we just get fed up and want to’ throw inContinue reading “WALKING IN RECOVERY TAGS TRUST CORRUPTION”