Being sober on a drunk planet
Last week, in a change from my usual reading fare, I downloaded a short book on Kindle Unlimited called “Being Sober on a Drunk Planet” and read it in a few hours. Very easy read and reinforced my own habit of sobriety which is now in its 7th year – with not one lapse since […]
The power of letting go
Letting go – two simple words and yet something you and I probably struggle with. I’ve been in numerous challenging situations in my career and personal life, where I know letting go was the right path to take. Yet I chose to ignore logic, advice and the other path pointing to a new way. I’ve […]
How nature inspires and heals
When I first moved here – mid December of last year – one of Manchester’s many appeals was the pull of nature. Norfolk has its Broads, a coastline, an empty rural landscape, but Manchester is close to hills, mountains and lakes. You can be in the wilds of Saddleworth in 40 minutes, the drop-dead beauty […]
Weight loss in 8 months
Before Christmas, the scales I regularly clambered on nudged 16 stone, and now I’ve hit 13 stone 7, with another half stone to lose. I’m not posting this as a humble brag, or as a de facto guide to weight loss and I certainly wouldn’t recommend some of the actions I’ve been forced to take, […]