Monthly Archives: March 2014

Lost Days – Henry Maybury

Posted on March 28, 2014 by furtheron

Touching song from Henry Maybury

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And then there’s lots to do…

Posted on March 26, 2014 by furtheron

How would I describe how I feel at the moment?  Stressed!  Manic!   That’ll do. I’ve drifted along for a while quiet happily just drifting with the tide really.  Work has been largely ok just drifting…  course has been … … Continue reading →

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Walter Trout – needs a new liver

Posted on March 23, 2014 by furtheron

I’m combining for once guitars and alcoholism on here. Walter Trout the renowned blues guitarist is currently in UCLA hospital in desperate need of a liver transplant.  He stated when news of the illness broke in the Blues Magazine that … Continue reading →

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Black and White thinking – moving into the light

Posted on March 19, 2014 by furtheron

If you’ve ever looked into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy you may have come across this term it is one of the unhelpful or negative thinking patterns CBT helps people with. Black and White thinking can be defined as “Believing that something … Continue reading →

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Comfortable in My Skin

Posted on March 18, 2014 by furtheron

I commented on Sherry’s Blog about being Comfortable in Your Own Skin… I thought I’d talk about it here as it is so important to me these days. I first heard this phrase when on some Management Skills Development Course. This … Continue reading →

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St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2014 by furtheron

I’ve said it before my liquid bomb of choice in my drinking days was Guinness.  So you’d think I’d have loved St Paddy’s Day… NO!  The opposite, that night all these other tossers clogging up the bar slowing down the … Continue reading →

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The Newcomer

Posted on March 14, 2014 by furtheron

On Wednesday evening I headed to one of my home groups.  It has become quiet small lately, some groups do this waves or attendance go up and down, it’s been as high as 15 – 20 regulars but is now … Continue reading →

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For the Loved Ones

Posted on March 12, 2014 by furtheron

This deserves re-blogging here. If you’ve stumbled over this place and are a loved one watching someone descend down the addiction slope I recommend you read this

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Where it says “God”

Posted on March 10, 2014 by furtheron

For myself this was a major hurdle in adopting the AA 12 steps.  “God” – there was that word, it appears in steps 3, 5, 6 and 11 explicitly and implicitly in 2 and 7 – well in 7 “Him” … Continue reading →

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When I grow up I want to be…

Posted on March 1, 2014 by furtheron

When I was growing up the answer to this changed no doubt like it did for many people.  From an early age it was to be a guitarist/singer – that was the dream.  With the splitting of the Beatles it … Continue reading →

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