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HSM # 2 – its for me.
08/01/12 • 8 Comments

mmm hello again… I successfully completed my first 3 month HSM a year ago and found that period by far the most successful and productive of the 12 months; alcohol not being the single difference – but the disciplined required to honour a break from alcohol certainly helped in other areas. It was a time where I felt in control of my life and my direction, secure in my emotional state and living with vitality. I entered 2012 in a strange place. A first for me so to speak in my 33 years. The three contributing factors to this position being; i) i. I’m tired and I feel pretty empty – despite enormous professional success and growth – momentarily I’ve lost a lot of passion for what I’m doing and who I am – and all too often I find myself angry and closed to life currently. Its [...]

Ooh one month in and the challenge has well and truly set in this past week – a few social occasions, plenty of stress and I must confess Id been looking for the release of alcohol a little more than I’d expected. My first month - Greater feeling of wellness and emotional steadiness – no alcohol definitely helps here and I’m so happy with this - The all time ‘best time ever’ with parents – a dinner @ my place turned into a random karaoke and dance night. The pure elation of 6 people (all without alcohol) from 30 to 86 singing and dancing was pure joy. Singing Dean Martin with my Dad and dancing to Rhianna all in one night…. ooh who would of thought?!!!! - Challenging social situations where the natural response is to have a ‘glass or two’ – I’ve found myself having to justify my choice [...]

Finding ‘No’ with confidence
03/01/11 • 7 Comments

I’m realising that alcohol is a bigger part of me than I’d like. Hi my name is Simon, and at 32 I feel I’ve had a pretty good relationship with alcohol to date, I didn’t drink at all until my early 20’s – I never went through the rebellious teen thing as I actually found the idea of losing control through substance abuse pretty unappealing. But as drinking as become a greater part of my life over the past few years the ability and comfort for me to live a week without alcohol has reduced. There are the long lunches, the late nights bonding with business partners and close friends and the social element to entertaining – all with excessive alcohol linked as a common theme. So, the desire has grown to chart a new journey, to start walking a new path. Two motivations for me to do this… Firstly, [...]