by Gill Kenny | Dec 27, 2022 | Abundance mindset, Acknowledgement, Addiction, Ageing, Alcohol, Anger, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Gratitude, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Kindness, Love, Mental health, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Scarcity mindset, Self-esteem, Self-love, Self-worth, Shame, Sobriety, Social media, Staying sober
Welcome back to my blog, the last one for the year. I hope you had a lovely Christmas. Here’s the link to the audio version for those of you who prefer to listen to me reading it. A very special welcome to those of you who’ve recently subscribed after The Irish Times...
by Gill Kenny | Dec 13, 2022 | Abundance mindset, Addiction, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Christmas, Compassion, Connection to others, Gratitude, Healing, Love, Philosophy, Self-love, Sobriety, Spirituality, Staying sober, The essence of our being
Hello! Welcome back to my blog, the second last one of the year. It’s a very busy period for many so I appreciate you taking the time to be here today. If you’d prefer to listen as you go then here’s a link to the audio version. Singing with thanks Since last...
by Gill Kenny | Oct 18, 2022 | Alcohol, Alcohol & cancer, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Commitments, Drinking, Freedom, Growth, Mental health, Sobriety, Staying sober, Writing
Hello and welcome back to my blog Thank you for your encouraging feedback on my last blog, The Colour of a Sober Mind. It’s always heart-warming to know that other people relate to what I’m experiencing. I love the sense of connection I get with you as a reader or...
by Gill Kenny | Jan 3, 2022 | Abundance mindset, Addiction, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Sobriety
Greetings and best wishes to you all for this brand-new year ahead. I hope it’s started on a positive note for you. On the first day of 2022 I woke up as fresh as a daisy after my third new year celebration without alcohol. It feels good to be alive and my heart is...
by Gill Kenny | Oct 18, 2021 | Abundance mindset, Addiction, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Sobriety
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Said Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher who continues to inspire us, two thousand years on, with his Meditations, now a series of books containing quotes and notes he wrote to...
by Gill Kenny | Feb 18, 2021 | Addiction, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Connection to others, Digital addiction, Envy, Gratitude, Inferiority complex, Jealousy, Mental health, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Social media
Those of you that know me will know that my favourite colour is green. I love the fact that there are 40 shades of it too, according to the song written by Johnny Cash during his 1959 trip to Ireland. The shade of green that is my focus today though is my least...
