by Gill Kenny | May 13, 2022 | Acceptance & Commitment, Addiction, Anxiety, Benefits of sobriety, Commitments, Compassion, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Envy, Integrity, Mental health awareness, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Shame, Sobriety, Staying sober, Unhealthy behaviours
It was on Mother’s Day 2019 when I decided I’d had enough. I was sick and tired of living my life under a cloud of guilt, regret, and fear. What was I guilty about? I felt guilty for not listening to that part of me that knew better. The part that had been trying for...
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 | Oct 18, 2021 | Addict, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol & cancer, Drinking, Sobriety
The Irish playwright, novelist and essayist, John B Keane famously said that, Drink in moderation is one of the most ridiculous statements ever made. You must drink a little more than moderation. Sadly, he passed away in 2002 at the age of 73 after an eight-year...
by Gill Kenny | Nov 13, 2020 | Addiction, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Connection to others, Imprisonment, Mental health, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Recovery, Sobriety, Staying sober, Support groups
I remember a particular experience I had a couple of years ago at the end of a yoga class when we were lying down in Savasana pose. Out of nowhere, I felt tears rolling down my face, dropping onto the floor beneath my head, while a heavy sense of foreboding took hold...
by Gill Kenny | Oct 6, 2020 | Abundance mindset, Activists for the future, Addict, Addiction, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Connection to others, Dictionary of lost words, Empathy, Equal rights, Gratitude, Imprisonment, Integrity, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Negative mindset, Pain & vulnerability, Relationship with money, Saving our planet, Scarcity mindset, Sobriety, Social media, Supporting young people, Togetherness, Women's Rights
I’ve just returned from a week by the sea where I got to recharge my almost-depleted battery and read a whole book all to myself. I’ll share the title with you as I do believe it is a good ‘un. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams is beautifully written and...
