A year of sobriety
As I sit down to write this, I’m filled with a sense of awe and gratitude.
An entire year has passed since I stepped away from alcohol, and embarked on a journey towards sobriety.
Sting’s live performance, two decades in the making
Time loops back like a haunting melody, and some experiences seem fated to re-enter our lives. My initial live encounter with Sting was over two decades ago, in March 2000 at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.
It was a memorable night, brimming with virtuoso musicianship and poetic brilliance.
The everlasting impact of losing a Mother
This year marks the seventeenth anniversary of my Mother’s passing, on the 14th of September, 2006. There’s a commonly uttered sentiment that time will eventually lessen the ache, a sentiment I find more poetic than true. As was so poignantly expressed to me at the time of her passing, “Losing your mother is the edge of the sword.”
A line that’s become a part of my grieving lexicon.
Lionel Ritchie at Rogers Arena
Tonight is the night. The stars have finally aligned, and I’m heading to Rogers Arena in Vancouver to see Earth, Wind and Fire, and Lionel Ritchie.
For years, this has been an elusive experience, always on my wishlist but never quite making it to reality.
Remembering July 22
Time, I’ve often found, has a peculiar knack for etching its marks on our lives.
Of the countless days that flit by in our existence, some leave indelible imprints that shape our very being.
Six months sober: My journey away from alcohol
As we embarked on the new year, I challenged myself to not just a dry January or February, but to almost entirely abstain from alcohol. Fast forward to today, I’m celebrating six months of sobriety.
Today is my Birthday
On this day, at around 7:20 am, I was born. The only son (at the time) to my parents, and brother to two sisters. It was a very cold winter as people have told me since. However, I don’t remember it, as I was too young.
Nadolig Llawen
Whether you’ve been naughty or nice; good or bad I hope that you got what you wished for and that you had an amazing day. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.