There are things in this blog that my daughters don’t need to read. However, I feel I need to thank them and the wisdom they shared while finding themselves in the world. Because of them, I have found new ways to look at myself and everything. I hope they have found at least some of
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I’m not here to judge or advise, I’ve been here and stepped back from it. People often refer to it as being in a dark place in literature. I had a different experience, and I’m sure mine is not unique. It was a long time ago, my early 40s, and I no longer have these
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Not a pretty title, not something I like to be called, but my BMI is still high, so I am Morbidly Obese. However, a lot has changed since I did my first post on this about a year ago (see part 1 here), including getting to my lowest weight in quite a while, 278 lbs,
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From the age of 17, I started playing drums, learning by ear as well as I could and became a drummer in a band. There was really nothing else going on at the time in Smethwick; factories were closing, unemployment was high, racism was an issue everywhere, and the opportunity to get involved with crime
Without some internal motivation, you can just go through life reactionary and job-focused, I think this is probably the most unhealthy way to live and why I haven’t taken care of myself at all, always pointless and directionless so here I am at 57 defining myself for the first time.
Trying to get Healthy (Getting Healthy pt 1) Read More »