The Kettle's On!
Of the many benefits of living AF, it is often said that living this way enables you to build deeper connections. This may or may not be true, the jury is still out for me, but what it does do is force you to notice gaps and absences in your feelings of connectedness. When I first noticed this, it was easy to put it down to not drinking, but by looking more closely, it runs deeper than that. This is a period of my life where I have had to step away from regular football, which removed a source of regular connection and has impacted me more than I expected. Then there are work commitments, raising a family, and the natural drifting of the desire to get out on the lash, that even my alcohol drinking friends are feeling. Yes, going AF is the most obvious culprit for the feelings of disconnection that come along from time to time, but in this season of life, there are other barriers to connection that need breaking down to make way for a fulfilled and happy existence. There’s no denying th...