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| Tell me...Do you feel lucky? |
As
I continue my self-indulgent voyage back into the last 23 years, I'm enjoying
listening to some of the classic albums that have accompanied me along the way.
The Verve's ‘Urban Hymns’ is one such album and 'Lucky Man' has always been a
stand out track for me, even though it was 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' I played
over and over again in its 'Treat Infamy' version during my 24 hour Treadmill
Guinness World Record in October 1998.
‘Lucky
Man’ is well worth another listen today if you are struggling with life,
addiction or pain. I know those emotions myself but somehow at my lowest point
found the resilience and energy to change. The lyrics sum it up perfectly for
me.
It's
just a change in me, Something in my liberty - Ashcroft
You
see it was the feeling of being FREE that I loved and still love today. The
LIBERTY I've felt this past post-addiction lifetime has been the best
'life-experience' anyone could ever wish for. There are many solutions in
overcoming Alcohol Addiction nowadays, 23 years ago there were two. Give up and
toughen up or AA. I chose the former as AA didn't look much fun if I was being
honest and being surrounded in a room of people that I saw as 'failures' just
like myself certainly wasn't attractive.
The
thought of never being able to ‘leave’ as I saw it back then, was also far too
suffocating.
That's
when I thought that actually, I'm a 'Lucky Man'.
Lucky
to still be alive that is and 'Lucky' that I'd found something that was going
to point my life in the right direction. Focussing on that made being 'Alcohol
Free', easy and never letting ANYTHING chip away at my inner resolve an oath I
will take to my grave.
You
see, it's far too easy to lessen your grip on your values. Alcohol-Free Beer
that has 0.05% Alcohol in it is the latest bit of 'Marketing Bullshit' I've
seen and for those trying to quit, makes only for a slippery slope of deceit.
So, my question today is folks 'Do you feel Lucky?' And if the answer is 'Yes'
then why are you fuck your life up drinking?
Amen.
Amen.
Rory Coleman - 998 Marathons - 244 Ultras - 14 Marathon des Sables
9 Guinness World Records - 8,638 Days' Alcohol Free - 486 Days' post GBS
Location: Cardiff, Wales.
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