I walked into the house and a second had passed after the hug when my brother-in-law asked me if I wanted to watch Creed II.
I didn’t fancy it.
But.
When you have a two-year-old child, the thought of sitting in a movie theatre for two hours seemed like tranquillity. It could have been Dr Doolittle or The Ten Commandments.
I didn't care.
“Yes.”
I loved it; cried like a baby numerous times.
The writers did a tremendous job of eking out the vulnerability of all four of the primary chara...
I walked into the house and a second had passed after the hug when my brother-in-law asked me if I wanted to watch Creed II.
I didn’t fancy it.
But.
When you have a two-year-old child, the thought of sitting in a movie theatre for two hours seemed like tranquillity. It could have been Dr Doolittle or The Ten Commandments.
I didn't care.
“Yes.”
I loved it; cried like a baby numerous times.
The writers did a tremendous job of eking out the vulnerability of all four of the primary characters, and the common theme was fatherhood.
- Adonis Creed and his relationship with Apollo Creed and his newborn daughter.
- Ivan Drago and his relationship with his son Viktor.
- Rocky Balboa and his relationship with his son, Robert.
One minute, you're standing in Creed's corner, hoping that he can step out from beneath the considerable shadow of his father, and then you find yourself standing opposite rooting for Drago's son as you see the confusion, anger and lost love funnelled through every punch.
It made the movie great, but ultimately, for the script to work, you had to pick a corner and stick with it.
It reminded me of our fight with alcohol.
We arrive at Strive and begin learning TTAA. We hate alcohol. We despise it. We want to stuff a towel at the foot of our bedroom door to stop the thought of it from seeping into our minds.
And then we love it.
It was at the centre of all things beautiful.
It’s the glue that holds our social structure together.
It quietens the mind.
It loosens our inhibitions.
It gives us a buzz.
It’s normal.
It’s pleasurable.
And then comes the conflict
- the cognitive dissonance.
The only way to quieten it is to pick a corner and stick with it.
What will it be?
The Truth About Alcohol
We Are Not Alcoholic, And we Refuse to be Anonymous
The Taster & Intensive
In four days it will be Christmas Day. If you’re anything like me, you are running around trying to buy gifts at the last minute. On January 1st, millions of people will begin their year with a vow to not drink alcohol. We are here to help those people achieve this goal through our Taster and Intensive Experiences.
I know what you’re thinking - what a great gift this would be for someone.
Think again.
There are wants and needs in this world. We need water, food and a roof over our head. We don’t need to stop drinking alcohol - you have to WANT it so badly that you will do anything to make it happen.
So don’t buy them this experience, they won’t be ready.
But what about you?
The January Taster begins on Tuesday, 1st.
If you want to join us and get to feel what it's like to have no alcohol in your system for a month, then here is the link: https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/p/TTAA%20Taster
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