When I set off on the the 1st of January 2025, I set myself what I considered to be an overly ambitious goal of going 6 months without drinking alcohol. As the year went by the big question everyone kept asking me was - WHY?
Whilst I had been thinking about my mental health a fair bit 10 years after my sister passed away, I also felt run down, tired and pretty out of shape in the back end of 2024.
I wanted to use the 6 months to try and set up a platform or online space for the people around me to share their own mental battles and how they overcame the challenges they faced. However as I was doing this I realised that I had to overcome my own challenges that I beleive I’ve suppressed for years.
About 4 months in I was not feeling how I thought I should be which made me decide to do the full 12 months. It was during this time I turned to my friends for a hand, something myself (and I’m sure a lot of people) haven’t always been good at, Something that I want to change and feel like would make a big impact within our social groups.
I start 2026 a world away from where I was 12 months ago and am looking forward to helping my friends and people around me do the same thing. Don’t be scared to reach out and make a change.
Cheers 🍻
It’s not all smooth sailing… broken moorings, sleepless nights and everything in between, but I wouldn’t change a thing. A lot more to learn but thats what it’s all about 👀👀👀
A pretty epic week in the jungle with the old boy @quedjimanna to finish off winter in Indo. Bumped into dad’s OG 1993 G land crew on the way out but I had to bail because I was scared I couldn’t keep up with them.. 😉 It’s easy to see why they keep coming back 🇮🇩
There are good ships and wood ships, ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships and may they always be 🥭 Thanks Scrippy and the crew for the your honest work @boneyard_limited@mangalui
