Rafe’s journal
January 2025
6 entries this month.
Both bags, one go
week 13pleased energy 41 reply
Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Sat on the floor and played for an hour, and then got up. That was the entire reason I…
How are you doing on a Wednesday
week 12held energy 24 replies
Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about it. Paired up.…
Off the floor
week 11pleased energy 31 reply
A brief account of the week. Walked into town and back, which I stopped doing years ago without ever deciding to stop. Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Got down on the floor…
An honest evening
week 10clear energy 34 replies
A brief account of the week. The pub is still the pub. I had worried about that more than anything. Looked honestly at my drinking for the first time in about fifteen years.…
Two landed like five
week 10clear energy 12 replies
Two drinks landed like five. I stopped after one and have done ever since, not from virtue, just from arithmetic. Wine stopped appealing and it changed his work life. The pub…
An hour on the floor
week 9grateful energy 21 reply
Full shift on my feet and my knees did not stop me. That has not happened in about four years. Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care.…