I have come so far over the past 7 years i have gone from a drunk to a Gentlemen it was hard not just for me but those around me. I have my late Mother to thank for that who kept our family together during difficult times. Not all my family felt this way and desided to go opposite ways, it hurt though over a time they seemed to fade into the back ground. The divide between the two, was not all down to me being an alcoholic it was about me being gay, which came to ahead at my late uncle's wake. I was sober at the time the whole family gathered to show there respects held at a workingmens club which did me no favours surrounded by drink. The deseaseds daughter or so called cousin of mine desided to disrespect me by broadcasting Mark's a Queer out load. For those of us who have experienced rejection will tell you how something like this can have a prefound effect upon the victim phycologically. Yes of coarse I struggled to come to terms with my sexuality and for those with any sence would have taken this into consideration. I came out which was pretty scarey on the principle you dont know how people will react. Never the less i came through and sorted myself out. Today i am myself if people have a problem with me being gay, have two choices either get used to it, or stay out of my life. I am happy today and extreemly proud of my achievemets. I am also proud to be gay. I have a loving partner we want for nothing. I am pleased progress has been made to bridge the gap between homosexual hetrosexual and bisexual discrimination includes gay rights too. Its worth remembering the colour of your skin what religion you are what sexuality you are has no relevence.
I like to go for walks breathe in the fresh air and enjoy it. I like to stroll along side the canal the ripples in the water are quiet therapeutic a feeling of calm. I am not that far from the marina where people hire narrow boats for there holidays. its so not me but hey we all have our likes and dislikes. I was the best man at a wedding reception on board a narrow boat, which tours up and down the canal quiet frequently in edon. It was something different i have to say. I also live close by various musiem. Etruria industrial museum happens to be one of them certainly well worth a visit, further down the line we have gladstone pottery museum too we also have an art museum ski slope all the places i knew were there yet never went. The only thing i was interested in was alcohol and lots of it. I always said these places were boring. Never the less life for me has an whole new meaning I am more alert and a lot stronger a much more confident and contented person its all good. I feel weird sometimes when i go out, though hardley suprising i had spent most of life looking down the neck of a bottle. Today i am back in touch with reality i am changing, functioning without a drink today. It feels like i have been in a time warp for the past decade, where i had lost touch with life. Its all good now though astonishing enough. I dont need or want a drink oneday at a time which is a significate achievment. Today i build on postives rather than negatives.