Latest posts from Danny Brown

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Life Through a Dram Episode 8: Look at the Stars

Often in life, we feel we need something around us to make us feel special, and wanted. Family; love; success; and all that comes with it.

And, yes, family makes us complete, as does love. And, if that’s a metric, self-value can also come from success (based on our perception of what success means).

But, as I found out this evening, when these things aren’t around us, we don’t necessarily need to feel less significant. Instead, we can truly see what it means to be valuable…

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Life Through a Dram Episode 7: Being Around as an Older Dad

Recently, I had a little bit of a health scare when I went for a check-up at my doctor’s. I’ll be 50 later this year, so I wanted to see how I was doing as I approach that milestone. And it wasn’t good.

Since then, I’ve taken steps to improve my lifestyle, habits, and more. As a dad to two young kids, I realized I wasn’t being fair to them, as I put myself and my own “entertainment” ahead of their right to have a dad grow with them.

In this episode, I talk about that realization, and how we all need to take more responsibility when it comes to those around us, and the role we play in their lives.

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Life Through a Dram Episode 6: You Only Have Two Shoulders

Often, it feels like we carry the weight of the world on our shoulders.

Family stuff. Personal struggles. Work. The world. Kids, and helping them find their way in the world.

All this and more can start to weigh heavily on us and, if we’re not careful, can overcome and overpower, until we’re lying on the ground, breathing heavily, wondering what we do next and not having a clear answer.

This week’s topic on the Life Through a Dram podcast.

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No Summer Will Ever Be As Good As This One

When I was a kid, summer was always a magical time for me. Whether it was primary school or high school, the onset of summer meant one thing – long, lazy days surrounded by people that made your life better.

This could be school friends who also happened to live near you; or friends in your neighbourhood that went to a different school; or simply family gatherings that brought people together you only really saw at that time of year.

As I got older, I joined the Army Cadets (for 13-18 year olds), and summer meant the annual camp at one of the military bases around the UK.

It was on one of these annual camps that I met my first serious girlfriend, who – thankfully – only lived 20 miles away from me. So, that summer, and the following four summers, saw some of the happiest memories of my early adulthood.

As I morphed into adulthood, summer meant jumping on a plane and heading over to either Spain, Greece or Turkey, and learning new tastes in food, drink, and culture.

Well, that, and some serious nightclubbing as this was the height of the rave season!

Now, as a husband and father, summer means looking forward to the kids getting their summer break, and planning our weeks ahead.

Luckily, where we live in Ontario means we’re surrounded by amazing local wildlife centres as well as hiking trails, parks, waterparks and more, all within an hour of driving time.

Last year, we bought a cottage so we could make even more memories a little farther away, while we still can.

It’s funny, but as you get older you realize that summer is merely the culmination of living a yearly life.

Which, in all honesty, is no bad thing.

Live, Laugh, Remember, Start Again

Life is all about living the moment, and thinking it’s the best thing to happen at that moment in time.

There will always be moments when life is the very worst, and that’s all part of the moment too. But, much like the good parts, these moments come and go. Thankfully, the good usually outweighs the bad.

When the smiles are infectious, and the mood is inspiring, and the sky seems to be made for just you and I…. these are the moments where we truly feel that nothing can ever top this.

And, in a way, nothing will, because that’s a moment in time that can rarely, if ever, be repeated.

But perhaps it shouldn’t.

Because if we were to repeat the previous, we’d never have time to experience the next.

And that’s where our next amazing moments are waiting for us to discover.

So, enjoy the summer. Enjoy the moments. Enjoy the feeling that no summer will ever be as good as this one.

Because, for now, no summer will. Next year, however…. that’s another story. And one we’ll no doubt be thinking is the best one ever too.

Which is a-okay with me.

Life Through a Dram Episode 5: Belief is Half of All Healing

There are many beliefs in the world – religious, spiritual and more. But what if we believed in the one thing that we can all agree on – the belief in humanity?

This is a topic that’s near and dear to me, as I talked about a bit in my last post on here. In the latest episode of Life Through a Dram, I dive into this a little bit deeper.

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