The Clear Horizon

From oblivion of alcoholism into the light of sobriety

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  • 8 months, what’s up next?

    I have long been considering and pondering my sobriety. A lot has happened in these 8 months since I have quit drinking, and a many habitual changes have come and go. I will not go into the deeper detail, you can read this in the posts of the past. I have, however, come to another… Read more

  • My rules, my routines – why Self reliance is so important in neuro divergence

    There is an issue I have been pondering on for as long as I have had been working with youths and kids, and something that I can relate to personally: Self reliance and exterior influence in combination with task and problem solving. As neurodivergent folks, we all need, even more than other folks, a structure… Read more

  • Dogma is not faith is not truth

    This post is somewhat related to the “Hyperion Cantos” which I am still working through but also some questions I have been pondering on a couple of days (or is it weeks?) now. I guess one of the reasons I never put myself in the hands of the AA or the Blue Cross or other… Read more

  • Interview in German on a Sobriety Podcast

    For those of you German speaking Folks: I was interviewed by a German Podcast called Aufsturz. Here‘s a link: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/aufsturz/id1753453402?i=1000771422542 Read more

  • learning from literature: The Ending of “Fall Of Hyperion”

    Warning: This post contains potential spoilers regarding the ending of the novel “Fall of Hyperion” by Dan Simmons! For a time now philosophy, literature and my own worldview align in a constellation that is very helpful in terms of orienting myself in this world and in how far my own system can be meaningful in… Read more

  • When is one brand good and another bad? And what does identity have to do with it?

    We all need to relate to something. But the thing is, everyone has their own way to relate to something, right? I used to love Glen*** Scotch Single Malt (which, sometimes, I miss dearly). But why is that? Why do I still miss the taste and feel of a Glen*** Scotch Single Malt with a… Read more

  • Most disturbing personal horror, pt. 2 – is there a „deeper“ than rock bottom?

    I thought of writing this already in the last post. But it didn’t seem to really fit. In the end, I am going to write about it, anyways. I am just in the mood. Dealing with all these personal horrors I dealt with yesterday, I just realized, had been a really dreadful anxiety – reality… Read more

  • Most disturbing personal Horror

    Sometimes diving too deep into the Rabbit Hole has something in stock that’s really messing up and shaking the very foundations of my resilience systems. Not in terms of falling back into toxic habit loops or alcohol abuse, but something that keeps my psyche on its toes for longer than I would like to: Bad… Read more

  • The Bad Advisor is really Nyarlathotep

    Here is another practical example of how the work on Journaling RPG and incorporating it into short stories or – in this case my revelation came with – a ballad. The idea was to work with a different approach and I am still working on the visuals. At the moment, I only have some draft… Read more

  • Welcome to Innsmouth

    How could I dive practically deeper into self efficacy while at the same time utilize my love for Cosmic Horror in the most practical sense I can muster? Yes, practical hobbies, the solitude of nature and being alone with my dark and gloomy thoughts at dawn in a murky forest at a nameless, deep, dark… Read more