Sons of Sobriety, Costa Blanca

04/04/2026

Sons are riding tomorrow morning. Meeting 10.30 Masymas carpark at the Quesada arches. Prob go over mountain at Albatera towards Hondon.

18/02/2026

Well the Sons were back on the road today, a ride around the pueblos. Sorry its been a while, but sometimes other things take precedence.

27/08/2025

One of our group, please share❤️🙏

Hi my name is Mandi and I'm fundraising for one of my clients Jeanette Mccreith . On the 18th o… Amanda Gittins needs your support for Jeanette Mccreith

03/08/2025

A group of successful graduates once visited their former professor.
They had built impressive careers, held prestigious titles, and lived seemingly perfect lives.

While waiting for coffee, their conversation turned to the stresses of work, exhaustion, and the pressures of adulthood.
Some laughed.
Some complained.
Some philosophized.

The professor returned with a tray full of mismatched cups —
porcelain and glass, ceramic and plastic, elegant and chipped, minimalist and ornate.

As the guests chose their cups, the professor quietly observed…
Then he spoke:

“Notice how you all instinctively reached for the finest cups — the fancy ones.
Not a single person chose the worn-out or plastic ones.
And that’s the root of much of your stress.”

“You wanted the coffee — not the cup.
But you focused on the cup’s appearance, not the essence of what you came for.”

He continued:

“Life is like coffee.
Career, salary, status, home, car — those are just cups.
They don’t define the richness of life itself.”

“Sometimes we get so distracted by the ‘cup’,
we forget to savor the coffee.”

☕ So drink your coffee with joy.
Not by comparing.
Not by competing.
Not by glancing sideways.

Because the happiest people aren’t those who have the best of everything —
but those who know how to make the best of what they have.

30/07/2025

"Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh.

There was a pause.

"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet.

"No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do."

"That's okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.

"What are you doing?" asked Pooh.

"Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don't feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either.

"But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you've got someone there for you. And I'll always be here for you, Pooh."

And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs...he thought that his best friend had never been more right."
A.A. Milne

Sending thoughts to those having a Difficult Day today and hope you have your own Piglet to sit beside you 🧡

02/07/2025

18/06/2025

Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences.
W. H. Auden



Many of us have said, "I can't help myself!" when we tried to stop our constant thinking about other people or their behavior. "I know it's not good for me, but what can I do when they keep acting that way?"

Let us think of ourselves as living in a house with many windows. At each window is a different view, and within each view are many things to catch our attention. Perhaps there are some people, some traffic, some buildings, a horizon, and some trees. If we always go to the same window and focus on the same object, we are not using all our choices. We may have overlooked some things in our lives that need attention. There are many things we are totally powerless over. Our power exists in changing the focus of our attention.

Today, I will notice where I am choosing to pay attention. I pray for guidance in being aware of my options.

Pic- Ronda

08/06/2025

Lovely ride to Puerto Marina de las Salinas today. 🛵🏍🏍

05/06/2025

A wise man once said: You'll be alone in the most difficult times of your life.
These times will make you wise, mature, and fearless.
They will strip away every illusion and show you who truly matters.
You'll learn to be your own strength when no one shows up.
In silence, you'll meet the strongest version of yourself.
Pain will become your greatest teacher, and growth will become your quiet reward.
One day, you'll look back and realize solitude was a blessing in disguise.

Pic. Shrine of Saint Mary Magdalene, Novelda

04/06/2025

Great run today to Shrine of Mary Magdalene, Novelda and Embalse de Crevillent.

02/06/2025

New merchandise just arrived, get the originals before we go global. Got large and x-large 10 euro.