Monthly Archives: October 2025

Recent Successes and Struggles

Posted on October 29, 2025 by admin

October has been a weird month for me. Among other things, I dealt with some more car trouble. Oddly, while that would normally stress me out more than anything else, it was actually the least stressful thing for me this … Continue reading →

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Concern vs Control

Posted on October 22, 2025 by admin

Former hostage negotiator Chris Voss says to never accept advice from somebody you wouldn’t trade places with. That has made me reconsider who to accept advice from and also stop paying attention to what most other folks want me to … Continue reading →

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Stress During Peaceful Times

Posted on October 15, 2025 by admin

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed something odd about emotional work. Sometimes when I focus on letting go of negative emotions, I have a hard time doing so. In other situations when I’m not focused on emotions, negative emotions … Continue reading →

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Reflections on My Healing Journey

Posted on October 8, 2025 by admin

I started my self-improvement journey in 2017. That journey went to the next level in late 2020 when I started practicing the letting go technique that I first learned from reading Letting Go by David Hawkins in 2019. While 2020 … Continue reading →

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Let Me Not Explain

Posted on October 1, 2025 by admin

Explanations are a weird thing for me. In some cases, I enjoy talking at length about particular things. In other cases, however, I hate doing that very thing. Here’s what I mean. I can talk all day about things I … Continue reading →

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