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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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Incentives vs Healing

Posted on September 24, 2025 by admin

There are plenty of proposed solutions for the many problems plaguing the world. From what I’ve seen, they broadly fall into one of two categories, which I’ll call the incentives approach and the healing approach. The incentives approach uses a … Continue reading →

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Don’t Take Fun Too Seriously

Posted on September 17, 2025 by admin

There’s a concept in martial arts called Shu-Ha-Ri. In short, it’s about the progression of learning from the beginning stage to the expert stage. It’s been in the back of my head since I first learned about it a while … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Character Meet and Greets

Posted on September 10, 2025 by admin

Last week, I wrote about my recent trip to Animal Kingdom in Disney World. I’m still fondly reminiscing about it, especially the interactions I had with costumed characters. Those are always some of my favorite parts of Disney trips. In … Continue reading →

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A Wild Time at Animal Kingdom

Posted on September 3, 2025 by admin

Last weekend, I spent two days at Animal Kingdom in Disney World. I primarily went to say goodbye to the Boneyard and the rest of Dinoland, U.S.A. since I’m not sure if I’ll be back at Animal Kingdom before that … Continue reading →

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Tribute to MOSH

Posted on August 27, 2025 by admin

Last Saturday, I went to my local Museum of Science and History, or MOSH. This museum has been around in some form since 1941, and it’s been in its current location since 1969. Since it is moving into a new … Continue reading →

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Ella Enchanted, Fawning, and Boundaries

Posted on August 20, 2025 by admin

Many years ago, I saw parts of a movie called Ella Enchanted (some spoilers to follow). It follows a woman named Ella who was cursed as a baby to be obedient to a fault. She does whatever anyone tells her … Continue reading →

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A Few Teaching Tips

Posted on August 13, 2025 by admin

I’ve been thinking a bit about teaching and learning lately. Since I started my current day job, I’ve learned quite a bit. Most of that learning has come from one particular coworker who is excellent at explaining things in ways … Continue reading →

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