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Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other
Look for Common Ground
I often see people begin a conversation by talking about their points of disagreement rather than their points of agreement. I understand this tendency as I used to begin many conversations like this for years. My experience showed me that … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged civil conversations, common ground, communication, conversations, Look for Common Ground, points of agreement, points of disagreement
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Finding Answers in the Stillness
With most of my floats, it takes a while for my thoughts to settle and for any existing tension or anxiety I have to go away before I can get to a place of incredible mental stillness and peace. Once … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged answers, emotions, Finding Answers in the Stillness, floating, Letting Go, peace, Presence, solving problems, stillness, thoughts
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6 Good Things to Do Right Now
If my neck of the woods is any indication, then modern life has been turned upside down as of late. So many businesses, parties, weddings, trips, and small gatherings have been canceled, and it looks like that will only continue. … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged 6 Good Things to Do Right Now, family, friends, hobbies, hunger, hydration, Jim Croce, Joe Rogan, loved ones, Matthew Walker, rest, self-care, sleep, stress, stress management, swing dancing
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The Modern Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone was a monumental discovery. It allowed for the translation of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and allowed modern researchers to understand things long thought lost to history. This opened a flow of information about an ancient civilization that would … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged communication, effective communication, language, Rosetta Stone, The Modern Rosetta Stone, understanding
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Two Perspectives
My blog posts are usually positive since I’m generally in a good mood when I write them. Occasionally, however, I go through a season in which I feel extremely negative, anxious, sad, or angry. When that happens, my perspective shifts … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things
Tagged negativity, optimism, perspectives, pessimism, positivity, Two Perspectives
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Testing Myself
I try to put a great deal of thought and consideration into my views. It’s easy for to make snap decisions and cling to them for emotional purposes but I try to avoid that as much as possible. To see … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, empathy, ideology, mental freedom, nuance, Testing Myself, thinking, thought processes, thoughts, views
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A Powerful Empathy Exercise
You understand your reasons behind many of the things you do, including the outcomes that you hope will unfold. However, you don’t always know or understand those things in someone else, so it can be easy to assume the worst … Continue reading
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Tagged A Powerful Empathy Exercise, empathy, energy, mental peace, solving problems, understanding
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Changing My Stance on Self-Improvement
My stance on self-improvement has changed as I’ve gone further in this journey. I still love self-improvement and consider myself to be on a self-improvement journey, but I don’t see it the same way as I used to. I used … Continue reading
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Tagged Changing My Stance on Self-Improvement, connection, control, friends, genuineness, love, meaningfulness, sculpture, sculptures, self-acceptance, self-improvement, self-love
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Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020
(Real quick: this will be my last daily blog post. I’ll still be posting once a week, though, so I’m not going anywhere. Thanks for accompanying me on this journey thus far. I hope you stick around to see where … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2019, 2020, blog posts, food, friends, Goodbye 2019 Hello 2020, journey, juggling, New Year's, rest, socializing, Star Wars, thank you, unicycling, writing
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Ringing in the New Year
Amidst the fanfare of New Year’s celebrations, I can easily forget that things are going to continue as they are once the festivities are over. Just because the calendar changes doesn’t mean that anything else will change. My present habits, … Continue reading
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Tagged celebration, friends, habits, New Year's, Ringing in the New Year, routines, systems
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