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Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other
Prepare for Peace
“If you want peace, prepare for war.” That is a fairly popular quote based on a similar sentiment expressed by Publius Vegetius Renatus. Despite its popularity, I see some problems with it. Here’s my take on the phrase. By itself, … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, fighting, love, peace, Prepare for Peace, Sawyer, stuffed animals, violence
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4 Useful Realizations
Things have been going wonderfully overall for me lately. Along with that have been some interesting realizations. Here are some of them.
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 Useful Realizations, boundaries, dog, fighting, peace, Sawyer, sleep
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How My Friends Make Me Feel Loved and Appreciated
I’ve written many blog posts about things I dislike in human interactions. Although those posts almost always also contain alternatives to the things I dislike, one of my best friends encouraged me to write a post focusing more on the … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged appreciation, dog, friend, friends, friendship, How My Friends Make Me Feel Loved and Appreciated, love, Sawyer
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Two Different Responses
For as long as I can remember, I have gotten in trouble for making the exact same kinds of jokes that others have gotten praised for making. Someone known for saying blunt, often cruel things will make a joke at … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged boundaries, cruelty, dog, habits, humor, kindness, Practice, routines, Sawyer, Two Different Responses
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My Take on Punishment
I’ve thought a lot about punishment over the last few years. There are a lot of different perspectives on this subject, and discussions around it often become heated in a hurry. Here is my take on punishment. To start, what … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged boundaries, control, dog, Fear, forgiveness, grace, Jason Wilson, love, Marshall Rosenberg, Mister Rogers, My Take on Punishment, pain, peace, punishment, Sawyer, violence
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Let the Good Times Roll
For most of my adult life, I’ve spent much of my waking days reminiscing over good times. This has gotten to the point over the last few years that I often wish I could relive the best moments of my … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2018, David Hawkins, dog, emotions, Fear, feelings, happiness, Let the Good Times Roll, Letting Go, nostalgia, pain, peace, reminiscing, Sawyer
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Slow Down, Please!
During one of Mister Rogers’ interviews with Charlie Rose, he expressed concern over how noisy the world had become, saying, “I’m very concerned that our society is much more interested in information than wonder. In noise rather than silence.” That … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged calmness, death, dog, emotions, Fear, guilt, Homecoming, John Bradshaw, Mister Rogers, pain, peace, quiet, regret, rushing, sadness, Sawyer, shame, Slow Down Please!, slowness, speaking, speed, stillness, understanding
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Two Years Without Sawyer
This past Friday, April 19th, was the two-year anniversary of my dog Sawyer’s death. In both good and bad ways, that day was quite different than I imagined it would be. Here are some observations about it. I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, death, dog, Fear, healing, Letting Go, Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, pain, pets, sadness, Sawyer, Two Years Without Sawyer
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Responsibility in Emotional Regulation
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, which I first talked about in this past post. It’s hard to tell whether more humans are living through their parasympathetic nervous systems or if that’s just what … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, emotions, feelings, pain, parasympathetic nervous system, peace, responsibility, Responsibility in Emotional Regulation, Sawyer, sympathetic nervous system, trauma
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