Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other

The Importance of Having Good Friends

Posted on April 4, 2019 by admin

I think a great deal of credit for the progress I’ve made in the past few years is due to the people I’m most often around. As I’ve mentioned before, one of my high school principals said this at my … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on March 31, 2019 by admin

Transitioning from one place in life to another can be scary, even if the new situation is far better than the old one. There is a great deal of uncertainty involved with not knowing if it’ll work out. If the … Continue reading →

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Review of Boundaries

Posted on March 30, 2019 by admin

I just finished reading Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. The book is all about setting and maintaining limits in interactions with other people. The authors explore many different scenarios in which a lack of appropriate boundaries causes a … Continue reading →

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Turning off the Noise

Posted on March 29, 2019 by admin

There’s so much commotion and noise in modern life. So many people are stressed and suffering because they feel like they always have to be doing something. Even when they get opportunities to relax, they can’t turn it off and … Continue reading →

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Breaking My Social Media Addiction

Posted on March 26, 2019 by admin

I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m trying to avoid spending excessive amounts of time on social media. Recently, I’ve started finding ways to actually succeed in doing so instead of just talking or thinking about it. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Positive Relationships

Posted on March 23, 2019 by admin

Any relationship, whether it’s between romantic partners, friends, acquaintances, or family members, requires both participants to want it in order for it to work. If you’re doing all the work, what does that say about the relationship? It means the … Continue reading →

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Moving Away from Materialism

Posted on March 20, 2019 by admin

For around a year now, I’ve been working on and off at decluttering and moving away from materialism. I still have a lot of stuff and occasionally buy more of it (usually books), but my interests have changed a lot … Continue reading →

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Control

Posted on March 16, 2019 by admin

I’ve read several books on persuasion and they’ve helped me protect myself against unwanted influence from other people. I’m still not great at saying no, but I’m a lot better at it than I used to be. However, I’ve noticed … Continue reading →

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Unplugging

Posted on March 15, 2019 by admin

I’m just old enough to remember what life was like before cell phones became ubiquitous and the internet was THE place to be nearly 24/7. However, I’m also young enough to have fallen into the trap of spending way too … Continue reading →

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A Few Reminders

Posted on March 14, 2019 by admin

Although I’m framing all of these reminders in the second person, if anything, I’m writing them for myself because I need to keep them in mind. I know my struggles inside and out but I don’t know yours. Still, I … Continue reading →

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