Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other

A Wonderful Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2018 by admin

Another Christmas has come and gone. Like most others, I greatly enjoyed this one and did a lot of things that I do every year. I also did some new, special things, which is what I think will make this … Continue reading →

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Distractions and Working Through Feelings

Posted on December 25, 2018 by admin

Have you ever had a negative experience during the day and mostly pushed it to the side but then couldn’t stop thinking about it while you tried to fall asleep that night? I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Nice Christmas Visit

Posted on December 23, 2018 by admin

Yesterday, I went to a visit with some family members for our annual Christmas gathering. Because several of us live fairly far apart, this provides us with one of only a handful of opportunities during the year to all visit … Continue reading →

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Things That Help Me Relax

Posted on December 19, 2018 by admin

There are a lot of life hacks I use to relax and manage stress. I’ve written about some of them before, but those posts have mainly focused on dealing with negative emotions. While these things work great for that purpose, … Continue reading →

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Mental Toughness

Posted on December 18, 2018 by admin

I’ve always been interested in people who choose to do things in a more difficult, uncomfortable, or even painful way. The people who work all day in blazing heat or freezing cold, push through immense pain to get where they … Continue reading →

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When Progress is Slow

Posted on December 17, 2018 by admin

In any construction project, the foundation has to be solid before anything can be built on top of it. Someone who regularly passes by a project may see a lot of workers and machines plugging away without any visible results. … Continue reading →

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How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 16, 2018 by admin

New Year’s is coming up soon and with it come New Year’s resolutions. Many people make them but most fail to follow them for more than a month or two at most. I think I have some ideas as to … Continue reading →

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My Juggling Story

Posted on December 14, 2018 by admin

I’ve mentioned juggling before on this blog but never went into detail about it or how I got into it. Those of you who know me fairly well are already familiar with my story; for those who don’t know it, … Continue reading →

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Healing Past Pain

Posted on December 13, 2018 by admin

I want to talk about healing past pain. By this, I mean bringing to mind previous experiences that have left some sense of frustration, anger, sadness, or other sense of feeling hurt and doing what it takes to be free … Continue reading →

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Don’t Make Assumptions

Posted on December 11, 2018 by admin

Time to revisit The Four Agreements. This time, we’re looking at the third agreement: “Don’t Make Assumptions”. Don Miguel Ruiz talks about how easy it is to make assumptions and how real they appear to be, even when they’re completely … Continue reading →

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