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Category Archives: Great Books
4 Key Areas of Life
In many cases, getting a few key areas of life together can yield massive boosts in mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Unfortunately, none of these things are generally prioritized in modern society. One or two of them receive attention … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 Key Areas of Life, dog, effective communication, emotions, food, health, nutrition, Sawyer, sleep, stress, stress relief, water, Why We Sleep
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A Better Approach to Healing
The more I learn about trauma, the more I realize how limiting labels are. My recent increased interest in this subject came from The Body Keeps the Score. In that book, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk covers what he has … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Better Approach to Healing, Bessel van der Kolk, dog, emotions, healing, pain, Sawyer, solving problems, symptoms, The Body Keeps the Score, trauma
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My Thoughts on Coping Mechanisms
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about coping mechanisms. It seems that almost everyone has multiple coping mechanisms that help them get through the hard times. Anything from cell phones to talking for hours with those around them to playing … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged David Hawkins, dog, growth, healing, Homecoming, John Bradshaw, Letting Go, MDMA therapy, pain, progress, psychedelic therapy, recovery, relief, Sawyer, trauma, Wim Hof, Wim Hof breathing
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Good Books for Grief
I worked through more grief in 2022 than in any other year of my life. That’s nearly all I could do on most days for months after my dog Sawyer’s death. Although I still have some grief and other types … Continue reading
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Tagged A Grief Observed, anger, bitterness, CS Lewis, David Hawkins, death, depression, dog, emotional pain, frustration, Good Books for Grief, grief, Homecoming, John Bradshaw, Letting Go, loss, love, Mister Rogers, pain, sadness, Sawyer, When a Pet Dies
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What to Say When Someone Loses a Pet
Last week, I covered some things not to say when someone loses a pet. It’s only fitting for this week’s post to cover what to say when a pet dies. In addition to the suggestions below, I highly recommend checking … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People
Tagged animals, compassion, death, dog, grief, kindness, love, Mister Rogers, pain, pets, respect, Sawyer, sensitivity, support, understanding, What to Say When Someone Loses a Pet, When a Pet Dies
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Review of When a Pet Dies
When a Pet Dies is a wonderful book by Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers. As the title suggests, it explores pet loss and the many emotions that come up afterward. Here’s my take on this incredible work by … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, comfort, death, dog, dogs, Fred Rogers, grief, healing, life, loss, love, Mister Rogers, pain, pet, pets, Review of When a Pet Dies, sadness, Sawyer, When a Pet Dies
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Innocence: Loss and Recovery
Innocence is one of the most precious, if not the most precious, character traits there is. The ability to look wide-eyed at the world, marvel at all the grandeur of life, see the myriad untapped possibilities in everything, and treat … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, dog, Fear, healing, Homecoming, inner child work, innocence, Innocence: Loss and Recovery, pain, peace, Sawyer, trust
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Review of A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed is a short book by CS Lewis. Despite its brevity, it covers much of Lewis’s journey through his grief over the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, whom he calls H in the book. There’s lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Grief Observed, CS Lewis, death, dog, emotional healing, emotional pain, emotions, family, friends, friendship, grief, Joy Davidman, life, love, pain, peace, Review of A Grief Observed, Sawyer, wife
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My Pursuit of Meaning
Meaning is a lot more powerful and more important than pleasure. All kinds of pleasure are really only temporary sensations. Even if some forms of pleasure last a long time, they all will run out eventually. Further, even when they’re … Continue reading
The Danger of Pride
It seems there’s always a missing piece of the puzzle for me. The one I’ve discovered most recently was pride. How it hid from me, worked all kinds of trouble behind the scenes, and what I’ve done about it since. … Continue reading