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Category Archives: Humanitarian Things
Thank you Sawyer
Thank you Sawyer. Thank you for being so cute, adorable, fluffy, playful, genuine, loving, and lovable. Thank you for loving me unconditionally. Thank you for loving me even when I hated myself. Thank you for inspiring so much of my … Continue reading
What I Learned From Sawyer
Sawyer was my best friend ever and the best dog I could have asked for. I learned a lot from him over the 11 years we spent together. It would take at least one book to include them all (a … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged best friend, dog, family, friend, friends, friendship, kindness, lessons, life lessons, love, Presence, Sawyer, What I Learned From Sawyer, wisdom
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Forgive Yourself
Forgive yourself for hoping things would change when you knew they wouldn’t Forgive yourself for giving dozens of chances to the people who didn’t deserve even a second chance from you Forgive yourself for all the times you stayed when … Continue reading
Posted in Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged abuse, compassion, Forgive Yourself, forgiveness, healing, kindness, love, self-love
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What Would You Actually Do?
What would you do if you had lived during a past atrocity? It’s easy to imagine what you would have done in that situation but how accurate can you be in your assessment? After all, values change greatly over time … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People
Tagged Daniel Kahneman, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, familiarity, Fear, groups, manipulation, propaganda, truth, values, What Would You Actually Do?
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More of My Thoughts on Control
So many people seem to be concerned about things that are ultimately beyond their control. Systems, institutions, practices, traditions, and even entire, cities, states, and countries. Not to mention the mundane actions of other people whom they may not even … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged concern, control, Fear, freedom, guilt, influence, More of My Thoughts on Control, peace, Stephen Covey
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Review of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed is an intriguing book by Jon Ronson. It covers a wide range of subjects related to public shaming. Here is a brief overview along with some of my thoughts on it. Ronson includes several stories … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People
Tagged Jon Ronson, Loretta Ross, public shaming, Review of So You've Been Publicly Shamed, shame, So You've Been Publicly Shamed
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Encouragement and Celebration
When little kids attempt something, nearby adults often give them a great deal of encouragement and will celebrate even small accomplishments with them. As the kids age, that positive support tends to decrease despite the skill level increasing. That can … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged accomplishments, celebration, Encouragement, Encouragement and Celebration, improvement, personal growth, progress, successes, victories
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The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
My main focus in life is helping people heal from emotional wounds. I don’t see much talk about this outside of a handful of discussions I have fairly regularly with a few people close to me. Fortunately it seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged emotional healing, emotions, healing, inner peace, kids, pain, parents, peace, The Missing Piece of the Puzzle, trauma
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While I Still Have Time
For most of my life, I’ve had a feeling that I’d die young. Many writers have done so for various reasons. I think there’s a definite connection between writing and instability. Those who have good things to say see things … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Humanitarian Things
Tagged death, ideas, life, sharing, sharing ideas, sharing my ideas, time, While I Still Have Time, writing
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