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Category Archives: Inspirational People
Oh, That Explains It
I had a recent realization about positive and negative emotions. Long before I started doing any real emotional work, I could still feel happiness, excitement, joy, and peace. I often felt all of those emotions when I went out swing … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged Brad Blanton, emotions, inner work, negativity, Oh That Explains It, positivity, Radical Honesty, resistance
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Review of The Art of Racing in the Rain
Last week I finished reading The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. It’s one of the best books that I’ve read this year and it gave me many conflicting emotions as I went through it. The book … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, dogs, Garth Stein, joy, life, pain, pleasure, Review of The Art of Racing in the Rain, sorrow, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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Review of Homecoming
Homecoming is an incredibly profound book by John Bradshaw. It was a great introduction for me to inner child work. I’m still no expert on it but now that I’ve finished working through Homecoming, I see how powerful and healing … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged boundaries, communication, emotional healing, emotions, freedom, healing, Homecoming, inner child work, inner freedom, inner peace, inner work, John Bradshaw, Letting Go, pain, peace, personal freedom, Review of Homecoming, transcendence, transformation
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Why My Approach Works for Me
Whenever I work on myself, I don’t reframe things in my mind in an attempt to heal from them. That doesn’t work for me. No matter how much I’ve told myself that the situation isn’t that bad, that I will … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged David Hawkins, emotions, energy, healing, inner work, Letting Go, Presence, reframing, Surrender, thoughts, Why My Approach Works for Me
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The Poetry of Language
Writing, as with everything else, is easiest when the mind is still and ideas are allowed to flow freely. A writing block I sometimes experience comes from trying to make it perfect on the first go. I can overcome this … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged communication, grammar, language, self-expression, speaking, Stephen Fry, The Poetry of Language, understanding, writing
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The Source of My Struggles
Serendipity has been my constant companion as of late. Most commonly, it’s appeared in the form of reminders about self-love. I’ve gotten this message more times than I can count over the years. Friends, employers, mentors, passages from books, and … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged compassion, inner judge, kindness, self-care, self-compassion, self-love, serendipity, Surrender, The Source of My Struggles
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Take My Ideas, Please
I once heard economist David Friedman say something along the lines of “When you’re young, you’re afraid somebody will steal your ideas; when you’re old, you’re afraid nobody will”. Though I’m quite young, I still resonate with Friedman’s statement. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged David Friedman, ideas, sharing, sharing my ideas, Take My Ideas Please
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The Hidden Blessing of Exhaustion
I’ve felt more exhausted, both physically and emotionally, over the past few months than I have in a long time. During that time, I’ve also had more personal growth than anytime I can remember since last year. I’ll explain why … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anxiety, emotions, energy, exhaustion, Letting Go, mindfulness, personal growth, sleep, solitude, The Hidden Blessing of Exhaustion
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Gentle Lessons
Every so often, I get opportunities to dig deep and work on things within myself without too much pain. I call these opportunities “gentle lessons”. Here are a few relatively recent examples. The first example concerns my dog, Sawyer. He … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, dogs, emotions, Gentle Lessons, growth, healing, inner work, lessons, pain, personal growth, Sawyer
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