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Category Archives: Self-Improvement
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
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
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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Struggles and Recent Shifts
This has been a weird year for me. Since February, I’ve dealt with more frustration and anger than I have in a long time. It has come and gone in waves, and there is seemingly no rhyme or reason to … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anger, dog, emotions, frustration, George Carlin, Henry David Thoreau, peace, Sawyer, solitude, Struggles and Recent Shifts
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4 Tricks for Better Conversations
Effective conversation can be difficult at times. There are many ways for conversations to go off the rails, even if they start off smoothly. Fortunately, there are also many ways to get them back on track or keep them from … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 Tricks for Better Conversations, communication, conversations, dogs, effective communication, kindness, love, pause, peace, Sawyer, silence
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Spread the Wonderful
Recently, I realized that my best days often contain a feature that I call “spread the wonderful”. This involves having at least one nice thing in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Like most other simple things, spreading the wonderful does … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, fun, joy, love, peace, Sawyer, Spread the Wonderful
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The Monster
The monster lost its power over me. For most of my life, it controlled me and made me do anything it wanted me to. I always tried to avoid its crushing grip but never succeeded. Fighting it only made it … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anger, dog, fighting, freedom, hatred, love, pain, sadness, Sawyer, The Monster
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4 Ideas to Avoid
I’ve come across a lot of ideas since my self-improvement journey began. Many of them have been wonderful and have made my life better whenever I’ve used them consistently. However, there have also been plenty of bad ideas that have … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 Ideas to Avoid, bad, Buddha, dog, ideas, pain, sadness, Sawyer, self-care, suffering
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Eliminate the Negative
Be careful with what you consume, especially the negative. Too much negativity will drag you down. What’s more, it’ll skew your perception of reality by making you think that everything is much worse than it actually is. Focusing excessively on … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, Eliminate the Negative, misery, negative, negativity, pain, positive, positivity, Sawyer
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Handling Anger
For most of my life, I’ve struggled to handle anger in a healthy way. My main approach for decades was to stifle anger whenever it came up, believing that simply feeling angry was wrong or that allowing myself to feel … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anger, boundaries, dog, emotions, Fear, Handling Anger, healing, pain, relief, sadness, Sawyer
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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
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
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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