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Tag Archives: death
Four Years Without Sawyer
This past Sunday marked four years since my dog Sawyer died. Hard to believe it’s been so long since I last held, hugged, cuddled, kissed, played with, walked with, napped with, and did life with Sawyer. Such anniversaries are always … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged David Hawkins, death, dog, Four Years Without Sawyer, grief, guilt, healing, Letting Go, Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, pain, peace, progress, relief, Sawyer, time, When a Pet Dies
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Will 2026 Be My Best Year in Years?
Overall, 2026 has been going well for me so far. As such, I’ve been thinking lately about 2018 and what a wonderful year that was for me. I won’t go into much detail about that here since I’ve already written … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2018, Animal Kingdom, death, Disney's Hollywood Studios, dog, grandmother, grief, Letting Go, loss, Magic Kingdom, pain, routines, Sawyer, Will 2026 Be My Best Year in Years?, work
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Issues I Have With Common Quotes
There are countless popular quotes out there. While some of them are correct and useful, others couldn’t be more incorrect and harmful. Here are a few popular quotes and the problems I have with them.
Posted in Communication, Inspirational People
Tagged death, dog, Issues I Have With Common Quotes, life, misery, opposites, pain, quotes, Sawyer, work
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A Few Questions
I just have a few questions. Is there room for my sadness, sorrow, and depression? Are you sick of hearing about the deaths of my grandparents, my dog Sawyer, or any other painful losses I’m still struggling to overcome? Can … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged A Few Questions, anger, death, depression, dog, loss, misery, questions, sadness, Sawyer, sorrow
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My Defunctland
One of my favorite YouTube channels is called Defunctland. Although its creator currently makes videos talking about a variety of attractions and media that are no longer around, the channel’s early focus was quite different. Alongside the YouTube videos, Defunctland … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People
Tagged death, Defunctland, Disney, Disney World, dog, Life Buffet, loss, Muppets, MuppetVision 3D, My Defunctland, Sawyer
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Three Years Without Sawyer
Last Saturday, April 19th, was the third anniversary of my dog Sawyer’s death. Hard to believe it’s been over three years since I last got to visit, hold, hug, kiss, snuggle, cuddle, walk with, play with, nap with, and care … Continue reading
Good Riddance, March 2025
March 2025 was both my worst month of this year and the worst month I’ve had in a long time. Here’s what made it awful and why I’m so glad it’s over. My health got quite bad for most of … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged 2025, anger, animals, board games, death, depression, despair, dog, emotional pain, emotions, family, Fear, fighting, finances, financial issues, fun, Good Riddance March 2025, health, health issues, hope, hopelessness, juggling, March, March 2025, pain, play, sadness, Sawyer, stress, zoo
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Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles When I’m Already in Pain
Don’t tell me your troubles when I’m already in pain Don’t bring me more dark clouds when I’m drowning in rain That’s no time to vent or gossip about all Of the humans you know who fill you with gall … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged comfort, death, dog, Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles When I’m Already in Pain, emotions, feelings, gossip, hurt, pain, rest, Sawyer, space, venting
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Review of January 2025
I wish I could say that the first month of this year went well for me. Unfortunately, January started well and became more painful with each passing week. Here’s how it happened. I was in a pretty good place overall … Continue reading
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Tagged 2025, animals, Banks, death, dog, grandparents, jaguar, January, loss, Review of January 2025, Sawyer, zoo
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The Close of Another Chapter
This is going to be another emotionally heavy post. My grandmother died last month. Now that there’s been a fair amount of time since her death, I feel more comfortable talking about it and some related things that are currently … Continue reading
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Tagged change, death, dog, family, grandparents, loss, memories, pain, Sawyer, The Close of Another Chapter
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