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Tag Archives: dog
Love, Loss, Pain, and Memories
In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the main characters erase their memories of each other after their painful breakup. I’ve talked about that movie before so I won’t rehash it all here. Instead, I will focus on a brief … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Movies, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged death, dog, emotional intelligence, emotions, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, friendship, healing, life, loss, love, Love Loss Pain and Memories, memories, pain, Sawyer
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Six More Months
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about how much had changed over the previous six months. It’s been more than six months since that post and even more has changed. I think an update is in order. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged animals, death, dog, healing, juggling, love, pain, progress, relationships, Sawyer, stress, success
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Unhelpful Responses
Although there has been a huge surge of interest in psychology and healing, there has also been an influx of unhelpful responses. These can range from making things slightly worse to downright destroying somebody. Since the problem must first be … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged dog, emotions, grief, healing, loss, pain, Sawyer, support, Unhelpful Responses
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Emotions and How We Treat Each Other
There is a lot of disagreement around emotional management and how we should treat each other. One common perspective says that nobody can control anybody else’s emotions. Another, perhaps less common, perspective says that nobody can truly fully control their … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, dog, ego, emotional intelligence, emotions, Emotions and How We Treat Each Other, fawn, fight, flight, freeze, healing, love, pain, Sawyer, trauma, trauma responses
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A Difficult Birthday
I recently celebrated another birthday. Although I enjoyed it overall, it was also quite painful as it was my first birthday without my dog Sawyer since 2010, before I got him. Here’s an overview of how it went. Most of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Difficult Birthday, birthdays, dog, friends, pain, Sawyer
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March 2022
March was my favorite month this year. It contained several great things and hardly any painful things. Here’s an overview of it. Three wonderful things happened in quick succession. The first one came on the tail end of a painful … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged dog, emotions, family, friends, juggling, love, March, March 2022, pain, peace, regret, relief, Sawyer
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Sawyer Moments
I keep a list of wonderful memories of my dog Sawyer. I call it Sawyer Moments, started it about a month before Sawyer’s death, and add to it each day. Updating it and occasionally reading through it have been very … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, friend, friendship, life, love, Sawyer, Sawyer Moments
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A Painful Realization
Late last week, I signed up for something I haven’t done in almost a decade. I wondered for a while afterward why I felt down about it. Although the experience was stressful, anxiety makes me feel more energized, not less. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Painful Realization, changes, death, dog, life, pain, Sawyer, time
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Updates on My Healing Journey
It’s been just over 4 months since I lost my dog Sawyer. While my healing journey has been a roller coaster, it’s overall tended in a good direction. Here are some updates. Less pain. I still have plenty of pain … Continue reading
What Next?
My dog Sawyer’s death has turned my life upside down. In the nearly four months since I lost him, I’ve questioned tons of things I thought were settled, realized how much pain I still have to heal (both pain related … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, dog, emotions, Fear, healing, inner work, pain, rage, Sawyer, What Next?
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