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My Goals for 2026

Posted on December 17, 2025 by admin

It’s time again to pick the top goals that I’d like to accomplish next year. As I have for the past few years, I’ll be keeping this list short so as not to overwhelm myself and give myself a better … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged boundaries, dog, goals, Letting Go, My Goals for 2026, peace, Sawyer, sleep | 1 Comment

Pressure in Conversation

Posted on December 10, 2025 by admin

For as long as I can remember, I have noticed an immense amount of pressure in interactions with others. This goes all the way back to when I was a little kid, and although I didn’t recognize it consciously as … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People | Tagged communication, conversations, dog, interruptions, pressure, Pressure in Conversation, Sawyer, silence, speaking, talking | Comments Off

The Big One-Way Trip

Posted on December 3, 2025 by admin

Occasionally, I’ll think about how weird time is. One can move in any direction in space yet can only move forward in time. In some cases, that’s wonderful. Spending enough time to learn almost any activity will result in huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People | Tagged abilities, change, dog, Ernie Coombs, Fred Penner, Fred Penner's Place, grandparents, juggling, memories, nostalgia, Sawyer, skills, The Big One-Way Trip, time | Comments Off

The Value of Little Projects

Posted on November 26, 2025 by admin

Life can easily become overly complicated, big, and scary. Whenever that happens, I find myself focusing in on much smaller matters. That’s why I’d like to talk a bit about the value of little projects in this post. I’m talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged creativity, dog, Evapo-Rust, fun, projects, Sawyer, The Value of Little Projects | Comments Off

The Importance of Quitting

Posted on November 19, 2025 by admin

Two concepts often talked about in the business world are continuous improvement and creative destruction. Continuous improvement looks to see where progress can be made with existing systems, routines, services, products, and so on. There has been a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged bad, continuous improvement, Creative Destruction, dog, emotions, good, habits, healing, quit, quitting, routines, Sawyer, The Importance of Quitting | Comments Off

Tribute to Pal

Posted on November 12, 2025 by admin

When I first got you over a decade ago I couldn’t have guessed how close we’d grow Though some see you as just a car I see you for what you truly are You are a bridge to fine folks … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People | Tagged adventures, car, dog, family, Pal, road trips, Sawyer, Tribute to Pal, trips | Comments Off

Go Easy on Easygoing Folks

Posted on November 5, 2025 by admin

There is a disturbing tendency to treat laidback folks badly because they won’t make a scene or act upset. It’s common to pressure them to give up something they want, always put others before themselves, or make last minute changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged boundaries, dog, fawning, Go Easy on Easygoing Folks, Sawyer, trauma, trauma responses | Comments Off

Recent Successes and Struggles

Posted on October 29, 2025 by admin

October has been a weird month for me. Among other things, I dealt with some more car trouble. Oddly, while that would normally stress me out more than anything else, it was actually the least stressful thing for me this … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged boundaries, bully, car issues, confidence, courage, dog, family, Friedrich Nietzsche, kindness, love, Recent Successes and Struggles, relationships, Sawyer, Self-Care Through Beard Care | 1 Comment

Concern vs Control

Posted on October 22, 2025 by admin

Former hostage negotiator Chris Voss says to never accept advice from somebody you wouldn’t trade places with. That has made me reconsider who to accept advice from and also stop paying attention to what most other folks want me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged advice, Chris Voss, Concern vs Control, control, dog, life, Sawyer, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Comments Off

Stress During Peaceful Times

Posted on October 15, 2025 by admin

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed something odd about emotional work. Sometimes when I focus on letting go of negative emotions, I have a hard time doing so. In other situations when I’m not focused on emotions, negative emotions … Continue reading →

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