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Getting Better at Forgiveness

Posted on June 24, 2026 by admin

I’ve always found it hard to forgive others. That has only gotten harder with decades of emotional suppression, one bad happening after another, and so many folks who’ve hurt me in a myriad of ways throughout my life. Recently, I’ve … Continue reading →

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A New Flourishing Phase

Posted on May 27, 2026 by admin

I realized last Saturday night that I’ve entered a new flourishing phase of my life. This was significant in part because I never thought it would happen again. Here’s what I’ve experienced lately and made this pleasantly surprising revelation possible. … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Like Talking About How I Feel

Posted on May 13, 2026 by admin

I generally don’t like talking about how I feel. This might sound odd as much of my blog is dedicated to talking about how I feel. While I’m fine doing that here and a few other places, it almost always … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons Through Puzzling

Posted on April 8, 2026 by admin

For the last few weeks, I’ve been having fun putting together a puzzle of Winnie the Pooh and friends celebrating his birthday. In addition to some fun, stress relief, and bit of a challenge, it’s also taught or reminded me … Continue reading →

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More of My Take on Introversion and Extroversion

Posted on March 18, 2026 by admin

When it comes to social interactions, it’s common for people to put themselves into one of two boxes: introvert or extrovert. Even those who don’t do that for themselves often find others doing it for them, with little to no … Continue reading →

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Emotional Intelligence Guide

Posted on March 4, 2026 by admin

Last year, I wrote a guide to proper venting. Recently, I got the idea to write a similar guide to emotional intelligence. This is a written version of what I do to manage my emotions in healthy ways. I learned … Continue reading →

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Guilt Over Healing

Posted on January 7, 2026 by admin

Anyone who’s read my blog in the recent past likely knows that I’ve struggled greatly since my dog Sawyer died almost four years ago. I’m glad to say that the pain is almost gone, and the little bit that remains … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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Incentives vs Healing

Posted on September 24, 2025 by admin

There are plenty of proposed solutions for the many problems plaguing the world. From what I’ve seen, they broadly fall into one of two categories, which I’ll call the incentives approach and the healing approach. The incentives approach uses a … Continue reading →

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