Tag Archives: emotions

Love, Loss, Pain, and Memories

Posted on November 2, 2022 by admin

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 | Comments Off

Helpful Responses

Posted on October 19, 2022 by admin

Last week, I covered several kinds of responses that make things worse when someone is struggling. Today, I’ll look at a variety of helpful responses, several of which have been invaluable in my healing journey after losing my dog Sawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged dogs, emotions, empathic listening, healing, Helpful Responses, listening, Sawyer, support | Comments Off

Unhelpful Responses

Posted on October 12, 2022 by admin

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 | 1 Comment

Emotions and How We Treat Each Other

Posted on October 5, 2022 by admin

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 →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | 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 | Comments Off

March 2022

Posted on September 14, 2022 by admin

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 | Comments Off

What Next?

Posted on August 10, 2022 by admin

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 →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged boundaries, dog, emotions, Fear, healing, inner work, pain, rage, Sawyer, What Next? | Comments Off

Healing Deep Trauma

Posted on July 13, 2022 by admin

I still have a lot of pain from being mocked, shamed, guilted, yelled at, hit, intimidated, and otherwise punished, hurt, and traumatized when I felt afraid and asked for help early in life. Even now, that often leads to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged best friend, communication, confrontation, dog, emotional intelligence, emotions, Fear, friend, friendship, guilt, healing, Healing Deep Trauma, kindness, love, negativity, pain, Sawyer, shame, trauma | Comments Off

Rest, Recovery, and Growth

Posted on July 6, 2022 by admin

I’ve noticed some people want to grow continuously. They undergo a number of challenges and stressors (often going out of their way for them) in the hope of reaching new heights as a result of growing from each one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged comfort, dog, emotions, growth, healing, Letting Go, pain, progress, recovery, regression, rest, Rest Recovery and Growth, Sawyer, stress, trauma | Comments Off

Review of A Grief Observed

Posted on June 22, 2022 by admin

A Grief Observed is a short book by CS Lewis. Despite its brevity, it covers much of Lewis’s journey through his grief over the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, whom he calls H in the book. There’s lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Grief Observed, CS Lewis, death, dog, emotional healing, emotional pain, emotions, family, friends, friendship, grief, Joy Davidman, life, love, pain, peace, Review of A Grief Observed, Sawyer, wife | Comments Off

How I’m Healing From Losing Sawyer

Posted on May 25, 2022 by admin

I’ve felt tons of pain since I lost my dog Sawyer last month. I miss so many of the things we did together. Pets, snuggles, cuddles, holding him, kisses, playing together, sleeping near each other, and plenty more. Generally, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged best friend, dog, emotional healing, emotional pain, emotions, friends, friendship, healing, How I’m Healing From Losing Sawyer, music, negativity, pain, positivity, pup, puppy, relief, Sawyer, stress | Comments Off

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