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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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Things I Wish I Could Change About My Past
Lately, I’ve been feeling quite depressed over my current life situation, especially after getting some bad news today. There has been a lot of regret over many things I wish I’d done differently in life. Sometimes it boggles my mind … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People
Tagged communication, David Hawkins, dog, emotional intelligence, emotions, family, finances, friends, Letting Go, money, pain, regret, relationships, Sawyer, school, self-care, stress, Things I Wish I Could Change About My Past, time
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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
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged change, death, dog, family, grandparents, loss, memories, pain, Sawyer, The Close of Another Chapter
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Life Buffet
I enjoy a good buffet on occasion. There’s something nice about being able to pick out the food I want, avoid what I don’t want, and choose the portion sizes that work well for me. That buffets are generally self-service … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged 2018, buffet, dog, family, friends, fun, life, Life Buffet, love, memories, Sawyer
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2022 Year End Review
Without a doubt, 2022 has been the hardest, most painful year of my life. All the years that held that title in the past seem like nothing in comparison to this year. Here are some observations about it. The year … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2022 Year End Review, 2023, animals, boundaries, dog, dogs, family, friends, growth, healing, juggling, love, pain, Sawyer, travel
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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
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Tagged dog, emotions, family, friends, juggling, love, March, March 2022, pain, peace, regret, relief, Sawyer
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Review of A Grief Observed
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
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Never Enough Time
My life with my dog Sawyer went by way, way, way too fast. Even though I had him for 11 of his 12 years, it seemed like we’d just said our first hello before the time came for our final … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, family, friends, life, love, loved ones, Never Enough Time, Presence, present moment, Sawyer, time, time freedom
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What I Learned From Sawyer
Sawyer was my best friend ever and the best dog I could have asked for. I learned a lot from him over the 11 years we spent together. It would take at least one book to include them all (a … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged best friend, dog, family, friend, friends, friendship, kindness, lessons, life lessons, love, Presence, Sawyer, What I Learned From Sawyer, wisdom
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The First Stop
I woke up in a white room. It took a while before I started remembering. My dog, Sawyer, had just died. He lived twelve years before being put down due to lingering pain, breathing trouble, and other health issues. I … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, best friend, death, dog, dogs, family, friends, friendship, life, love, peace, pet, pets, pup, puppies, puppy, pups, Sawyer, The First Stop, time
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