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Joker, Cruelty, Despair, and Hope

In 2019, I wrote about some of my takeaways from Joker immediately after seeing the movie. I go so much out of that movie that still sticks with me to this day. Rewatching it at home earlier this year took … Continue reading

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How My Friends Make Me Feel Loved and Appreciated

I’ve written many blog posts about things I dislike in human interactions. Although those posts almost always also contain alternatives to the things I dislike, one of my best friends encouraged me to write a post focusing more on the … Continue reading

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The Joy and Pain of Memories

I love memories of the good times in my life. Whether they’re pictures, videos, or flashbacks in my head, I can spend all day wandering around in them and reliving them. They make each day better and I can’t imagine … Continue reading

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How Sawyer Comforted Me

My dog Sawyer comforted me better than any other animal or human I’ve ever met. Since I lost him nearly a year ago, I’ve had to get better at comforting myself effectively. Fortunately, I learned a lot about how to … Continue reading

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Revisiting the Past

Generally, I love revisiting places and events I’ve enjoyed in the past. Even when they don’t live up to my expectations, they’re still almost always worth experiencing again. However, there are some things that I’d rather leave as they were. … Continue reading

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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

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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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Reflections on Time

Time is my least favorite thing of all Especially when it gives my loved ones a call Looking at fond memories makes me feel blue Seeing but not touching; I can’t break through Mocked by Time as I can’t go … Continue reading

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Healing Deep Trauma

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

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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

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