Tag Archives: healing

Handling Anger

Posted on January 11, 2023 by admin

For most of my life, I’ve struggled to handle anger in a healthy way. My main approach for decades was to stifle anger whenever it came up, believing that simply feeling angry was wrong or that allowing myself to feel … Continue reading →

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Review of When a Pet Dies

Posted on January 4, 2023 by admin

When a Pet Dies is a wonderful book by Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers. As the title suggests, it explores pet loss and the many emotions that come up afterward. Here’s my take on this incredible work by … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged anger, comfort, death, dog, dogs, Fred Rogers, grief, healing, life, loss, love, Mister Rogers, pain, pet, pets, Review of When a Pet Dies, sadness, Sawyer, When a Pet Dies | Comments Off

2022 Year End Review

Posted on December 28, 2022 by admin

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 | Comments Off

My Goals for 2023

Posted on December 14, 2022 by admin

As I do toward the end of every year, it’s time to set some goals for next year. After the insane mess that was 2022, I’m keeping it simple in 2023. If I have only a few goals and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged dog, emotional healing, emotions, goals, healing, My Goals for 2023, pain, Sawyer, stretching, trauma, writing | Comments Off

Recent Relief

Posted on November 16, 2022 by admin

Earlier this month, I realized that I’ve been feeling better lately than I have for most of this year. This realization occurred after I had gotten more sleep from going to bed much earlier than usual several days in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing | Tagged "For the Longest Time", animals, dog, emotions, friends, healing, juggling, love, peace, Recent Relief, relief, Sawyer, stress, Volstead | Comments Off

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

Six More Months

Posted on October 26, 2022 by admin

Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about how much had changed over the previous six months. It’s been more than six months since that post and even more has changed. I think an update is in order. Of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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