Tag Archives: healing

Dwelling vs Surrender

If you’ve read any of my past posts on surrender, you might be wondering what the difference is between dwelling on an unwanted emotion and surrendering it. That’s a good question. Although they are superficially similar in that they both … Continue reading

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Letting Go and Gratitude

It’s been a little over a month now since I’ve been letting go consistently. I started doing it a little bit on my way back from my road trip. Even though I wasn’t using the full letting go technique, it … Continue reading

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2020 Goals

Like many other people, I’ve been thinking lately about some things I’d like to accomplish next year. I don’t consider these New Year’s resolutions as I think that approach is problematic to say the least. Most of the things on … Continue reading

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4 Books Everyone Should Read Right Now

Things seem to be getting crazier out there, or maybe it’s just me. I try to stay out of the worst of it as much as I can but I feel that I should say something about it. Thinking about … Continue reading

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Wanting to Get Away

I’ve been wanting to get away. Not by going on a trip that I think I’ll enjoy but by getting in my car and driving across the country to start a new life. My whole life has been in the … Continue reading

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A Lesson in Letting Go

Saturday night was the roughest part of a difficult two weeks for me. When I got home after work, I spoke with a friend who helped me work through a lot of stuff I’ve been feeling lately and that was … Continue reading

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Good Stuff from Letting Go

Letting Go by David Hawkins contains a lot of good stuff. I’ll probably end up rereading it several times so I can get the most out of it. Here are some of the things that have resonated most strongly with … Continue reading

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Working Through Pain

Working through pain instead of trying to bury it has been integral to my personal growth. I’ve discovered that I’ll continue repeating lessons until I’ve learned them and that trying to avoid learning them only adds to my burden and, … Continue reading

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The Daily Stoic: “The Philosopher’s School Is a Hospital”

Self-improvement is downright painful at times. The Daily Stoic makes that clear when it talks about how much healing can hurt. Deep-seated pain from early in my life is the most difficult stuff for me to work through and overcome. … Continue reading

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A Few Reminders

Although I’m framing all of these reminders in the second person, if anything, I’m writing them for myself because I need to keep them in mind. I know my struggles inside and out but I don’t know yours. Still, I … Continue reading

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