Tag Archives: Letting Go

Four Years Without Sawyer

Posted on April 22, 2026 by admin

This past Sunday marked four years since my dog Sawyer died. Hard to believe it’s been so long since I last held, hugged, cuddled, kissed, played with, walked with, napped with, and did life with Sawyer. Such anniversaries are always … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged David Hawkins, death, dog, Four Years Without Sawyer, grief, guilt, healing, Letting Go, Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, pain, peace, progress, relief, Sawyer, time, When a Pet Dies | Leave a comment

Will 2026 Be My Best Year in Years?

Posted on April 1, 2026 by admin

Overall, 2026 has been going well for me so far. As such, I’ve been thinking lately about 2018 and what a wonderful year that was for me. I won’t go into much detail about that here since I’ve already written … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged 2018, Animal Kingdom, death, Disney's Hollywood Studios, dog, grandmother, grief, Letting Go, loss, Magic Kingdom, pain, routines, Sawyer, Will 2026 Be My Best Year in Years?, work | Leave a comment

Emotional Intelligence Guide

Posted on March 4, 2026 by admin

Last year, I wrote a guide to proper venting. Recently, I got the idea to write a similar guide to emotional intelligence. This is a written version of what I do to manage my emotions in healthy ways. I learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged David Hawkins, emotional intelligence, Emotional Intelligence Guide, emotions, feelings, gossip, Letting Go, Sedona Method, Sedona Method Movie, venting | Comments Off

Guilt Over Healing

Posted on January 7, 2026 by admin

Anyone who’s read my blog in the recent past likely knows that I’ve struggled greatly since my dog Sawyer died almost four years ago. I’m glad to say that the pain is almost gone, and the little bit that remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Grief Observed, CS Lewis, dog, emotions, grief, guilt, Guilt Over Healing, healing, Letting Go, love, pain, Sawyer, shame | Comments Off

My Goals for 2026

Posted on December 17, 2025 by admin

It’s time again to pick the top goals that I’d like to accomplish next year. As I have for the past few years, I’ll be keeping this list short so as not to overwhelm myself and give myself a better … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged boundaries, dog, goals, Letting Go, My Goals for 2026, peace, Sawyer, sleep | 1 Comment

Stress During Peaceful Times

Posted on October 15, 2025 by admin

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed something odd about emotional work. Sometimes when I focus on letting go of negative emotions, I have a hard time doing so. In other situations when I’m not focused on emotions, negative emotions … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Movies, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged dog, emotions, Inside Out, Letting Go, Magic Kingdom, negativity, pain, peace, Sawyer, stress, Stress During Peaceful Times | Comments Off

Reflections on My Healing Journey

Posted on October 8, 2025 by admin

I started my self-improvement journey in 2017. That journey went to the next level in late 2020 when I started practicing the letting go technique that I first learned from reading Letting Go by David Hawkins in 2019. While 2020 … Continue reading →

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Incentives vs Healing

Posted on September 24, 2025 by admin

There are plenty of proposed solutions for the many problems plaguing the world. From what I’ve seen, they broadly fall into one of two categories, which I’ll call the incentives approach and the healing approach. The incentives approach uses a … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged anger, David Hawkins, dog, emotions, Fear, fighting, grief, healing, incentives, Incentives vs Healing, Letting Go, MDMA, MDMA therapy, pain, peace, psychedelic therapy, psychedelics, punishment, reward, Sawyer, trauma | Comments Off

Ella Enchanted, Fawning, and Boundaries

Posted on August 20, 2025 by admin

Many years ago, I saw parts of a movie called Ella Enchanted (some spoilers to follow). It follows a woman named Ella who was cursed as a baby to be obedient to a fault. She does whatever anyone tells her … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged boundaries, David Hawkins, dog, Ella Enchanted, Ella Enchanted Fawning and Boundaries, fawn, fawning, Henry Cloud, John Townsend, Letting Go, Plushie Dreadfuls, Sawyer, trauma | Comments Off

Review of April 2025

Posted on April 30, 2025 by admin

This April was one of the most unusual months I’ve had in a long time. Fortunately, it was also one of the best months I’ve had in a long time. Let’s explore the highlights together, shall we? Overall, April was … Continue reading →

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