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Tag Archives: life
The Weirdness of Modern Life
Sometimes it strikes me how bizarre the modern age is. This has been on my mind a lot since I saw the incredible film Brazil three weeks ago. This post won’t be a review of Brazil (though I might write … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Great Movies, Inspirational People
Tagged 1984, Brave New World, Brazil, dog, Fahrenheit 451, life, modernity, Sawyer, The Weirdness of Modern Life, weirdness
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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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Review of When a Pet Dies
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
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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
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
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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
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged dog, friend, friendship, life, love, Sawyer, Sawyer Moments
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A Painful Realization
Late last week, I signed up for something I haven’t done in almost a decade. I wondered for a while afterward why I felt down about it. Although the experience was stressful, anxiety makes me feel more energized, not less. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People
Tagged A Painful Realization, changes, death, dog, life, pain, Sawyer, time
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An Important Reminder
Me: “Sawyer?” Sawyer: “Yeah?” Me: “I don’t understand humans. So much hostility, fighting, hatred, and cruelty. Dogs might have an occasional spat but nothing like what goes on between so many humans. Why don’t they get it? Why are humans … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged An Important Reminder, cruelty, death, dogs, humans, life, love, Sawyer
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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
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged death, dog, friends, friendship, life, loss, loved ones, pain, rage, Reflections on Time, sadness, Sawyer, time
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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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