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Tag Archives: life
Gratitude and Thoughts About Sawyer
It’s been just over two weeks since I said my final goodbye to my dog Sawyer. I’ve thought about him almost nonstop since then and I’ve written a lot about him. In addition to a few blog posts, I’ve written … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged best friend, dog, gratitude, Gratitude and Thoughts About Sawyer, healing, life, love, personal growth, pup, puppy, Sawyer, time, unconditional love
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The First Stop
I woke up in a white room. It took a while before I started remembering. My dog, Sawyer, had just died. He lived twelve years before being put down due to lingering pain, breathing trouble, and other health issues. I … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, best friend, death, dog, dogs, family, friends, friendship, life, love, peace, pet, pets, pup, puppies, puppy, pups, Sawyer, The First Stop, time
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Review of The Art of Racing in the Rain
Last week I finished reading The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. It’s one of the best books that I’ve read this year and it gave me many conflicting emotions as I went through it. The book … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, dogs, Garth Stein, joy, life, pain, pleasure, Review of The Art of Racing in the Rain, sorrow, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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While I Still Have Time
For most of my life, I’ve had a feeling that I’d die young. Many writers have done so for various reasons. I think there’s a definite connection between writing and instability. Those who have good things to say see things … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Humanitarian Things
Tagged death, ideas, life, sharing, sharing ideas, sharing my ideas, time, While I Still Have Time, writing
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Review of Stranger Than Fiction
Late last year, I watched Stranger Than Fiction. I enjoyed it immensely and found myself thinking long and hard about a number of things afterward, so I thought it deserves a review. Spoilers abound so check out the movie before … Continue reading
Posted in Great Movies
Tagged death, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, life, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Review of Stranger Than Fiction, Stranger Than Fiction, Will Ferrell
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A Sobering Perspective
We’re all going to die someday. Even if advances in technology and medicine help us live much longer than we currently can, eventually either time will catch up with us or we’ll decide that we’ve had enough. Death is the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Sobering Perspective, death, life, opportunity, overview effect, perspective, Zoom Out
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The Daily Stoic: “Life Is Long – If You Know How to Use It”
This entry from The Daily Stoic is all about the importance of good time management. There are many days in which I feel like I’ve got little to no time to do the things I find meaningful but, upon reflection, … Continue reading
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Tagged efficiency, life, meaning, Seneca, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: "Life Is Long - If You Know How to Use It", time, time freedom, time management
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Out with the Old and in With…
For about a year now, I’ve been growing away from several views that I’ve held for many years or even my entire life. This started slowly at first but has happened increasingly faster as I’ve continued learning about a wide … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, family, floating, friendship, Golden Rule, inner peace, journey, life, meditation, Out with the Old and in With..., peace, perspective changes, religion, society
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The Daily Stoic: “What’s on Your Tombstone?”
I always enjoy finding places where two or more books I’ve read overlap. This entry from The Daily Stoic fits together nicely with Stephen Covey’s recommendation in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to begin with the end in … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, Begin with the End in Mind, consequences, costs, death, gravestone, life, Seneca, Stephen Covey, success, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: Whats on Your Tombstone?, tombstone
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