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The Perils of Judging

So much of life is spent trying to avoid negative judgments. Even if one refrains from judging, it’s still nearly impossible to be free from its influence. There are judgments connected to everything humans do, whether it’s related to schooling, … Continue reading

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Avoiding Drama

Life without drama is my ideal. By drama, I mean that which causes more trouble than enjoyment for me and those close to me. Even if zero drama isn’t attainable, I’d like to get as close to it as I … Continue reading

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Positive and Negative Humans

I’ve lost track of the number of humans I’ve met in my life. Considering how many different circles I’ve been in for school, work, volunteer, social, and hobby stuff, it’s probably in the thousands. As such, I’ve been around plenty … Continue reading

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Eliminate the Negative

Be careful with what you consume, especially the negative. Too much negativity will drag you down. What’s more, it’ll skew your perception of reality by making you think that everything is much worse than it actually is. Focusing excessively on … Continue reading

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Healing Deep Trauma

I still have a lot of pain from being mocked, shamed, guilted, yelled at, hit, intimidated, and otherwise punished, hurt, and traumatized when I felt afraid and asked for help early in life. Even now, that often leads to me … Continue reading

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How I’m Healing From Losing Sawyer

I’ve felt tons of pain since I lost my dog Sawyer last month. I miss so many of the things we did together. Pets, snuggles, cuddles, holding him, kisses, playing together, sleeping near each other, and plenty more. Generally, I … Continue reading

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Hiding Emotions

Negative emotions can make major life changes difficult to handle. However, I find certain positive emotions can make things even more difficult. I don’t mean emotions such as excitement over new adventures, relief from getting out of a painful situation, … Continue reading

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Getting to Know Myself

I’ve felt a lot of stress for much of my life over what people say and appear to feel toward me. One reason for that is my tendency to believe negative things said about me. For whatever reason, it’s much … Continue reading

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Competing Visions

Ever since I was a little kid, there have been two visions of the world competing within me. Whichever one shapes my perceptions depends on how I feel at any given moment. I’ll describe them both in detail, starting with … Continue reading

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My Ongoing Experiment

I first thought of and completed my letting go experiment a little over a month ago. There are a number of things I’d like to say about how it’s impacted my life since then. Before that, I’ll describe it in … Continue reading

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