Tag Archives: negativity

Removing the Negative

Posted on September 29, 2021 by admin

Although I don’t follow philosophical pessimism, I do think it has some good points. The one that stands out the most to me has to do with removing the negative. Looking back over my life, I realized that I’ve gotten … Continue reading →

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Signs I’m Doing Well

Posted on September 8, 2021 by admin

There are several indicators for how well I’m doing at any given moment. Thanks to my recent breakthroughs, these have become easier to notice and, overall, they’ve been more consistent than before. Without further ado, here are 6 signs I’m … Continue reading →

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Stay Out of the Story

Posted on July 28, 2021 by admin

My mind is rarely content to sit with emotions. It loves to turn them into a story and run with it as a justification for those feelings. This prevents understanding of what actually happened and makes it much harder to … Continue reading →

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Oh, That Explains It

Posted on July 14, 2021 by admin

I had a recent realization about positive and negative emotions. Long before I started doing any real emotional work, I could still feel happiness, excitement, joy, and peace. I often felt all of those emotions when I went out swing … Continue reading →

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More of My Thoughts on Celebrating Victories

Posted on March 31, 2021 by admin

A few years ago, I wrote a post on the importance of celebrating your victories. I’ve learned a lot since then and I’d like to share more of my thoughts in this post. In Letting Go, David Hawkins mainly talks … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Role Models Wisely

Posted on January 27, 2021 by admin

Be careful when you look to someone for guidance on living your life. Lots of people think they know how life works and how you can live most effectively but plenty of them are struggling hard behind the scenes. Not … Continue reading →

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Letting Go and Gratitude

Posted on September 16, 2020 by admin

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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Two Perspectives

Posted on March 4, 2020 by admin

My blog posts are usually positive since I’m generally in a good mood when I write them. Occasionally, however, I go through a season in which I feel extremely negative, anxious, sad, or angry. When that happens, my perspective shifts … Continue reading →

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Stories and Dancing

Posted on December 7, 2019 by admin

Kurt Vonnegut has a fascinating lecture about the shapes of stories. He goes through several examples of the rises, falls, and good and bad fortune that characters in stories can experience before looking at a story that has a very … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Unicycling

Posted on June 28, 2019 by admin

I got a unicycle for Christmas last year and I’ve practiced at it every day since. As a result, I’ve gradually gotten better at it, though I have had to make some occasional adjustments. For starters, it took me a … Continue reading →

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