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Tag Archives: pain
My Worst Decade
This has been the worst decade of my life. Although I’d had plenty of struggles and bad times before 2017, I had no idea that I could have so much pain, misfortune, relationship drama, financial issues, and other troubles in … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People
Tagged death, depression, financial issues, financies, frustration, grandparents, health, health issues, hope, job, misery, My Worst Decade, pain, Sawyer, struggle, work
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A Multifaceted Approach to Healing
This will likely be one of my most controversial blog posts. Maybe even my most controversial one. That’s ok with me as I believe that it could also turn out to be one of my most important posts if I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A Multifaceted Approach to Healing, acquaintances, ADD, ADHD, aggression, anger, anxiety, autism, Bessel van der Kolk, breath, breathing, company, David Hawkins, depression, diet, disorders, dog, exercise, Fear, friends, guilt, healing, James Nestor, Letting Go, Matthew Walker, MDMA, MDMA therapy, neurodivergence, neuroplasticity, nutrition, pain, peace, psychedelic therapy, psychedelics, Sawyer, shame, sleep, Surrender, The Body Keeps the Score, trauma, Trust Surrender Receive, Why We Sleep
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Choosing Emotions?
You can’t choose your emotions. Bold statement, I know. Yet I felt compelled to write about this since so many people believe that you can choose how you feel. Here’s my take on this. Even though some see emotions and … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Choosing Emotions?, control, dog, emotions, feelings, freedom, Jonathan Haidt, Letting Go, pain, peace, Sawyer, suppression, The Righteous Mind
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Getting Better at Forgiveness
I’ve always found it hard to forgive others. That has only gotten harder with decades of emotional suppression, one bad happening after another, and so many folks who’ve hurt me in a myriad of ways throughout my life. Recently, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged David Hawkins, dog, emotions, forgiveness, Getting Better at Forgiveness, healing, Letting Go, pain, Sawyer
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A New Flourishing Phase
I realized last Saturday night that I’ve entered a new flourishing phase of my life. This was significant in part because I never thought it would happen again. Here’s what I’ve experienced lately and made this pleasantly surprising revelation possible. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged A New Flourishing Phase, depression, dog, emotions, finances, flourishing, grief, healing, misery, pain, progress, rebuilding, recovery, Sawyer, sorrow, survival
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Why I Don’t Like Talking About How I Feel
I generally don’t like talking about how I feel. This might sound odd as much of my blog is dedicated to talking about how I feel. While I’m fine doing that here and a few other places, it almost always … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged comfort, dog, emotions, feelings, Letting Go, pain, relationships, Sawyer, sharing, venting, Why I Don’t Like Talking About How I Feel
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Four Years Without Sawyer
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
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Life Lessons Through Puzzling
For the last few weeks, I’ve been having fun putting together a puzzle of Winnie the Pooh and friends celebrating his birthday. In addition to some fun, stress relief, and bit of a challenge, it’s also taught or reminded me … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Charles Duhigg, dog, emotions, lessons, life, life lessons, Life Lessons Through Puzzling, pain, problems, progress, puzzle, Sawyer, skills, solving problems, The Power of Habit, Winnie the Pooh
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Will 2026 Be My Best Year in Years?
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
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