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Four Years Without Sawyer

Posted on April 22, 2026 by admin

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 | Leave a comment

Life Lessons Through Puzzling

Posted on April 8, 2026 by admin

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 | Leave a comment

Will 2026 Be My Best Year in Years?

Posted on April 1, 2026 by admin

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 | Leave a comment

More of My Take on Introversion and Extroversion

Posted on March 18, 2026 by admin

When it comes to social interactions, it’s common for people to put themselves into one of two boxes: introvert or extrovert. Even those who don’t do that for themselves often find others doing it for them, with little to no … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged emotions, healing, interactions, introversion, listening, More of My Take on Introversion and Extroversion, pain, peace, Sawyer, talking, tiredness, trauma, understanding | Comments Off

Issues I Have With Common Quotes

Posted on March 11, 2026 by admin

There are countless popular quotes out there. While some of them are correct and useful, others couldn’t be more incorrect and harmful. Here are a few popular quotes and the problems I have with them.

Posted in Communication, Inspirational People | Tagged death, dog, Issues I Have With Common Quotes, life, misery, opposites, pain, quotes, Sawyer, work | Comments Off

Guilt Over Healing

Posted on January 7, 2026 by admin

Anyone who’s read my blog in the recent past likely knows that I’ve struggled greatly since my dog Sawyer died almost four years ago. I’m glad to say that the pain is almost gone, and the little bit that remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Grief Observed, CS Lewis, dog, emotions, grief, guilt, Guilt Over Healing, healing, Letting Go, love, pain, Sawyer, shame | Comments Off

Reviewing My 2025 Goals

Posted on December 24, 2025 by admin

It’s time to review my goals for this year. Overall, I think I did pretty well, especially considering how tumultuous 2025 was and how many major changes occurred. Let’s check out my results and see if you agree.

Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged bully, conversations, dog, finances, goals, healing, pain, peace, Reviewing My 2025 Goals, Sawyer | Comments Off

Stress During Peaceful Times

Posted on October 15, 2025 by admin

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed something odd about emotional work. Sometimes when I focus on letting go of negative emotions, I have a hard time doing so. In other situations when I’m not focused on emotions, negative emotions … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Movies, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged dog, emotions, Inside Out, Letting Go, Magic Kingdom, negativity, pain, peace, Sawyer, stress, Stress During Peaceful Times | Comments Off

Reflections on My Healing Journey

Posted on October 8, 2025 by admin

I started my self-improvement journey in 2017. That journey went to the next level in late 2020 when I started practicing the letting go technique that I first learned from reading Letting Go by David Hawkins in 2019. While 2020 … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged David Hawkins, dog, healing, Letting Go, pain, Reflections on My Healing Journey, relief, Sawyer | Comments Off

Incentives vs Healing

Posted on September 24, 2025 by admin

There are plenty of proposed solutions for the many problems plaguing the world. From what I’ve seen, they broadly fall into one of two categories, which I’ll call the incentives approach and the healing approach. The incentives approach uses a … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged anger, David Hawkins, dog, emotions, Fear, fighting, grief, healing, incentives, Incentives vs Healing, Letting Go, MDMA, MDMA therapy, pain, peace, psychedelic therapy, psychedelics, punishment, reward, Sawyer, trauma | Comments Off

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