Tag Archives: pain

Healing Deep Trauma

Posted on July 13, 2022 by admin

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 →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged best friend, communication, confrontation, dog, emotional intelligence, emotions, Fear, friend, friendship, guilt, healing, Healing Deep Trauma, kindness, love, negativity, pain, Sawyer, shame, trauma | Comments Off

Rest, Recovery, and Growth

Posted on July 6, 2022 by admin

I’ve noticed some people want to grow continuously. They undergo a number of challenges and stressors (often going out of their way for them) in the hope of reaching new heights as a result of growing from each one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged comfort, dog, emotions, growth, healing, Letting Go, pain, progress, recovery, regression, rest, Rest Recovery and Growth, Sawyer, stress, trauma | Comments Off

Adding the Positive

Posted on June 29, 2022 by admin

Last year, I wrote a post about removing the negative. I still find that to be the most effective thing for relieving stress, overcoming obstacles, and enjoying life. Lately, however, I’ve realized that adding the positive is also extremely important. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged Adding the Positive, dog, emotional healing, emotional pain, fun, healing, inner work, negative, pain, positive, Removing the Negative, Sawyer | Comments Off

Review of A Grief Observed

Posted on June 22, 2022 by admin

A Grief Observed is a short book by CS Lewis. Despite its brevity, it covers much of Lewis’s journey through his grief over the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, whom he calls H in the book. There’s lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Grief Observed, CS Lewis, death, dog, emotional healing, emotional pain, emotions, family, friends, friendship, grief, Joy Davidman, life, love, pain, peace, Review of A Grief Observed, Sawyer, wife | Comments Off

Signs That I’m Having a Hard Time

Posted on June 1, 2022 by admin

I can usually tell when I’m having a hard time, even if it takes me a while to realize that it’s more than merely a rough day or a rough week. Ever since a few days before my dog Sawyer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational People | Tagged dog, pain, Sawyer, Signs That I’m Having a Hard Time, struggles | Comments Off

How I’m Healing From Losing Sawyer

Posted on May 25, 2022 by admin

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 →

Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged best friend, dog, emotional healing, emotional pain, emotions, friends, friendship, healing, How I’m Healing From Losing Sawyer, music, negativity, pain, positivity, pup, puppy, relief, Sawyer, stress | Comments Off

Stepping Back

Posted on April 13, 2022 by admin

I’ve been juggling a lot this year. Mostly with clubs in an effort to accomplish my goal of learning 5 clubs before 2022 ends. Unfortunately, even though I’ve made a lot of progress, I’ve recently developed some pain in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged accomplishments, clubs, fun, goals, healing, hobbies, juggling, pain, Practice, progress, recovery, rest, skills, Stepping Back | 1 Comment

Embracing the Uncertainty

Posted on March 2, 2022 by admin

Pushing people away leads to isolation. Sometimes this is part of routine self-care, as when taking steps back from socializing to recharge. Other times, it’s done unintentionally by consistently acting in ways that prompt others to disassociate. Whatever its cause, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged dark night of the soul, Embracing the Uncertainty, isolation, pain, People Pleasing, uncertainty | Comments Off

Hiding Emotions

Posted on January 5, 2022 by admin

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 →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged emotions, Hiding Emotions, honesty, negativity, pain, positivity | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged emotions, Kurt Vonnegut, negativity, pain, positivity, Stay Out of the Story, stories | 1 Comment

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