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Tag Archives: peace
Struggles and Recent Shifts
This has been a weird year for me. Since February, I’ve dealt with more frustration and anger than I have in a long time. It has come and gone in waves, and there is seemingly no rhyme or reason to … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anger, dog, emotions, frustration, George Carlin, Henry David Thoreau, peace, Sawyer, solitude, Struggles and Recent Shifts
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4 Tricks for Better Conversations
Effective conversation can be difficult at times. There are many ways for conversations to go off the rails, even if they start off smoothly. Fortunately, there are also many ways to get them back on track or keep them from … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 Tricks for Better Conversations, communication, conversations, dogs, effective communication, kindness, love, pause, peace, Sawyer, silence
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Spread the Wonderful
Recently, I realized that my best days often contain a feature that I call “spread the wonderful”. This involves having at least one nice thing in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Like most other simple things, spreading the wonderful does … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, fun, joy, love, peace, Sawyer, Spread the Wonderful
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Nostalgia
Over the past decade, there has been a lot of talk about repetition in popular media. Modern movies routinely get multiple sequels, several famous movies from the late 20th century are getting remade, and even some TV shows end up … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged comfort, dog, future, memories, nostalgia, pain, past, peace, present, Sawyer
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Recent Relief
Earlier this month, I realized that I’ve been feeling better lately than I have for most of this year. This realization occurred after I had gotten more sleep from going to bed much earlier than usual several days in a … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged "For the Longest Time", animals, dog, emotions, friends, healing, juggling, love, peace, Recent Relief, relief, Sawyer, stress, Volstead
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The Healing Power of Animals
I’ve long known how healing animals can be. My dog Sawyer always made me feel better, no matter what sickness, injury, or emotional challenge I faced. Losing him was a massive blow in so many ways, especially in the healing … Continue reading
March 2022
March was my favorite month this year. It contained several great things and hardly any painful things. Here’s an overview of it. Three wonderful things happened in quick succession. The first one came on the tail end of a painful … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged dog, emotions, family, friends, juggling, love, March, March 2022, pain, peace, regret, relief, Sawyer
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Updates on My Healing Journey
It’s been just over 4 months since I lost my dog Sawyer. While my healing journey has been a roller coaster, it’s overall tended in a good direction. Here are some updates. Less pain. I still have plenty of pain … Continue reading
Innocence: Loss and Recovery
Innocence is one of the most precious, if not the most precious, character traits there is. The ability to look wide-eyed at the world, marvel at all the grandeur of life, see the myriad untapped possibilities in everything, and treat … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged animals, dog, Fear, healing, Homecoming, inner child work, innocence, Innocence: Loss and Recovery, pain, peace, Sawyer, trust
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2018: My Favorite Year
Of all the years I’ve lived, 2018 was by far my favorite year and the best year of my life. I’ve thought this for many years now, including during 2018 itself. Although it contained some troubles, 2018 was mostly a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged 2018, 2018: My Favorite Year, comfort, dog, easiness, friends, fun, happiness, joy, juggling, leisure, love, peace, personal growth, rest, Sawyer, self-improvement, swing dancing, time
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