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Tag Archives: relief
New Relief and Hope
This year has been a roller coaster. In fact, 2024 may have had the most chaotic start to any year of my adult life. However, based on my goals for this year, things are going pretty well now that much … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, finances, healing, hope, It Didn't Start with You, New Relief and Hope, relief, Sawyer
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New Beginnings
Since we’re just a few days into 2024, I thought it’d be nice to talk about what’s happened since last year ended. There may not be as much to say here as there is in my usual posts, but this … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2024, dog, New Beginnings, peace, progress, relief, Sawyer
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2023 Year End Review
In just a few days, 2023 will be over. As is the case at the end of every year, I’m reflecting on all that happened over the course of this one. Although 2023 was fairly quiet for me, enough still … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2023, 2023 Year End Review, dog, healing, magic, pain, peace, recovery, relief, rest, Sawyer
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My Thoughts on Coping Mechanisms
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about coping mechanisms. It seems that almost everyone has multiple coping mechanisms that help them get through the hard times. Anything from cell phones to talking for hours with those around them to playing … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged David Hawkins, dog, growth, healing, Homecoming, John Bradshaw, Letting Go, MDMA therapy, pain, progress, psychedelic therapy, recovery, relief, Sawyer, trauma, Wim Hof, Wim Hof breathing
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Handling Anger
For most of my life, I’ve struggled to handle anger in a healthy way. My main approach for decades was to stifle anger whenever it came up, believing that simply feeling angry was wrong or that allowing myself to feel … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, boundaries, dog, emotions, Fear, Handling Anger, healing, pain, relief, sadness, Sawyer
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Great Habits from Years Past
I had a lot of habits as a kid that allowed me to have multiple hobbies and extracurricular activities while still doing well in school without burning out. Most of those beneficial habits were unintentional, planned for me by others, … Continue reading
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Tagged burnout, dog, emotional intelligence, emotions, exhaustion, friends, Great Habits from Years Past, habits, recovery, relief, Sawyer, socializing, stress
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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
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Tagged dog, emotions, family, friends, juggling, love, March, March 2022, pain, peace, regret, relief, Sawyer
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How I’m Healing From Losing Sawyer
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
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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
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