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Tag Archives: Sawyer
What to Say When Someone Loses a Pet
Last week, I covered some things not to say when someone loses a pet. It’s only fitting for this week’s post to cover what to say when a pet dies. In addition to the suggestions below, I highly recommend checking … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People
Tagged animals, compassion, death, dog, grief, kindness, love, Mister Rogers, pain, pets, respect, Sawyer, sensitivity, support, understanding, What to Say When Someone Loses a Pet, When a Pet Dies
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What Not to Say When Someone Loses a Pet
The worst part of having a pet is the pain that comes when a pet dies. As if that weren’t enough, the cruel words and actions of others can add even more pain. I’ve been on the receiving end of … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People
Tagged animals, cruelty, death, dog, grief, insensitivity, loss, love, pain, pets, Sawyer, What Not to Say When Someone Loses a Pet
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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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The Monster
The monster lost its power over me. For most of my life, it controlled me and made me do anything it wanted me to. I always tried to avoid its crushing grip but never succeeded. Fighting it only made it … Continue reading
Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anger, dog, fighting, freedom, hatred, love, pain, sadness, Sawyer, The Monster
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4 Ideas to Avoid
I’ve come across a lot of ideas since my self-improvement journey began. Many of them have been wonderful and have made my life better whenever I’ve used them consistently. However, there have also been plenty of bad ideas that have … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 4 Ideas to Avoid, bad, Buddha, dog, ideas, pain, sadness, Sawyer, self-care, suffering
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Eliminate the Negative
Be careful with what you consume, especially the negative. Too much negativity will drag you down. What’s more, it’ll skew your perception of reality by making you think that everything is much worse than it actually is. Focusing excessively on … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged dog, Eliminate the Negative, misery, negative, negativity, pain, positive, positivity, Sawyer
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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
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anger, boundaries, dog, emotions, Fear, Handling Anger, healing, pain, relief, sadness, Sawyer
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Review of When a Pet Dies
When a Pet Dies is a wonderful book by Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers. As the title suggests, it explores pet loss and the many emotions that come up afterward. Here’s my take on this incredible work by … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged anger, comfort, death, dog, dogs, Fred Rogers, grief, healing, life, loss, love, Mister Rogers, pain, pet, pets, Review of When a Pet Dies, sadness, Sawyer, When a Pet Dies
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2022 Year End Review
Without a doubt, 2022 has been the hardest, most painful year of my life. All the years that held that title in the past seem like nothing in comparison to this year. Here are some observations about it. The year … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2022 Year End Review, 2023, animals, boundaries, dog, dogs, family, friends, growth, healing, juggling, love, pain, Sawyer, travel
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