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Healing: Obstacles and Opportunities

As you might have guessed from many of my past posts, I think there is much to be desired from common approaches to healing. Not only do so many attempts to heal fail to bring peace, some of them actually … Continue reading

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Small Acts of Kindness

I’ve covered a lot of heavy subjects lately. While I still have more to say about some of the harder parts of life, it’s time to take a brief break and talk about some of the good things. More specifically, … Continue reading

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A Better Alternative to Fighting

Occasionally, I’m reminded of how commonly fighting is an everyday occurrence for countless humans. Given how much fighting I did both verbally and online for much of my life, I’m glad that my life is now peaceful enough that I … Continue reading

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My Take on Honesty

I’ve thought a lot about honesty over the past few years. Since there’s been a lot of time for my thoughts around it to settle, I’m ready to talk about it in this post. Here’s my take on honesty. Before … Continue reading

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Boundary Hacks

Boundaries seem to be more important than ever. As difficult as they can be, there are hacks out there for using them effectively. Robert Cialdini includes a lot of tools to protect against unwanted influence in his book Influence: The … Continue reading

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How to Comfort Someone Effectively

There is a lot of pain in the world. Many humans and animals seek out comfort in other living creatures when they feel extremely upset. Animals are pretty good at comforting those in need, especially domestic animals. However, humans are … Continue reading

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Avoiding Drama

Life without drama is my ideal. By drama, I mean that which causes more trouble than enjoyment for me and those close to me. Even if zero drama isn’t attainable, I’d like to get as close to it as I … Continue reading

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Positive and Negative Humans

I’ve lost track of the number of humans I’ve met in my life. Considering how many different circles I’ve been in for school, work, volunteer, social, and hobby stuff, it’s probably in the thousands. As such, I’ve been around plenty … Continue reading

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Why Change Is Hard

All societies change in some ways over time, although those changes are often gradual and can be in either a good or bad direction. It’s incredibly difficult to intentionally change anything about society in a healthy way. While there are … Continue reading

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My Take on Taking up Space

Sometimes I see or hear messages about “taking up space.” Although they’re occasionally in line with my approach to this, they’re usually vastly different. I’d like to explore some of my thoughts on this, including how it can be done … Continue reading

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