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Creativity in Healing

Posted on February 4, 2026 by admin

In late 2020, I managed to release enough painful emotions to completely heal a major pain that had started about halfway through that year. This pain was so severe that I believed I’d never be free from it. Somehow, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged anger, awkwardness, creativity, Creativity in Healing, dog, embarrassment, Fear, floating, Gordon Ramsay, guilt, Impractical Jokers, peace, punishment, retaliation, revenge, sadness, Sawyer, shame | Comments Off

Guilt Over Healing

Posted on January 7, 2026 by admin

Anyone who’s read my blog in the recent past likely knows that I’ve struggled greatly since my dog Sawyer died almost four years ago. I’m glad to say that the pain is almost gone, and the little bit that remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged A Grief Observed, CS Lewis, dog, emotions, grief, guilt, Guilt Over Healing, healing, Letting Go, love, pain, Sawyer, shame | Comments Off

The Harms of Excessive Criticism

Posted on May 28, 2025 by admin

One of the things I hate receiving from others more than almost anything else is criticism. Looking back, so many of my interactions growing up involved heavy criticism, both of who I was and what I did. This came from … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Inspirational People | Tagged confusion, criticism, dog, embarrassment, guilt, Sawyer, shame, The Harms of Excessive Criticism | Comments Off

Three Years Without Sawyer

Posted on April 23, 2025 by admin

Last Saturday, April 19th, was the third anniversary of my dog Sawyer’s death. Hard to believe it’s been over three years since I last got to visit, hold, hug, kiss, snuggle, cuddle, walk with, play with, nap with, and care … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged death, depression, dog, Fear, guilt, Letting Go, Mister Rogers, pain, sadness, Sawyer, shame, Three Years Without Sawyer, When a Pet Dies | 1 Comment

Slow Down, Please!

Posted on May 1, 2024 by admin

During one of Mister Rogers’ interviews with Charlie Rose, he expressed concern over how noisy the world had become, saying, “I’m very concerned that our society is much more interested in information than wonder. In noise rather than silence.” That … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged calmness, death, dog, emotions, Fear, guilt, Homecoming, John Bradshaw, Mister Rogers, pain, peace, quiet, regret, rushing, sadness, Sawyer, shame, Slow Down Please!, slowness, speaking, speed, stillness, understanding | Comments Off

Being Kind to Myself

Posted on March 13, 2024 by admin

So many humans are cruel to themselves. They might treat others well and be quick to lift the spirits of someone else who is struggling, yet it’s so hard for them to be kind to themselves. A common example is … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged Being Kind to Myself, compassion, David Hawkins, dog, emotions, empathic listening, empathy, grace, guilt, Homecoming, John Bradshaw, kindness, Letting Go, love, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, pain, peace, Sawyer, self-forgiveness, shame | 1 Comment

Self-Forgiveness

Posted on March 6, 2024 by admin

Forgiveness has always been a struggle for me. When someone apologizes for hurting me, makes amends, and improves their behavior moving forward, then it’s pretty easy to forgive and forget. However, that hardly ever happens. What almost always happens is … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged dog, emotions, empathic listening, forgiveness, grace, guilt, healing, Letting Go, love, pain, peace, Sawyer, self-forgiveness, shame | 1 Comment

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

My Ongoing Experiment

Posted on October 6, 2021 by admin

I first thought of and completed my letting go experiment a little over a month ago. There are a number of things I’d like to say about how it’s impacted my life since then. Before that, I’ll describe it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged anger, emotions, Fear, grief, guilt, healing, Letting Go, My Ongoing Experiment, negativity, peace, positivity, sadness, shame | 2 Comments

Overcoming Guilt

Posted on August 25, 2021 by admin

Guilt has been the hardest emotion for me to work through. It’s been present in almost everything I’ve done from a young age since that’s how I was raised. Stand up for myself? Guilt. Fail to stand up for myself? … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged emotions, feelings, guilt, Letting Go, Overcoming Guilt, self-awareness, self-talk, shame | 1 Comment

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