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Apr
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Addiction, Drug Addiction, Honesty, Humanity, Intimacy, Life, New Age, Opinions, Perfection, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Prayer, Solitude, Spirituality, Truth. Tagged: Addiction, Adversity, Blame, Chance, Defects, Devil, Drug Addiction, failure, Fate, Genes, Harmony, Honesty, Humanity, Intimacy, Life, Mental Health, Misfortune, Navigator, New Age, Opinions, Parents, Peace with Ourself, Perfection, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Prayer, Shortcomings, Solitude, Spirituality, Truth. Leave a Comment
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators — Edward Gibbon
I had a friend in Milwaukee who loved sailing on Lake Michigan. Like many people who have been sailing, he would often blame the weather for his misfortunes. “If only we’d had good winds.” Or, “We’d have won the race [...]
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3
Apr
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Change, Conflict, Fear, Honesty, Humanity, Intimacy, Life, Love, New Age, Opinions, Perfection, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality, Truth. Tagged: Change, Comments, Conflict, Creativity and Music, Dislikes, Fear, feedback, Honesty, Humanity, Ideas, Intimacy, Judgments, Life, Listenting, Love, Music, New Age, Opinions, Original, Perfection, Personal Growth, Plays, Poems, Relationships, Sounds, Spirituality, Truth. Leave a Comment
Treat a work of art like a prince; let it speak to you first. — Arthur Schopenhauer
There have been many times when I felt that I always had to have and give an opinion about everything right away. After a movie or a concert, for example, I often wanted to [...]
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3 Apr
Opening Up With Opinions, Feedback, Comments and Judgments
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Change, Conflict, Fear, Honesty, Humanity, Intimacy, Life, Love, New Age, Opinions, Perfection, Personal Growth, Relationships, Spirituality, Truth. Tagged: Change, Comments, Conflict, Creativity and Music, Dislikes, Fear, feedback, Honesty, Humanity, Ideas, Intimacy, Judgments, Life, Listenting, Love, Music, New Age, Opinions, Original, Perfection, Personal Growth, Plays, Poems, Relationships, Sounds, Spirituality, Truth. Leave a Comment
Treat a work of art like a prince; let it speak to you first. — Arthur Schopenhauer
There have been many times when I felt that I always had to have and give an opinion about everything right away. After a movie or a concert, for example, I often wanted to [...]
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