Archive for the ‘Change’ Category
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May
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Change, Intimacy, Life, Life's Lessons, Opinions, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Relationships, Spirituality. Tagged: Change, Conflict, Depression, Family, Forgiveness, Friendships, Gay relationships, Honesty, Life's Lessons, Love, Love Yourself, Loving, Mental Health, Opinions, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Relationships, Releasing the Past, Spirituality, Truth. Leave a Comment
FORGIVE THE PAST! LIVE THE DAY! LOOK FORWARD TO TOMORROW! Lessons shared to reach forgiveness and love.
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Apr
Posted by Mark Schmitz in 12 Step Program, Addiction, Adversity, Change, Hope, Humanity, Life, Life's Lessons, Loneliness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Purpose of Life, Relationships, Self Discovery, Spirituality, Struggle, Suffering, Tough Times. Tagged: 12 Step Program, Addiction, Adversity, Challenge, compassion, Depression, homeless, Humanity, Judging, judgment, Life, Life's Lessons, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Spirituality. 2 Comments
Remember that we are all in this world together and for a purpose, no matter what the circumstances of our lives.
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Apr
Posted by Mark Schmitz in About Me, Addiction, Afraid, Boundaries, Change, Conflict, Courage, Decision, Decision Making, Depression, Dificulty, Dishonest, Dispute, End of Relationship, Fear, Gay, Gay Relationship, Gay, Lesbian Bi-sexual, Transgendered, Queer [GLBTQ], Healing, Honesty, Hurt emotions, Inner Self, Intimacy, Life, Life's Lessons, Love, Love Letters, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Personality, Positive Thinking, Recovery, Relationships, Self Discovery, Self-forgiveness, Shame, Spirituality, Tough Times, course of right action, deceit, feelings, forgiveness, inspiration. Tagged: Divorce, End of Relationship, Good bye, Grief, Loss of relationship, Love, relationship, Separation, Sunday in the Park with George. 3 Comments
“I left because there was no room for me. But you could tell me not to go. Say it to me. Tell me not to go.” — Stephen Sondheim. Dot in Sunday in the Park with George.
To leave someone we love is to knowingly break a vital connection. Even if we chose to leave, we [...]
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Apr
Posted by Mark Schmitz in About Me, Boundaries, Change, Decision, Gay, Gay Relationship, Gay, Lesbian Bi-sexual, Transgendered, Queer [GLBTQ], Healing, Hurt emotions, Life, Life's Lessons, Mental Health, People in your life, Personal Growth, Personality, Recovery, Self-forgiveness, Shame, Spirituality, Struggle, Tough Times, Truth, coupling, feelings, forgiveness. Tagged: Anger, Betrayal, Divorce, End of Relationship, Fear, Goodbye, Grief, Loss of relationship, Love, Pain of Divorce, Rejection, relationship, Separation, Sunday in the Park with George. Leave a Comment
“She looks for me. God. Let her look for me and tell me why she left me.” — Stephen Sondheim. George in Sunday in the Park with George.
To be left by someone we love is to experience a break in the heart’s flow. To be left is to endure unanswered questions, to feel fear, anger, [...]
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4
Mar
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Addiction, Adversity, Change, Healing, Life, Life's Lessons, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self-forgiveness, Shame, Spirituality, forgiveness. Tagged: 12 Step, 12 Step Program, Addiction, Amends, Apologize, Apology, forget the past, Forgiveness, Mental Health, Overcoming the past, Past Transgressions, Personal Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self Discovery, Self Esteem, Self-acceptance, Self-forgiveness, Self-improvement, Self-punishment, Shame, Step 10, Step Ten, Tenth Step. 2 Comments
“Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.” — Marie Ebner von Eschenbach
One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is forgiveness. When we remember the past, we often find we were much harder on ourselves than we were on other people. We may no longer even remember some of our misdeeds, but [...]
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22
Feb
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Change, Life, Life's Lessons, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Spirituality. Tagged: Adversity, Bankruptcy, Economic Downturn, Extended Illness, Financial Setback, foreclosure, Frustration, Getting sick, Life challenge, Life Change, Life is Out of Control, Out of Control, Serious Illness. Leave a Comment
“God delays, but doesn’t forget.” — Spanish Proverb
I recently spent nearly six weeks in the hospital. From that experience I know it’s frustrating to get sick. In today’s economic downturn, it’s frustrating for anyone who has lost a job or encountered financial setbacks. We suddenly feel curtailed, with the rhythm of our lives changed in [...]
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20
Feb
Posted by Mark Schmitz in 12 Step Program, About Me, Addiction, Adversity, Change, Chemical Dependency, Drug Addiction, Fear, Life, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Purpose of Life, Recovery, Self Discovery, Self-improvement, Spirituality. Tagged: Addiction, Anxiety, Anxious, Awareness, Change, Consequences, despair, Disgrace, Fear, Isolation, Lonely, New, Personal Growth, Recovery, Ruin Life, Unhealthy Behavior. Leave a Comment
“An old error is always more popular than a new truth.” — German Proverb
I find that I often feel uncomfortable with the new because it causes me to reach out and expand my vision. This may be painful and I don’t like the pain that comes with change.
My life at times is cozy and gives [...]
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13
Feb
Posted by Mark Schmitz in 12 Step Program, About Me, Addiction, Awareness, Challenge, Change, Chemical Dependency, Defects, Drug Addiction, Dysfunction, Life, Life's Lessons, Perfection, Personal Growth, Recovery, Self Discovery, Self-improvement, Spirituality, feelings. Tagged: Challenge, Change, Dysfunction, Grateful, Gratitude, Imperfection, Life's Lessons, Perfection, Personal Growth, Self Discovery, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality, When change is not seen. Leave a Comment
“Every forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.” –John Spalding
There are some individuals who knew all too well the person I was – before I started to focus on becoming a more emotionally healthy person through personal growth. I know that a person can’t do the kind of work I have [...]
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4
Feb
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Boundaries, Change, Childhood, Conflict, Family, Fear, Friends, Friendship, Friendships, Humanity, Intimacy, Life, Life's Lessons, Love, New Age, Opinions, People in your life, Personal Growth, Personality, Positive Thinking, Recovery, Relationships, Self Discovery, Self-improvement, Shortcomings, Spirituality, Trust Personal Growth. Tagged: Addiction, Boundaries, Conflict, Decision Making, Family, Family of Choice, Fear, Friends, Friendship, Friendships, Honesty, Intimacy, Life's Lessons, Love, Mental Health, New Age, Opinions, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Recovery, Relationships, Spirituality, Wisdom. 4 Comments
“It is an old an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.” — Rollo May
Our boundaries are both inside and outside ourselves. No one can set them for us; we can only set them. For many of us, boundaries are often unfamiliar. We may wonder, What are they? [...]
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