Archive for the ‘Life's Lessons’ Category
13
Jun
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Addiction, Life, Life's Lessons, Mental Health, Opinions, Personal Growth, Personality, Relationships, Self Discovery, Self-improvement, Spirituality. Tagged: Change, Change myself, External Solutions to Problems, Humility, Internal Solutions to Problems, Looking for the perfect, Perfect Job, Perfect Life, Perfect Mate, Perfect Partner, Perfectionism, Self-acceptance, To Become Whole, Vain, What we love we shall grow to resemble. 11 Comments
“What we love we shall grow to resemble.” — Bernard of Clairvaux
There comes a day when we realize that looking for external solutions to our problems just won’t work. How vain has been the time and energy spent looking for the perfect mate or partner, the perfect job, the perfect life. So instead, we [...]
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8
Jun
Posted by Mark Schmitz in About Me, Life, Life's Lessons, Lyrics, Personal Growth, Relationships, Song Lyrics, Spirituality, Video Clip, forgiveness. Tagged: Change, Come to Me, F.E.A.R., Failed Relationships, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Growing Pains, Love, Make Peace with You, Mary J. Blige, New Beginning, peace, Relationships, Scared in relationships, Second Chances, Tyler Perry's Meet the Brown's, Video Clip, Worries. 3 Comments
I have been wanting to share this track from Mary J. Blige’s “Growing Pains” CD. By far my favorite song (this week, OK – this month!). Following are the lyrics, which got me hooked first, then listen to the song. Enjoy!
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May
Posted by Mark Schmitz in About Me, Life, Life's Lessons, Lyrics, Personal Growth, Relationships, Song Lyrics, Spirituality, Video Clip. Tagged: Broadway Musical, Change, Elphaba, For Good, For Good from Wicked, Forgiveness, Glinda, Good Witch of the North, Inspirational Lyrics, Kristen Chenoweth, L Frank Baum, People in your life, Wicked, Wicked Witch of the West, Wizard of Oz. Leave a Comment
I love the Broadway musical Wicked. For those readers unfamiliar with the story, it is based on the best-selling novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory McGuire which runs parallel to the classic novel by L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Wicked tells the story of [...]
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17
May
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Life, Life's Lessons, Personal Growth, Purpose of Life, Relationships, Spirituality. Tagged: As Equals, Conflict, connection, Control, Controlling Relationships, Equality, Good Relationship, Gossip, happiness, Healthy Relationships, manipulation, Relationships, Suffering. Leave a Comment
“Life delights in life.” — William Blake
How do we connect with other people? Do we rely on conflict, suffering, manipulation, gossip or one-up-man ship? Do we create relationships that can be controlled safely and then call that “reality?”
Real connection requires two people, both wanting to be in the relationship, to approach each other [...]
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16
May
Posted by Mark Schmitz in Faith, Healing, Inner Self, Life, Life's Lessons, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Purpose of Life, Spirituality, inspiration. Tagged: Addiction, Affirmation, Affirmation of self-worth, Faith, inspiration, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Recovery, Spirituality. Leave a Comment
Faith is putting all your eggs in God’s basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch. — Ramona C. Carroll
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15
May
Posted by Mark Schmitz in About Me, Addiction, Fear, Inner Self, Life, Life's Lessons, Personal Growth, Personality, Purpose of Life, Recovery, Relationships, Self Discovery, Self-improvement, Spirituality, Weakness. Tagged: Addiction, Attack, Behavior, Charitable, Confidence, Defensive, Dogmatic, Flexibility, Forgiving, Life, Patience, Personal Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self Discovery, Strength, Unworthy, Vulnerable. Leave a Comment
“When people are least sure, they are often most dogmatic.” — J.K. Galbraith
Weakness and fear make me defensive and dogmatic (adhering strictly to something). I often find myself becoming strident and aggressive without any apparent reason. I insult my acquaintances, hurt my friends, and even frighten the neighbor’s children. In that moment, I may feel [...]
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3
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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28
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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11
Apr
Posted by Mark Schmitz in About Me, Adversity, Afraid, Challenge, Inner Self, Life, Life's Lessons, Personal Growth, Positive Thinking, Purpose of Life, Relationships, Self-improvement, Tough Times. Tagged: Adversity, Challenge, Economic Downturn, family problems, Financial worries, Gift of Life, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Illness, Insecurity, Life, Personal Growth, problems, Recession, Relationship problems, Smile, Survival, Tough Times. Leave a Comment
“Mere survival is an affliction. What is of interest is life, and the direction of that life.” — Guy Fregault
I know people who, when you ask them how they are, will say automatically, “I’m surviving.” They say it with a bright, brave smile, as though they’ve battled tremendous odds and come through, bloody but unbowed. [...]
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8
Apr
Posted by Mark Schmitz in About Me, Addiction, Afraid, Amy Winehouse, Chemical Dependency, Drug Addiction, End of Relationship, Gay, Gay Relationship, Gay, Lesbian Bi-sexual, Transgendered, Queer [GLBTQ], Hurt emotions, Intimacy, Life, Life's Lessons, Love, Lyrics, Music, Personal Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Song Lyrics. Tagged: Amy Winehouse, Betrayal, End of a long term relationship, End of Relationship, Gay, Gay Relationship, Gay, Lesbian Bi-sexual, Transgendered, Queer [GLBTQ], Intimacy, Life, Loss of a Love Relationship, Love, Lyrics, Music, Personal Growth, Song Lyrics, Tears Dry On Their Own. Leave a Comment
All I can ever be to you is a darkness that we knew
And this regret I got accustomed to
Once it was so right
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