Posts Tagged ‘responsibility’
Today I celebrate my (ongoing) recovery . . . not from a physical disability, but from a dysfunctional belief system that threatened my very existence. I live in a daily reprieve from succumbing to the belief that I am a victim of circumstance. Today, regardless of the challenge, I live in the knowledge that with every breath that I draw comes a new opportunity for spiritual growth.
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Tags: choice, evil, growth, moral evil, opportunity, physical evil, recovery, responsibility
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Apart from outright physical and emotional abuse, I believe that many (if not all) relationships “on the rocks” could be healed under the right circumstances. From my perspective, the fact that this healing so often fails to take place could be an indication that one or both of the partners have stopped listening. Additionally, ceasing to listen indicates a spiritual problem.
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Tags: acceptance, anger, avoidance, blame, challenge, challenges, change, choice, communication, courage, crisis, death, denial, direction, emotions, engagement, faith, fear, future, grief, hope, humility, integrity, intention, isolation, love, mastery, maturity, meaning, midlife, Midlife Mastery, purpose, relationship, responsibility, Spirituality, transition, trust, values, victim
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Certainly, illicit relationships (going out on your partner) can happen at any time of life. When they do, I believe that they’re always narcotic relationships.
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Tags: addiction, affair, avoidance, courage, crisis, drugs, emotions, fear, future, integrity, mastery, midlife, narcotics, relationship, responsibility, virutal addiction
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Think about it: who’s responsible for the mess you’re in right now? (Don’t tell me it’s not a mess . . . I know better!)
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Tags: blame, crisis, drama, mastery, midlife, responsibility, victim
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
What’s on the other side of the mountain? You don’t need me to tell you that: you already know. Life is on the other side of the mountain: your life. It’s not a dress rehearsal, it’s not a fantasy. It’s as real as can be.
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Tags: fantasy, growth, integrity, mastery, maturity, midlife, responsibility, transition
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