Master Your Mountains

Life’s Many Changes (aka Single Again)

Recent events in my life (a break-up, what else??) have gotten me contemplating the changes we go through in our lives, and how we deal with them (or don’t), and how it can affect us.

The last time I was in this situation, I made the WRONG choice, and ended up wasting more years of my life than I want to count. Now I find myself right back where I was ten years ago. This time, though, I am seeing things for what they are. Opportunity. Once again, it’s knocking on my door, loud and clear, and this time, I’m not going to ignore it, or drown it in vodka. This time, I’m putting on my Big Girl Panties and grabbing life by the face, full speed ahead.

I’m going to go back to school, get my degree, and live the life I’ve wanted for the past ten years but been too afraid to go after.

I think I’m truly ready to Master My Mountains, and to prove to myself and everyone else that not only can it be done, but it can be done by ME!

You cannot love when you are angry, and you cannot be angry when you are loving…

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—	Real Love; Greg Baer, M.D.

Anger and disappointment occur when our own expectations of others are not met, and are essentially selfish emotions that are based upon our own needs, thoughts, feelings and opinions.

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—	Paraphrased from the Real Love series by Greg Baer, M.D.

You know, it doesn’t actually matter, because I love you.

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—	Next time you’re angry at or find yourself in an argument with your spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, etc, say this instead of whatever mean thing you’re thinking. If you want to make your life REALLY interesting, try saying it to EVERYONE you get angry with ;-)

It really doesn’t matter what we want if we don’t do what it takes to get it. What matters is what we’re prepared to DO! … We say we want to be happy, but we’re not willing to do what it takes to get there.

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—	Greg Baer, M.D.