Tag Archives: maturity

A Message From My Inner Child

Posted on June 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

“We always feel younger than we are. I carry inside myself my earlier faces, as a tree contains its rings. The sum of them is me. The mirror sees only my latest face, while I know all my previous ones.” … Continue reading →

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Let’s Do it Better This Time

Posted on June 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week It’s true for all of us, isn’t it? There are times we take action without listening, react without thinking, spend without earning, criticize without waiting, pray without forgiving, quit without trying. So here’s a thought: Let’s … Continue reading →

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Four Steps to Becoming a Better Listener

Posted on June 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I’m a monologist. By which I mean I’m a dedicated one-way communicator. Writing and lecturing come naturally to me. But conversation? Well… An old girlfriend once stared at me in disbelief and said, “You live in … Continue reading →

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The Creature With Two Brains!

Posted on September 30, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week When I was in high school, my science class went to see Griffith Park Observatory’s famous Planetarium Show. We leaned back and emitted a communal “Oooooo!” as the dome darkened and a giant tinkertoy projected the … Continue reading →

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When Dreams Turn Into Curses

Posted on September 14, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Satyam Pathak The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Gina and Zack’s quest has led them to the mill-boy B’frona, who has … Continue reading →

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Willpower vs. Wordpower

Posted on July 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Willpower! It’s the key to rebooting our lives, to making all of our bad habits go away and all of our dreams come true. Right? And for people of faith, it’s the key to stopping “that … Continue reading →

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Speaking the Truth

Posted on June 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

God is love. ~1 John 4:8 Therefore, if we do not speak out of love, we do not speak for God Period ∗

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Stubbornness

Posted on May 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Stubbornness is the trademark of contemporary culture. It seems that no one can be wrong anymore, or, God forbid, compromise on anything. Is stubbornness bad, then? Well, at its core, it’s simply a refusal to give … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Reminder

Posted on February 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Wednesday is Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget to buy something for that special creep in your life. Thought for the Week “We accept the love we think we deserve.” ~Stephen Chbosky “Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless … Continue reading →

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Instant Wisdom

Posted on January 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” ~Lao Tzu “And then, dude, it just goes on and on for like freakin’ forever!” ~Derek Tzu (Lao’s nephew) If only wisdom were microwaveable. ⇔

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