Tag Archives: maturity

The Phases of Adulthood

Posted on September 24, 2018 by mitchteemley

Why are there so many names for the different phases of life from birth through teens (baby, toddler, pre-schooler, kindergartner, grade-schooler, pre-teen, tweener) and almost none for the 60+ years that follow? It’s not fair! I mean, you’re not just … Continue reading →

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I Always Knew You Loved Me, Mom

Posted on May 13, 2018 by mitchteemley

(See video below) Mom was twenty when I was born—twenty times as old as me. But when I turned ten, I suddenly realized she was now only three times as old as me. And when I reached twenty she would … Continue reading →

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Fools

Posted on January 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

“I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “To avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually … Continue reading →

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To Grow…

Posted on April 1, 2017 by mitchteemley

We’re on this journey together.

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The Right Person

Posted on October 30, 2016 by mitchteemley

We spend so much of our lives waiting for “the right person.” The right person to marry. The right person to hire us for that career-making job. The right person to make it happen, whatever “it” is. Many years ago, … Continue reading →

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