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About Those New Year’s Resolutions…

Posted on January 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

Ah, yes, New Year’s Resolutions, those things half of us make and the other half mock. Much has been said about how badly people follow through on their resolutions. After all, the statistical success rate is something like -33%, which … Continue reading →

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Resolutions That Stick

Posted on February 13, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Mid-February is when many people notice that their Resolutions have dissolved into Desolutions. Why? Searching through the rubble of good intentions, one giant footprint always emerges: When resolutions don’t stick, it’s because they’re not really resolutions. … Continue reading →

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You Say You Want a Resolution…

Posted on December 29, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Murdoch Mouse of The Twisting Tale. Mr. Mouse (his real name? no idea) freely mixes “fiction and poetry in as many forms as possible” to create a sometimes mirthful, sometimes profound, always engaging “bag … Continue reading →

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My Mid-Year’s Resolutions

Posted on June 27, 2021 by mitchteemley

Can you believe we’ve reached the middle of the year? Along about mid-year, I always tend to pause and reflect on whether my New Year’s Resolutions have changed. Some have and some haven’t, but these two never do. So, in … Continue reading →

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A Necessary Resolution: Better Health

Posted on January 4, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Many New Year’s Resolutions are pie-in-the-sky (for diet resolution-ists, make that celery-sticks-in-the-sky); they’re doomed because they’re viewed as niceties, not necessities. But health, the number one resolution subject, is a necessity. Why? Because we’re complex creatures, … Continue reading →

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Beginning Again

Posted on January 12, 2020 by mitchteemley

Resolution (with apologies to the Beatles): “You say you made a resolution, well, you know, We all want to change our ways, But to really be a resolution, well, you know, It’s got to last more than ten days.” Pray. … Continue reading →

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Relationshipland

Posted on January 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

I don’t usually make New Year’s Resolutions, though I do have goals. More importantly, I have relationships. Although I sometimes wish I didn’t because, frankly, I’m not very good at them. I’m much more at home in Mitchland where I … Continue reading →

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Regarding Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2019 by mitchteemley

Ah, yes, New Year’s Resolutions, those things half of us make and the other half mock. Much has been said about how badly people follow through on their resolutions. After all, the statistical success rate is something like -33%, which … Continue reading →

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Resolutions that Stick

Posted on January 9, 2018 by mitchteemley

Most resolutions don’t stick because they’re not resolutions. The idea behind the world resolution is to solve a problem. So for starters, approach resolutions as problems to be solved. And then? The word itself tells you what to do next. … Continue reading →

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Happy New You!

Posted on January 1, 2018 by mitchteemley

“Anyone who belongs to Him is a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun.” ~2 Corinthians 5:17 I became a Jesus follower in my mid-20s, and have spent much of my life since sharing his … Continue reading →

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