Tag Archives: values

How Mom Taught Me to Express Myself

Posted on March 24, 2026 by mitchteemley

Geniuses at Work My Real Memoir How Mom taught me to express myself: Until you start school, your life revolves around your parents. They can do nothing wrong. Only later, in your teens, do you discover they can’t actually do … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Share the Load

Posted on April 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

“If we don’t share one another’s burdens, are we even truly alive?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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I’m Insensitive. Respect Me!

Posted on April 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

I have decided to adopt Insensitivity as a way of life, and demand that you respect me as a member of a persecuted minority! What’s that, you say I’ve offended you? Stop persecuting me! Just a snarky little comment for … Continue reading →

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Do the Right Thing

Posted on January 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Something has changed. For most of its first two centuries, my country benefited from a unifying code of values. Most married couples stayed together because it was the right thing to do. Most adults strove to … Continue reading →

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Losing My Innocence

Posted on December 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir How, exactly, does an idealistic young romanticist lose his innocence? A little bit at a time, or, in my case, a little bit and one big bite. My first “I love you” Marty and I might be … Continue reading →

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How Beautiful?

Posted on December 12, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week It was my first trip to Winnipeg, deep in the heart of the Canadian prairie. Not everyone in Manitoba lives in Winnipeg, of course—several dozen live in other towns (in Manitoba any building with more than … Continue reading →

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Sinking Sand

Posted on August 29, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Dan Grinwis Thought for the Week I was an atheist, and insufferably superior about it. I considered myself more rational, more progressive than my naïve religious friends. But there was one thing I couldn’t explain: The Wallaces. They … Continue reading →

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Going Beyond Our Cubicles

Posted on August 18, 2022 by mitchteemley

Image source: betanews.com Our contempory culture is in the midst of a growing sociological divide. New walls go up every day, it seems, not so much between classes, as between values and belief systems. The best way to tear down … Continue reading →

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Gun Control vs. Self-Control

Posted on May 26, 2022 by mitchteemley

Two days ago, an 18-year-old murdered nineteen children and three adults in Texas – just ten days after another 18-year-old shot thirteen people, ten fatally, in Buffalo, NY. The New York shooter was a known racist, while the Texas shooter … Continue reading →

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Who Will You Be in 2021?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by mitchteemley

‘Future’ by Ahmed Carter (unsplash.com) Thought for the Week You who are on the road Must have a code that you can live by And so become yourself Because the past is just a goodbye ~“Teach Your Children” (Graham Nash) … Continue reading →

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