maturity
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Perfection
After month upon month in ICUmy sister reached perfectionand said,"Enough."The word came from a puffy, pale face,beneath what had been a crown of thick, cascading hair,but was now only scattered brown tufts. "Be ye perfect,"Jesus had said to her.Hers was… Continue reading
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The Normal Trajectory of Maturity
The normal trajectory of maturitymoves us from ego and pride of intellectto gentle yielding to the opinions and judgments of others. I'm moving slowly along that trajectory,but embarrassed by how often my imperiousness blocks my forward journey. Arrogance.Moral superiority. I am so… Continue reading
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There Are No Grown-Ups
It took me until some time in my 40s to finally realize this: There really are no grown-ups. As a kid, of course, you think your parents are grown-ups (at least, if you've been raised in a normal, marginally functional… Continue reading