Testimonies: What I have learned as an adult 19 Articles

by Shawna Blake

Like all children, when I was small I thought that the adults in my life had it all. They got to go to work, they had money, and they didn't have anyone telling them what to do. Little did I know then that I was completely...read more

by Ann Rose Spencer

What have I learned as an adult? 1. That life is long. Whatever crisis you are in at the time, when it feels like the world is caving in on you, remember the old saying, "This too shall pass". Just have patience. 2. ...read more

by Carmen Spectra

I have learned as an adult that life is a more than sufficient teacher! I have learned the awesome joy of what comes along with the responsibility of being an adult. I have learned to enjoy Me', with all my imperfect...read more

by Georgia Stewart

Ironically the most important thing I've learned as an adult is how to be a child! There are qualities in children and elderly people that we often neglect during the ages in between. We allow ourselves to become tangled u...read more

by Crystal Cook

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." - Carl Jung As an adult I've learned life is an ongoing process of discovery. Knowledge and explo...read more

by Julian Santana

I've just had one of those life changing moments. One of those moments that you know is important. During the past weeks, I kept feeling a sense of melancholy and discomfort. I couldn't pinpoint the reason why I was feelin...read more

by Skathock Motyka

Adulthood is a phase of life filled with moral dilemmas, trials and a fleeting chance for happiness. As child-hood disappears into the semi-forgotten past, the dreams of being anything we want fade into the twilight. Our...read more

by David Williams

When we are young, we can't wait to grow up. When we grow up, we pine for our lost youth. A strange state of affairs indeed. Like most people, when I was a child I thought growing up would solve all my problems. Now th...read more

by Hadassah Hope Cornish

What I have learned as an adult I spent too much time as a child wanting to be an adult. It's not all it's cracked up to be. Be a big kid in an adult's body. It's more fun. It only takes a smile to lighten some...read more

by Catherine Graham

I only started to consider myself an adult when I gave birth to my first child. It was this realization of life that brought me to a newer and higher maturity. Since becoming an 'adult' I have learned so many lessons,...read more

by Tami Roxanne Barker Norman

There are so many things about life that I once thought to be simple and already known in a young age approaching the adult years into my life. I generally learned from finally becoming the adult I so desperately thought I...read more

by Diane Decastillia

You know the saying, "Life begins at 40." My philosophy is, "Life begins at 40 because you spend the first 20 years learning and then you spend the next 20 years fixing all the mistakes." The word "adult" is subject t...read more

by Memo

There have been so many things that I've learned, and forgotten time and again, as an adult it's hard to roll them all up into a neat, simple package for everyone to read, but I'll highlight my best of the best lessons lea...read more

by Joshua Van Hart

Logically the most recent discovery I made, I made after the dramatic realization that I was unhappy with what I was doing. After brooding at my desk for an hour or so I decided to stretch my legs and walk around the build...read more

by Lloyd Pearson

Being real, is not something that you decide to turn on & off, only to be used when convenient. Being real is lifestyles. It's unconditional. You have to be real when it's easy, you be real when it's hard. Its not somethin...read more

by Michael Wiley

I have learned many lessons and can prove them with the visible scars I wear, I've come to realize that deep down inside, most people want to do better. They have been dealing with their problems and struggles long enough ...read more

by Iman Ashour

Medical Ethics- What has Happened to Medical Professionalism? One of the reasons that compelled me to leave the operating room environment and extract myself from medicine completely was my continuous exposure to situat...read more

by Heather

As a 26 year old adult, I have to say a lot has changed in the past years that have made me grow and become who I am today. The future only holds the real truth of what I will become completely. Taking a step back and real...read more

by Karyn Sullivan

Whenever I think about being an adult, a little jingle (courtesy of "Toys R Us") pops into my head: "I don't wanna grow up" Alas, I've discovered that merely singing about it does not stop the Clock of Growing Up. Afte...read more