Monthly Archives: November 2016

The Wishing Map 39

Posted on November 16, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever concluded that your system of beliefs (or non-beliefs) might be founded on falsehoods? If so, what did you do about it?

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Lose the Luggage!

Posted on November 13, 2016 by mitchteemley

Baggage “Knowing that you’re the one who’s been rejected, God it makes you feel isolated. I felt as though I’d walked into the house trailing all this baggage.” ~Anthea Turner “We all have baggage. The question is: What baggage can … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on November 12, 2016 by mitchteemley
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The Wishing Map 38

Posted on November 9, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever experienced a pampered but temporary retreat from regular life and longed to remain there forever? Would you be a different person now if you had?

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Politicians

Posted on November 8, 2016 by mitchteemley

Politicians are, almost by definition, egocentric. The best we can hope for is that the ones we choose have equally strong consciences. When none do, we all pay the price. Please pray for our land and its people.

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Choose!

Posted on November 8, 2016 by mitchteemley

“Changing is what people do when they have no options left.”  ~Holly Black “The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.”  ~Rick Riordan “You can’t control your fate by refusing to make choices. I didn’t discover my destiny until I … Continue reading →

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Kindle the Flame

Posted on November 6, 2016 by mitchteemley

“If my life is fruitless, it doesn’t matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn’t matter who criticizes me.” ~John Bunyan

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Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

Posted on November 3, 2016 by mitchteemley

“A teacher is someone who talks in someone else’s sleep.”  ~W. H. Auden “One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.”  ~Malala Yousafzai “I touch the future. I teach.”  ~Christa McAuliffe ⇔ ⇔ ⇔

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The Wishing Map 37

Posted on November 2, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever lost a part of your self, and gone through a painful struggle to get it back?

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