Monthly Archives: January 2018

The Wishing Map 101

Posted on January 31, 2018 by mitchteemley

Quests alter not just our actions, but us. That is their true purpose.

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70 Years Ago Today

Posted on January 30, 2018 by mitchteemley

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated seventy years ago today. As is always the case when misguided, violent souls murder the innocent, the end they sought was not attained. The fledgling Indian government denounced and distanced itself from everything Gandhi’s assassins represented. … Continue reading →

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Best Movies of 2017

Posted on January 29, 2018 by mitchteemley

Best Drama Darkest Hour – A powerful, and surprisingly moving presentation of Churchill’s (Gary Oldman) lovingly cranky leadership of Britain on the eve of World War II. The stirringly Capra-esque ending tugged unexpected tears from my eyes. The Shape of … Continue reading →

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Fearfully and Wonderfully

Posted on January 28, 2018 by mitchteemley

“If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, and the light around me will be night,’ even the darkness is not dark to you, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to … Continue reading →

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I Want to Know…

Posted on January 27, 2018 by mitchteemley

Why parents always proudly announce the birth of their “new baby.” Do some women give birth to old babies? Or used babies? Why “go” means almost anything we want it to: “So, I go (say), ‘I have to go (use … Continue reading →

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Procrastination

Posted on January 26, 2018 by mitchteemley

My New Year’s Resolutions Post New Year’s Resolutions on January 1! Start preparing 2019 Resolutions now! Procrastination Procrastination, procrastinay-yay-shun Is makin’ me late Is keepin’ me everyone else waitin’ According to an article in Psychology Today, the number one reason … Continue reading →

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Our Bodies Our Own–Or God’s?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by mitchteemley

IS CASUAL SEX A “RIGGED GAME?” I’m reblogging this vital article by Nancy E. Head because it needs to be read!

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The Wishing Map 100

Posted on January 24, 2018 by mitchteemley

When heroes kill monsters, something in themselves dies. And something new is born.

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Fools

Posted on January 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

“I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “To avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually … Continue reading →

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My Top Blog Posts of 2017

Posted on January 22, 2018 by mitchteemley

So, I’ve never done this before, and frankly it seems a bit narcissistic–as if the world revolved around my blog (but, then, it does, doesn’t it?). Anyway, for those few who don’t follow this blog site religiously (note self-mocking sarcasm), … Continue reading →

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