Monthly Archives: February 2019

How Animals Teach Us to be Human

Posted on February 18, 2019 by mitchteemley

Part Two Part One was about a dog and a cat who taught me a great deal about being human. There’s one more little animal teacher I’d like to tell you about: Flopsy-Jean Teemley was a chocolate brown Holland lop, … Continue reading →

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Invest Yourself

Posted on February 17, 2019 by mitchteemley
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True Success

Posted on February 16, 2019 by mitchteemley

“May you be so successful that people attribute all kinds of things to you that you never actually said!” ~Albert Einstein But seriously…  May you know and live out the purpose for which you were made. “Many are the plans in … Continue reading →

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How Animals Teach Us to be Human

Posted on February 15, 2019 by mitchteemley

Part One The animals I’ve loved have taught me far more than I’ve taught them. For example: Animal behaviorists say that cats are loners. And this is sometimes mistaken for proof that cats don’t care. False. I know this because … Continue reading →

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But Did He Love Me?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by mitchteemley

I chose to write this true story about a favorite relative in first person in order to retain the impact it had on me. I was never sure if he loved me. I mean right off, Burt liked my sister. … Continue reading →

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But, what of the end?

Posted on February 13, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Tremaine “Tre” Loadholt of A Cornered Gurl. Tre was one of the first online poets I discovered back when my own blog was new, and she’s still a favorite. Tre will make you think … Continue reading →

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The Unwelcome Stranger

Posted on February 12, 2019 by mitchteemley

Dear friends, this is a bit sardonic. I write in this manner not to trivialize a difficult issue, but to make what I believe is a vital point. MAN: Judge, I’d like to kill the woman living in my house. … Continue reading →

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My Leap of Life

Posted on February 11, 2019 by mitchteemley

You’re caught in a blinding blizzard and you reach the edge of a cliff. The way back is death. The way forward is unknowable. And so you leap, hoping—without evidence—that you will land on something, rather than plunge into the … Continue reading →

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Blessed to be a Blessing

Posted on February 10, 2019 by mitchteemley

“It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). But it is also a blessing to learn how to receive. Many of us spend our lives blessing ourselves–striving to make sure all of our own needs (real and … Continue reading →

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You Have Not Lived…

Posted on February 9, 2019 by mitchteemley
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