Monthly Archives: February 2024

Happy Birthday, Clyde!

Posted on February 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

This is my friend Clyde. He was born on February 29th. He’s 23 years old today. Happy birthday, Clyde! And to everyone else, Happy Leap Day! ΞΆ

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The Sense of God

Posted on February 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

“The mind which thinks it knows Reality because it has made a diagram of reality, is merely the dupe of its own categories. The ‘sense of God’ is not a metaphor. Innumerable declarations prove it to be a consciousness as … Continue reading →

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When You Can’t Find a Way…

Posted on February 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

First photo: On floor: Mitch, Standing: BF Jeff and Mitch’s cousins (Ralph is not in this picture) My Real Memoir I was nineteen, and so was my cousin Ralph. It was Christmas Eve, and it was the last time I … Continue reading →

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Be Real

Posted on February 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Perhaps never before has our world been so full of people who’ve forgotten how to be themselves. Be the one who shows them. β€œAuthenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. … Continue reading →

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Our Journey Together

Posted on February 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

And the moment we think we are taking this journey alone, we have lost our way. Let us double back and find our travelling companions, and rediscover the One who put our feet on this path. Together. ∴

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Set Yourself Free

Posted on February 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

“The hardest person in the world to forgive is yourself.” ~The Wishing Map Ο†

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The Hardest Person in the World to Forgive

Posted on February 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: r/midjourneygallery The Wishing MapΒ is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode clickΒ here. To read the entire novel, beginΒ here. Zack was stunned to discover that the terrifying apparition who’d halted the … Continue reading →

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50 Fabled Funnies

Posted on February 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

FablesΒ are anthropomorphic stories. You may not be familiar with the word anthropomorphic (anthro = human, morph = form), but you probably engage in anthropomorphic humor on a regular basis. There, don’t you feel sophisticated? After all, who doesn’t love a … Continue reading →

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When Your Kids Surpass You

Posted on February 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

A few years back, while capturing some pre-production images for an upcoming feature film, I turned to our director-of-photography, Jeff, and launched into one of my legendary “which reminds me of the time when…” narratives (something I limit myself to … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Philippine Retreat

Posted on February 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Bloggers this week are Leo and Nina Castillo of The Shoestring Diaries. Native-born Filippinos Leo and Nina have traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and, for a time, North America, capturing spectacular images along the way. Great photography is … Continue reading →

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