Monthly Archives: May 2025

This Is the Only Thing That Matters

Posted on May 31, 2025 by mitchteemley

“The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” ~Galatians 5:6 So love who you can as much as you can for as long as you can ≅

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Here’s Why Fairies and Fairytales Matter

Posted on May 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

People have always dreamed of fantastical creatures, terrifying and gentle, hideous and beautiful. But especially of fairies. Why? Because they’re the ones most like us. Fairies can be good or bad, kind or selfish, pure or besmirched. Just like us. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Just Survive–Live!

Posted on May 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all. It is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength.” Happy birthday, G.K. Chesterton. He was born on this date in 1874. … Continue reading →

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Two Touching Father’s Day Monologues

Posted on May 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Father’s Day is Coming! Pastors, teachers, and drama groups: These two Father’s Day monologues of mine have been performed throughout North America, as well as other countries. And both are now available from my script publisher SkitGuys.com for you to … Continue reading →

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How to Tell Failure From Success

Posted on May 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Failure is the first milestone on the road to success, and the second…and the third…and the fourth… The more ambitious the destination, the more milestones there’ll be. So keep going, because it only becomes the road to failure if you … Continue reading →

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Finding Peace Amid the Storm

Posted on May 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d awakened, badly hungover, at three in the morning, and begun thinking, “What if I go insane?” In the past, the notion would have been fleeting. But not this time. The more I thought about it, the more … Continue reading →

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Courage Has Many Faces

Posted on May 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Today is Memorial Day in my country, a day when, like many other nations, we express our gratitude for those who’ve given their lives defending us. Traditionally, of course, this means those who died in battle. … Continue reading →

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May Your Life Always Reflect That Light

Posted on May 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

May your life always reflect that light. ∴

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Angry Words: The Seeds of Destruction

Posted on May 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

    “Wounded pride. Without it there would be no killing, no wars. At first, we may only respond with angry words. But angry words are the seeds of destruction.” ~The Wishing Map        “For pride goes before … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago This Week

Posted on May 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

In May of 2020, Healing River, my first feature film as a writer-director, premiered on Amazon Prime. After winning over twenty major festival awards, it became one of Prime’s highest-rated inspirational dramas. And it remains so to this day. Since then, Healing … Continue reading →

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