Tag Archives: Albert Einstein

Everything Is a Miracle

Posted on March 8, 2026 by mitchteemley

All Things Are Possible “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~Albert Einstein I Was Intrigued to Learn… …that the word … Continue reading →

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Amazing Real World Special Effects

Posted on March 6, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo taken just as a bubble was beginning to burst – boredpanda.com Photoshop and AI-Free The natural world is far more mysterious, frightening and beautiful than any AI or big-budget movie effects will ever be. These amazing real world special … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Wage Peace!

Posted on January 16, 2026 by mitchteemley

It’s Time to Wage Peace! Right now, my country and many others are in desperate need of peacemakers, people who can bridge the gaps that others cannot bridge. Peacemaking is the opposite of weakness, it is strength in its purest … Continue reading →

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The Most Creative Halloween Ever?

Posted on October 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

Forget zombies and frozen princesses. The people below have gone way beyond the obvious. I loved creating unique Halloween decorations and costumes as a kid. But nowadays I leave that to the trick-or-treaters who show up at our front door. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Reality 2.0

Posted on March 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Reality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Our external senses don’t tell us everything, just enough to function in the world around us, to pretend it’s orderly and makes sense. But meanwhile, there’s a whole other world inside of … Continue reading →

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The Old Man’s Ghost

Posted on April 30, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “Coincidence? I think not!” is a cliché used to tease people who think every slight similarity is fraught with cosmic meaning. And yet there are those times when a thing is so coincidental, we sense it simply … Continue reading →

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There Are No Mature Fools

Posted on March 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “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 … Continue reading →

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Stay Young

Posted on October 31, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~Confucius “He’s not ugly, you’re just looking with ugly eyes.” ~Friend’s daughter, age 4 “I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since … Continue reading →

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Strange but True

Posted on May 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week In response to the assertion that occurrences in the natural world are random, Albert Einstein replied, “That nonsense is not merely nonsense, it is objectionable nonsense.” Are random events actually the result of some complex intentionality; … Continue reading →

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Misspelled Life?

Posted on March 14, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Johannes Plenio Thought for the Week We all struggle with just how fully to participate in life. Or whether to even do so at all. We must fight the impulse to disconnect, to hide rather than care for … Continue reading →

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