Tag Archives: anxiety

Don’t Love Yourself!

Posted on August 21, 2021 by mitchteemley

Oh, all right, I admit my title is a ruse. But I really am tired of seeing motivational posts telling us to love ourselves. Why? Because we don’t need to learn to love ourselves. We need to learn to like … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Do Drugs

Posted on April 27, 2020 by mitchteemley

Oh, I did, trust me. Like a lot of 18-year-olds, I dabbled in anything forbidden or frowned upon by old people over 30. It was the era when drugs were going to “expand our consciousness.” I’d watched the cast of … Continue reading →

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in regards to Foghat

Posted on February 19, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on words less spoken:
At 21, I didn’t know two things; how I got through 4 years of college and who played “Slow Ride.” But grunge was growing on me and I still had Miles and Monk, maybe…

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The Power of Story

Posted on December 14, 2019 by mitchteemley

Picking a Blog Name, Part Four (To read Part One, click here) I admitted in A Godlike Little Loaf of Bread that, while I can construe my name to mean almost anything, it really is simply my name. Hence, the … Continue reading →

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Where You Live Matters

Posted on May 16, 2019 by mitchteemley
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My Age of Anxiety

Posted on April 27, 2019 by mitchteemley

Conclusion: Life Beyond the Tunnel (To read Part One, click here) It would be nice, though less epic, if my story of anxiety had ended at year seven. It didn’t. But something had changed. I’d moved from trying to control my … Continue reading →

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My Age of Anxiety

Posted on April 26, 2019 by mitchteemley

Part Three: The Healing Wave (To read Part One, click here) I’d become interested in Jesus’ teachings months before I entered the dark tunnel of despair. I’d sat on the roof next to my second storey apartment window reading a … Continue reading →

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My Age of Anxiety

Posted on April 24, 2019 by mitchteemley

Part One: Step on a Crack (True story. Wish it wasn’t. Then again…) There were signs early on, but I was too young to know what they meant. When I was in primary school I heard the phrase, “Step on … Continue reading →

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Worry!

Posted on June 30, 2018 by mitchteemley

“You’re worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying?” ~Shannon Celebi “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.” ~Mark Twain “You’re trying to eat grass that isn’t … Continue reading →

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Destination

Posted on January 19, 2018 by mitchteemley

To you who are in emotional travail who long for healing now right here where you are I want to say healing awaits because it does But it is not here It is in a place to which you must … Continue reading →

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