Tag Archives: choices

You Have Not Passed This Way Before

Posted on January 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

When you come to a place you’ve never been before, for example a town you’ve never visited or, literally, every new stage of your life, and don’t know the way to go, the wisest choice is to follow someone who … Continue reading →

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A Voice in the Night

Posted on May 14, 2022 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Bekim M The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Gina had fallen through a Map, been attacked by pixies, … Continue reading →

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The Right Decision

Posted on February 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Today is Presidents Day in my country, and also the birthday of our first president George Washington. And even while we celebrate it (or at least enjoy the day off), our country’s leaders and those in … Continue reading →

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Big Choices Are Hard

Posted on November 29, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, … Continue reading →

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A Confession on My 25th Year of Teaching

Posted on August 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on K E Garland:
Twenty-five years ago, I began my career in education as an English teacher. However, I didn’t enter the profession out of a profound sense of passion. Here’s what happened: I began undergrad as a…

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Priorities

Posted on June 27, 2019 by mitchteemley

“Hack away at the inessentials.” ~Bruce Lee “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” ~Stephen R. Covey     “Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open … Continue reading →

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Puberty Blues

Posted on May 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

When I was in high school, my science class took a field trip to Griffith Park Observatory (the one in La La Land and Rebel Without a Cause). The highlight was the Planetarium Show: We leaned back and emitted a … Continue reading →

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Choices

Posted on August 4, 2018 by mitchteemley

“You can’t control your fate by refusing to make choices! I didn’t discover my destiny until I faced my circumstances. I had to make hard, awful choices, choices I didn’t want to make. I made terrible mistakes, but that was … Continue reading →

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Facing the Future

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mitchteemley

A new year looms, and we ponder the road ahead, a road that existed long before we arrived and will continue long after we are gone. Yet each of us has a role to play in this epic journey. Here … Continue reading →

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Choose!

Posted on November 8, 2016 by mitchteemley

“Changing is what people do when they have no options left.”  ~Holly Black “The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.”  ~Rick Riordan “You can’t control your fate by refusing to make choices. I didn’t discover my destiny until I … Continue reading →

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