Tag Archives: compassion

Remember: Kindness Is the Key

Posted on November 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

“When you, a mere human, pass judgment on others and yet do the same things as they do, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you disregard the riches of his kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing … Continue reading →

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Pull Others Up Onto the Rock

Posted on October 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Look, when youโ€™re drowning and someone is reaching down from a rock and says, โ€˜Grab my hand!โ€™ you do it, Alec. Thatโ€™s when itโ€™s all right to use someone, because thatโ€™s how they got there. Thatโ€™s how I did, thatโ€™s … Continue reading →

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Be the Light, Share the Light

Posted on October 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

Be the Light Share the Light ฯˆ

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Comfort Is Infectious – Pass It On!

Posted on October 5, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we may comfort others who are in trouble with the … Continue reading →

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Remember to Look for the Crack

Posted on October 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

โ€œListen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.โ€ ~Shel Silverstein โ€œHold fast to dreams, … Continue reading →

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Are You Still Wearing a Mask?

Posted on October 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

‘Self-Portrait With Mask’ by Felix Nussbaum (1928) โ€œWe are intensely attached,” Matthew Kelly observes, “to being perceived in a positive light. Even by people we donโ€™t know and will never meet. Perhaps most telling, we even want to be perceived … Continue reading →

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Grace Is a Living Stream

Posted on September 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

Grace isnโ€™t a private pond Itโ€™s a living stream and if it doesnโ€™t keep moving into us and through us into others it stagnates It was never meant to be hoarded โ‰…

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Ugly? Or Uniquely Beautiful?

Posted on September 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

โ€œHeโ€™s not ugly, youโ€™re just looking with ugly eyes,” said the 4 1/2-year-old daughter of a friend. And I’ve never forgotten that sagely observation. After all, variety really is the spice of life. And in the world’s pantry the spice … Continue reading →

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Hope Is the Thing With Feathers

Posted on September 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

When all seems hopeless, hope takes flight. We learn this again and again. Hope is always there, waiting. And when it’s needed, it spreads its wings. In memoriam: 9/11/2001. Click on any image to enlarge it, to read caption, or … Continue reading →

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Where Do Babies Come From?

Posted on August 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

Old Myth: When a lady wants to be a mommy, a stork magically appears overhead with a baby in its beak and drops it into the lady’s house! But if the lady doesn’t want it–poof!–the stork takes it away! New … Continue reading →

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