Tag Archives: conflict

Seeds of Conflict

Posted on July 18, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Benjamin Davies Thought for the Week You and I are like grass. When we are healthy and growing close together, the seeds of conflict have little room to take root. But when grass is sparse and unhealthy, weeds … Continue reading →

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Fist fight with the mirror.

Posted on February 12, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Sam McLeod of You, Me, Music & Life. I’ve been following Sam for some time and find that, while I don’t always agree with everything he says, I always appreciate his hunger, his real, … Continue reading →

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To Judge or Judge Not: Getting Personal

Posted on February 26, 2019 by mitchteemley

Part Two (To read Part One, click here) A few years back, a publisher friend named Richard stunned me by announcing, after we’d completed a successful project together, that he would never work with me again. When I asked why, … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 91

Posted on November 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

Is there anything worse than causing another person, especially a child, to suffer?

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The Wishing Map 89

Posted on November 1, 2017 by mitchteemley

We rarely recognize the seeds of conflict when we’re sowing them.

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The Wishing Map 87

Posted on October 18, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever created something, and then watched it take on a life beyond you?

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The Wishing Map 78

Posted on August 16, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever been let in on a secret that messily, even dangerously, entangled you in the lives of others?

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Seeds

Posted on July 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Sadly, we rarely recognize the seeds of conflict when we’re sowing them.” ~The Wishing Map

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The Wishing Map 93

Posted on September 23, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games (Continued) Previously: Zack and the naim (gnome) child Bud were pierced by lances, but for some reason didn’t die. And then … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 92

Posted on September 19, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games (Continued) Previously: The naim (gnome) child Bud was pierced by an arrow as Zack struggled to halt the war he’d unintentionally … Continue reading →

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