Tag Archives: failure

Bad Luck or Bad Behavior?

Posted on January 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Natalie Pearl Wunn 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. After being celebrated as the great … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday. Go for It!

Posted on September 26, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The two greatest causes of disappointment in life are: 1) Taking risks and 2) Not taking risks “Sometimes it’s riskier not to take a risk. Sometimes all you’re guaranteeing is that things will stay the same.” … Continue reading →

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All That Matters

Posted on April 24, 2022 by mitchteemley

“All that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” ~Galatians 5:6 ∴

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Are You a Failure?

Posted on October 6, 2021 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Rinum's blog:
Maybe I am stubbornthat’s why I keep risingevery time I fall. You become a failure when you give up, not when you’re defeated. You fail when you don’t put in the effort to change…

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Mercy Is Strength in Disguise

Posted on August 30, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Our current culture loves to point out people’s failings. It makes us feel strong, righteous. But how often do we really know why others act–or fail to act–the way they do? Before we ridicule or punish … Continue reading →

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Be Someone’s Answer

Posted on March 8, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week There’s a reason AA sponsors are recovering addicts. Lost people don’t want slogans, they want to be shown the way out—by someone who’s actually found it. So don’t just give answers, whenever you possibly can, be … Continue reading →

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Failure or Success?

Posted on April 28, 2020 by mitchteemley

Failure is the first milestone on the road to success, and the second…and the third…and the fourth… The more ambitious the destination, the more milestones there’ll be. So keep going, because it only becomes the road to failure if you … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary God

Posted on October 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

I prayed for guidance this morning, adding my usual, “Lord, you know I can’t do this without you.” Then I remembered the part I usually forget, “But with you, I can’t fail.”

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Our Greatest Fear

Posted on August 18, 2019 by mitchteemley

     “Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do.” ~Ephesians 5:15

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Failure

Posted on February 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

Failure is the fertilizer that feeds success. It stinks and is unpleasant to handle, but without it success is unattainable.

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