Tag Archives: failure

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

My Featured Blogger this week is Rinum, a woman who moved as a child from a rural village in Pakistan to booming New York. Her poems and memoir-tinged posts capture the thoughts and feelings of someone who has lived in … Continue reading →

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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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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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Regarding Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2019 by mitchteemley

Ah, yes, New Year’s Resolutions, those things half of us make and the other half mock. Much has been said about how badly people follow through on their resolutions. After all, the statistical success rate is something like -33%, which … Continue reading →

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The Key to Success?

Posted on August 20, 2018 by mitchteemley

So, yeah, failure is the key to success. Yada-yada. I hate that statement, don’t you?  Nevertheless, it’s true (dammit.) But wait, what about those stories of people for whom success came so easily? Have you read the follow-up accounts? Their success always … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 119

Posted on June 6, 2018 by mitchteemley

The most powerful form of defense is love.

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