Tag Archives: kindness

You Have Not Lived…

Posted on June 23, 2024 by mitchteemley
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Our Truest Friends

Posted on June 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Our truest friends provide for us in ways we’ll never know.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Compassion

Posted on May 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Friend

Posted on May 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: MadeByRona “Have you ever found a cherished friend in someone you’d mistaken for an enemy?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Rough Grace

Posted on May 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

School was out, and Los Angeles International Airport was bulging with passengers. Planes were late, tempers were flaring, and the holiday spirit was nowhere to be seen. Then the announcement came: Our flight to Denver had been cancelled. No explanation … Continue reading →

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It’s His Kindness

Posted on April 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Most people think it’s the other way around. Aren’t you glad God disagrees? “When you, a mere human being, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you disregard … Continue reading →

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Happiness Is Nowhere

Posted on April 10, 2024 by mitchteemley

Happiness is nowhere. Happiness is now  here. What’s the difference? Only air, which sometimes fills the space for years. We hope that happiness will come, although its presence may be fleeting. They say it lingers long for some, but others … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness + Love = Freedom

Posted on March 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

Even the Romans feared the Irish. For centuries they avoided the people Julius Caesar called “more savage than any other race.” When the newly Christianized Roman monks finally arrived in the 5th century, they looked down on the Irish barbarians. … Continue reading →

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Animals: They Have So Much to Teach Us

Posted on March 15, 2024 by mitchteemley

If only we’ll listen. Click on any picture to enlarge it, to read captions, or to begin slide show. “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” ~A. A. Milne “Clearly, animals know more than we … Continue reading →

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No Clearer Sign

Posted on January 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Is there any clearer sign of a world gone mad than a suffering child?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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