Tag Archives: meaning of life

Invest Yourself

Posted on June 30, 2024 by mitchteemley
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We’re All Just Ants on the Sidewalk

Posted on June 10, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week It’s important to remind ourselves from time to time just how clueless we are. Think of it this way: You’re an ant in a big city. Your life centers around the Trail of Frozen Soil (sidewalk). … Continue reading →

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Life, Meet Purpose

Posted on June 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

I was leading the performing arts ministry at a large Southern California church (the one featured in the movie Jesus Revolution). There was a girl in the group who was very attractive and ridiculously easy to talk to. We blended … Continue reading →

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Counting My Blessings

Posted on May 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

Sorry for the hackneyed title. I know it’s kind of an old saw. Anyway, here’s my point: I’m getting older (not “old,” mind you, old is always 20 years older than I am), and lately I’ve been feeling the effects of … Continue reading →

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Fear and Desire

Posted on May 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Juuso Hämäläinen “There is nothing we fear and desire in such equal measure as the unknown — perhaps because we know that without it, life is merely survival.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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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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Life and Death

Posted on March 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

I was raised in a secular home. There was no talk of heaven or an afterlife. This life was all there was. And yet at the age of five I dreamed I died. My parents and friends circled over me, … Continue reading →

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Our Journey Together

Posted on February 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

And the moment we think we are taking this journey alone, we have lost our way. Let us double back and find our travelling companions, and rediscover the One who put our feet on this path. Together. ∴

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Why Life Isn’t Fair

Posted on February 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Imagine life as a Funnel, wide at the top and gradually narrowing. The top is the start of your life, the bottom the end, and you’re a beautiful marble thrown into it. In a closed system … Continue reading →

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The Lives of Trees

Posted on February 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

Of all the flora upon the earth, none seem quite so human as trees. Endlessly varied, not only by species, but individually, they strive to find nourishment, to grow and produce offspring. They struggle to weather the storms of life, … Continue reading →

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