Tag Archives: perseverance

Happy Bad Luck Day!

Posted on September 13, 2024 by mitchteemley

Here’s my Friday the 13th gift gifs to you. (P.S. Don’t miss the “bad luck” quotes below). Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show. Some Thoughts on Bad Luck Calvin: “You know, Hobbes, some days … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Writer

Posted on October 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.” ~E.L. Doctorow     “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~Maya Angelou “Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. As you get … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Making Gradual Miracles

Posted on June 1, 2023 by mitchteemley

Cloudzilla! A sign from God? “The only kind of writing is rewriting.” ~Ernest Hemingway Five years ago, I got the good news that, after a one year delay, my comedy monster movie Notzilla had been greenlighted (received financing)! The not-so-good … Continue reading →

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Facing Life

Posted on July 17, 2022 by mitchteemley

“We were put in this world to help each other do both.” ~The Wishing Map “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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Persevere!

Posted on June 24, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Edgar Chaparro “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” ~Multiple sources “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson “Success is not final; … Continue reading →

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Thank God for Trials?

Posted on November 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

    “Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you fall into various trials,  because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may become mature and … Continue reading →

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Let Us Run…

Posted on August 12, 2018 by mitchteemley

Paul, the traditional author of Hebrews (though some think it was his fellow apostle Barnabas), repeatedly used racing as a metaphor for faith. In an endurance race the real competitor is ourselves (“the sin that so easily entangles”). The key to … Continue reading →

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