Tag Archives: reconciliation

Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness

Posted on January 19, 2026 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness “In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup … Continue reading →

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Everything That Matters Most in Life

Posted on April 7, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Everything that matters most in life is tied to death: forgiveness, resolving differences, healing wounded hearts. When death looms, we suddenly remember the only thing that matters is love.* If only death were always with us … Continue reading →

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Dad’s Dead. What Now?

Posted on October 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Left image by Cottonbro Studio   –   Obituary   –   Mom and Dad’s Wedding My Real Memoir He was only 45-years-old, and his doctor had informed him, “Your ticker is in great shape!” But now he was dead—and only God knew why. I’d have … Continue reading →

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Love. Before It’s Too Late.

Posted on October 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir My dad, Bill Teemley, was ambitious, hard-working, and deeply conservative. I was a wildly liberal almost-23-year-old with a “useless” Theatre Arts degree and no job, who’d recently moved back in with the folks. Not surprisingly, a massive wall of … Continue reading →

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Few Things Are Harder

Posted on August 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Few things are harder than regaining the trust of someone who believes you’ve betrayed them.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Forgiving the Hurt

Posted on August 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

A few years back, a publisher friend, Richard, stunned me by announcing, after we’d completed a successful project together, that he would never work with me again. When I asked why, he said I was lazy and dishonest. “Lazy” because … Continue reading →

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Father’s Dud?

Posted on June 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Last Sunday, we celebrated Father’s Day in my country. Some of us did, that is. Others simply haven’t had the kind of warm, wise, loving daddykins they can wax sentimental over. If that’s a little too close for comfort, I … Continue reading →

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The Content of Our Character

Posted on January 15, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The problem with quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lies not in finding meaningful words, but in knowing where to stop! Imagine if he’d lived beyond his brief thirty-nine years — oh, how we need his … Continue reading →

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What Would the World Be Like if…

Posted on December 2, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Sarah Richter “Have you ever played just-for-fun games in which it didn’t matter who won? What would the world be like if there were no “them,” only us?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Reach Out

Posted on August 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Reach out” is the contemporary term for making contact. People don’t simply “get in touch with” others anymore, they “reach out” to them. There’s something sweet and maybe a little desperate about that phrase in this … Continue reading →

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