Tag Archives: suffering

Faith, Not Pretension

Posted on May 10, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Be anxious for nothing, but in all things, through prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ … Continue reading →

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Condemned Alleys Fading Stars

Posted on December 23, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Recollections At Fall:
On rare pensive moments when one contemplates on the vagaries of human existence Fleeting thoughts and images flash with persistence You stop the car at the traffic lights an emaciated maimed hand knocks at…

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Stark Beauty

Posted on December 14, 2020 by mitchteemley

photo by Guido Montanes Castillo (mask available at fineartamerica.com) Thought for the Week Who doesn’t love autumn? And by “autumn,” of course, we mean mid-fall when all the leaves on the trees have finally turned to gold and amber and … Continue reading →

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Suffering and Self-Preservation

Posted on September 4, 2019 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on forty-one ten:
The other day I heard someone say, “The more we are consumed with self-preservation the less attention we give to self-evaluation.” The less attention we give to self-evaluation the more blind, and even calloused, we…

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Earth Day is Us Day!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by mitchteemley

I’m not a flaming liberal. I’m more of a smoldering moderate (and smoke-free at that). But when it comes to protecting my home planet, I tend to flare up a bit. Here’s why:  Pollution kills. We’re not just talking about … Continue reading →

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Their Illicit Lover

Posted on January 8, 2019 by mitchteemley

 This is one of my darker posts. And for a good reason. Please read through to the end.   A true story. He said he would kill them In his time, in his way And yet they let him stay … Continue reading →

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Deep in December

Posted on December 29, 2018 by mitchteemley

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~Mother Teresa “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is … Continue reading →

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Diminished

Posted on March 23, 2017 by mitchteemley

“No man is an island Entire of itself Every man is a piece of the continent A part of the main If a clod be washed away by the sea Europe is the less As well as if a promontory … Continue reading →

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Deep in December

Posted on December 30, 2016 by mitchteemley

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~Mother Teresa “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is … Continue reading →

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Their Illicit Lover

Posted on December 12, 2016 by mitchteemley

One of the darker things I’ve posted–for a reason. Read to the end. This is a true story. He said he would kill them In his time, in his way And yet they let him stay Even before they loved … Continue reading →

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