Tag Archives: wonder

Expectations: The Mortal Enemy of Happiness

Posted on December 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

Expectations are the mortal enemy of happiness. The simplest solution, of course, is to lower our expectations of “how things will go.” But the far better solution is to banish them altogether. Banishing our presumptions is necessary for complete happiness. … Continue reading →

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Helping Out

Posted on July 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

Is there anything more useless than when children “help”? And yet they do help us. True, we help them to become adults, but more importantly, they help us to become children again. Which is what it means to be truly … Continue reading →

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A City Made of Trees

Posted on October 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image source: vistalore.com The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. After Zack and his sister returned to the world of Ismara, … Continue reading →

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Was Jesus’ Birth a Miracle?

Posted on December 20, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Christmas commemorates an “impossible” event–the miraculous birth of a child to a woman who’d never “known” (had sexual relations with) a man (Luke 1:34). It is commonly believed that miracles are events outside, i.e. in violation … Continue reading →

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“Wisdom Begins in Wonder” ~Socrates

Posted on September 27, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week A child’s sense of wonder is a priceless commodity. Perhaps the only thing of equal value is the retention of that commodity into adulthood. ⇓ “Kids think with their brains cracked wide open. Becoming an adult, … Continue reading →

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Noisy Neighbours

Posted on September 15, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Michael Sammut of The Adventures of… Presumably the implied conclusion to his elliptical blog site title is his name. Because, boy, does Michael have adventures! He is, in fact, a world-travelling adventurer, photographer, and … Continue reading →

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“To See the World in a Grain of Sand”

Posted on September 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

It’s hard to believe that William Blake wasn’t looking through a microscope when he wrote those words. I was astonished when, as a kid, I read Richard Matheson’s sci-fi classic The Shrinking Man, and realized creation is not only infinitely … Continue reading →

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Mystery Solved?

Posted on September 5, 2019 by mitchteemley

The World’s Greatest Mysteries Explained: (Click on any picture to enlarge it, or to start slide show) A Few Somewhat More Serious Thoughts on Mysteries:    “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 67

Posted on May 31, 2017 by mitchteemley

“If you’ve the heart to see, all is wonder.”

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The World’s Greatest Artist

Posted on August 14, 2016 by mitchteemley

He’s had the longest career of any artist in history, and at a considerably advanced age is still crafting new works. He creates in every medium–sculpture, engraving, painting, even performance art–and the scale of his work runs from the subatomic to the cosmic. Some … Continue reading →

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