Faces, Faces Everywhere! Posted on August 27, 2021 by mitchteemley Is anything more human than to see shapes, especially faces, in nature, in everyday objects, in shadows? They fascinate us, amuse us, and occasionally scare us. Why? Because, well, we’re human. Click on any image to enlarge it, to read caption, or to begin slide […]
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Commitment Takes Courage Posted on August 23, 2021 by mitchteemley Photo by Andre Gaulin “Have you ever committed yourself to something without realizing it would permanently alter the course of your life?” ~The Wishing Map Thought for the Week Planning is making a list of ‘Things to do at the Island.’ Commitment, is burning the […]
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Don’t Love Yourself! Posted on August 21, 2021 by mitchteemley Oh, all right, I admit my title is a ruse. But I really am tired of seeing motivational posts telling us to love ourselves. Why? Because we don’t need to learn to love ourselves. We need to learn to like ourselves. In a sense, people […]
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Unity, Not Conformity Posted on July 24, 2021 by mitchteemley Unity is far superior to conformity. Conformity suppresses […] Read more …
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Work vs. Living Posted on July 19, 2021 by mitchteemley Thought for the Week Monday is the start of the work week for most of us. And while we know we should “work to live and not live to work,” is that enough? It’s important to check our compass from time to time to make […]
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I went to a singles bar once and…sorry, that’s all I got. Here are some lines I didn’t use: “You’re like a keyboard–your just my type.” Dated reference (requires knowledge of something called a “typewriter”). Still, if you’re cruising retirement homes… “I’m new in town. Can I have directions to your apartment?” Translation: “You strike […]
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Parable of the Bricks Posted on July 15, 2021 by mitchteemley When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. I knew the idealism of my Spanish Marxist friends was a false […]
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← Farewell to a Beloved Family Member Childlike, Not Childish Posted on July 11, 2021 by mitchteemley Childishness is fine for children. But Jesus calls us to grow spiritually. And yet at the same time to become more childlike. Isn’t that a contradiction? No, because being childish is trusting in something limited and flawed, like ourselves. But […]
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I’m on location shooting a film this week, so my posts will be short but (hopefully) sweet. Thought for the Week If we are wise (and if we are not, no advice will help us) we will learn not to live in the past, but to take lessons from it, and then doggedly return and […]
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