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Thought For the Day: It’s the Imperfections That Make Something Beautiful; That’s What Makes It Different and Unique From Everything Else
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First Principles: The End of Law Is Not To Abolish Or Restrain, But To Preserve and Enlarge Freedom…Where There Is No Law, There Is No Freedom
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” – John Locke
Today marks the anniversary of John Locke’s death. Without Mr. Locke’s words and thoughts, the American Revolution would never have happened. Yet, we pay so little heed to his work today. Perhaps it is time we studied it again before we lose our great nation.
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True Riches
True Riches
by Michael Doyle
Just next door lived my brother,
Across the hall was my mother.
My father was always out to sea,
But home is where he'd long to be.
I think back on these times,
Filled with their easier rhymes.
As I stand here falling for you
And knowing your love in all you do.
The truest riches we could afford
Came from the love that we adored.
To know love and to be as family,
Are the best love we'll ever see.
Never underestimate the power of touch.
It's the little things that say so much.
Being heard is weak compared to listening,
It's the spell of love that's glistening.
A kind word followed by a smile,
Will never fade or go out of style.
As we learn those loving ways
That lead us to our life's loving days.
The truest riches we could afford
Came from the love that we adored.
To know love and to be as family,
Are the best love we'll ever see.
Love enters to turn our lives around.
The pleasant moments surprisingly abound.
And as we've learned to love and reach,
The example that we give, our lives preach.
The best of love is that which we give.
In doing so, we have truly learned to live.
An indelible imprint remains in our memory.
It began in the arms of our loving family.
The truest riches we could afford
Came from the love that we adored.
To know love and to be as family,
Are the best love we'll ever see.
(c) October 27, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Adoration, Afford, Best Love, Brother, Fall, Family, Home, Love, Mother, Next Door, Poetry and Poems, Rhyme, Sea, Time, True Riches
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Thought For the Day: The Kind of Beauty I Want Most Is the Hard-To-Get Kind That Comes From Within – Strength, Courage, Dignity
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.” – Ruby Dee
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Tagged Beauty, Courage, Dignity, Hard-To-Get, Inner, Kind, Ruby Dee, Strength, Thought For the Day, Type, Within
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First Principles: Knowing What’s Right Doesn’t Mean Much Unless You Do What’s Right
“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Happy Anniversary of President Teddy Roosevelt’s birthday!!
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Objects In My Mirror
Objects In my Mirror
by Michael Doyle
The after report shone with glory.
Truth is that was half of the story.
The residue that we quietly suffer,
Gives me indigestion by supper.
It's the mistaken habits of fear
That we allow to slip out of gear
That grate on us until we have it out.
Then we know, and it removes every doubt.
There are so many good things left undone.
It's the proverbs about looking back.
There is yet a holocaust soon to come,
If the world doesn't fade to black.
Clearing heads by rolling too fast,
Times like these were never meant to last.
The coms grow spotty with things they say,
At least, if it doesn't go the right way.
The checkered flags come down on yesterday.
The things we needed to learn fade away.
Until we become who we were meant to be,
This ole world has a lot for us to see.
There are so many good things left undone.
It's the proverbs about looking back.
There is yet a holocaust soon to come,
If the world doesn't fade to black.
Shots downrange should stay there.
There's little for remorse or fear.
Not everything happens as intended.
We get by through who we've befriended.
However much this world is demanding,
It's all good if it leaves us standing.
Not every decision will reach a bullseye.
It's important to know the do or die.
There are so many good things left undone.
It's the proverbs about looking back.
There is yet a holocaust soon to come,
If the world doesn't fade to black.
(c) October 26, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged After Report, Fear, Glory, Good Things, Holocaust, Indigestion, Looking Back, Mirror, Mistaken Habit, Objecct, Poetry and Poems, Proverb, Residue, Undone
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Thought For the Day: Fear Is A Habit, So Is Self-Pity, Defeat… and Resignation. You Can Eliminate All of These Negative Habits With Two Simple Resolves: I Can and I Will
“Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will. – Napoleon Hill
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Tagged Anxiety, Defeat, Despair, Elimination, Fear, Habit, Hopelessness, I Can, I Will, Napoleon Hill, Negative Habits, Resignation, Resolve, Self-Pity
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First Principles: A Man of True Honor Protects the Unwritten Word Which Binds His Conscience More Scrupulously, If Possible, Than He Does the Bond of A Breach of Which Subjects Him to Legal Liabilities
“A man of true honor protects the unwritten word which binds his conscience more scrupulously, if possible, than he does the bond a breach of which subjects him to legal liabilities, and the United States, in aiming to maintain itself as one of the most enlightened nations, would do its citizens gross injustice if it applied to its international relations any other than a high standard of honor and morality.” – Grover Cleveland
President Cleveland loved the gig so much, he came back for another round. This quote fits the kind of men I use as examples in life; my word is my bond. If we agree and I promise you something, only death or impossibility will stop me from fulfilling that promise.
The Good Encouragement of Barnabas
The Good Encouragement of Barnabas
by Michael Doyle
The preacher's voice is heard to encourage,
Urging his congregation to have courage.
He does his best to urge the godly along,
While God's love envelopes us like the sweetest song.
Barnabas, the Son of Encouragement
Lived pulling people out of discouragement.
Raised as Joseph on Cyprus Island,
Barnabas gave hope to a desperate land.
Filling the life of the church with generosity,
He gave nearly all to all with curiosity.
In him, God's love was given and tangible.
Barnabas fulfilled this role as he was capable.
From fact to faith, he gave away his property.
Replacing fear with hope in spiritual prosperity.
Trustworthy in all that he was called on.
His acts instilled the confidence to carry on.
Filled with faith, what he did was good.
He was trusted for all the reasons understood.
His fellow believers knew that they could depend
On his competent character as a leader and friend.
Where God tells us all to go.
A man like Barnabas was sure to show.
This was the path the community would grow on.
Through Barnabas, God's ways would flow.
Encouragers will see the best in one another,
Treating others as if they were a sister or a brother.
Though experiences come along to openly test,
Barnabas and others choose to see the best.
Words of encouragement spark motivation.
The fullness of acts lift up others in open declaration
That belief can be held in the ability
For all that can be done with holy capability.
When a little darkness openly falls,
Encouragement is God's light come to call.
Whether discouragement comes from others or the mirror,
We are loved; to believe otherwise is error.
The Holy Spirit's voice openly shatters
With truth, the lies of Satan that don't matter.
An encourager's voice needs to be heard,
Whatever and despite whatever wounds have occurred.
(c) October 25, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Barnabas, Bible, Christianity, Congregation, Cyrpus, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith, Generosity, God, God's Love, Jesus, Poetry and Poems, Preacher, The Godly
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Thought For the Day: Encourage Me, and I Will Not Forget You
“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.” – Chester Arthur Ward
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