“The most necessary task of civilization is to teach people how to think. It should be the primary purpose of our public schools. The mind of a child is naturally active, it develops through exercise. Give a child plenty of exercise, for body and brain. The trouble with our way of educating is that it does not give elasticity to the mind. It casts the brain into a mold. It insists that the child must accept. It does not encourage original thought or reasoning, and it lays more stress on memory than observation.” – Thomas Edison
Social media has tipped toward sadness. Out of balance in a world of madness. It's hard to build up resilience In this world stripped of independence.
Helicopter hover offers no lasting solution. Indeed, it's a factor of rabid contribution. The same player shoots up the school again The world and what's within can't be friends.
Every parent hopes for simplicity, But it's a world of angst and anxiety. At least for the modern girl's mind, Loaded with hormones in a world unkind.
Anger pours itself into tinges of outrage, Atrocity and cruelty turn life's page. Life cannot be a constant catastrophe. Yet why is it, and how does it seem to be?
Minor inconvenience doesn't need to be misery Changing how we see things isn't a mystery, But paints a soothing layer to the spectacle, Shaping a world where a modern girl feels capable.
Every parent hopes for simplicity, But it's a world of angst and anxiety. At least for the modern girl's mind, Loaded with hormones in a world unkind.
Time spent alone staring into the virtual void, Would leave the best of us feeling annoyed. Existentially speaking, bad vibes are leaking Into the world's stew even as we are speaking.
All the evidence is more than indicative Social Media is proven harmfully addictive. It's numbingly and eye-bleedingly obvious, These are the tapestries of the devious.
Every parent hopes for simplicity, But it's a world of angst and anxiety. At least for the modern girl's mind, Loaded with hormones in a world unkind.
(c) April 16, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”– Alexis de Tocqueville
I was minding my business, Just standing there. I was resting on my crutches, Sipping on a beer.
We had come to pay our Our truest respects. Saying our goodbyes Without any neglect.
A soldier's son Marched up to his coffin. With no dry eyes in the room, Not a single soul was laughing.
How do you tell a crying kid, That everything will be alright? How do you keep the tears hid, Tucked away and out of sight.
I watched his mother As she held her son tight. The man had been my brother Until that firefight.
There are moments lost in my head, When I have wished for something to say. There's really no way to bring back the dead. We promised he would know love every day.
A soldier's son Marched up to his coffin. With no dry eyes in the room, Not a single soul was laughing.
How do you tell a crying kid, That everything will be alright? How do you keep the tears hid, Tucked away and out of sight.
A soldier may be down, But he still has family. Take a look around, We'll never let him be lonely.
Right to the bitter end, I had fought to keep his da here. He was in my platoon and my friend. Until I said goodbye with the last sip of beer.
A soldier's son Marched up to his coffin. With no dry eyes in the room, Not a single soul was laughing.
How do you tell a crying kid, That everything will be alright? How do you keep the tears hid, Tucked away and out of sight.
There are promises That I'll do my best to keep. Some things know no compromise, Despite the tears that we weep.
Like a guardian angel staying n the shadow, I promised to always be near. I reassured the boy and let him know That I would never let him feel fear.
A soldier's son Marched up to his coffin. With no dry eyes in the room, Not a single soul was laughing.
How do you tell a crying kid, That everything will be alright? How do you keep the tears hid, Tucked away and out of sight.
(c) April 15, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Taking Comfort In A Shown Glory, Pt. II by Michael Doyle
Pharaoh and Moses debated Hebrew slavery And the letting go of this people's mastery. The first offer was religious observation, So long as the Hebrews didn't leave the nation.
It's like this today to live a Christian life. Window dressing is okay; commitment causes strife. We stay in the pressure point of living enslaved To life's traps that should have us enraged.
We Christians should live our ways fully Escaped from society's bondage and living free. The second stopping point is how much to concede, God wants everything in your life to be freed.
Every single habit should be freely given, And walking holy, every sin will be forgiven. We need to go the distance, reaching for the stars, This is what it takes to be who we truly are.
The third obstacle is against wanting to share. The Enemy will tell us that it isn't playing fair. Though we seek to live life through His commands, We aren't to take anyone with us to the promised lands.
We are commissioned to go out and evangelize, Presenting the truth for everyone else's eyes. All the obstacles are the ones everyone will embrace, Until we are ready to break from each stuck place.
Like Moses and the Hebrews marching through the Red Sea, We must push on to reach the end of our journey. Exodus tells the story of the Hebrews exiting out, Egypt is left for forty years of wandering doubt.
We live our lives chasing more circles of the same. But a straight line from A to B worships God's holy name. We stumble around mountains until we hear the Lord call, And struggle against the productivity of living by the law.
This isn't a thing of God asserting undue control, But of God's people doing good for their souls. Living in freedom redeemed by God and touched by grace, Isn't it time that we take our rightful place?
God's rules are meant to provide us with moral clarity. They provide the path of increase and productivity. We live our best by living within God's boundary. It is by doing this that we establish our living legacy.
With our eyes set on honoring God, we become our best. Inspired by His words, we are sure to pass every test. Waking this world for God's glory is awesomely impactful. Every step taken is nothing short of living the wonderful.
Toward the end of the journey of this part of the story, Moses asked that God directly show the truth of His glory. Toward the end of his encounter, Moses believed in more, Asking to receive, he stood before eternity's door.
We, like Moses, find ourselves from glory to glory, In the fullest harmony that is our Creator's story. Resolute in the peace that brings joy and delight, We, believers, know we are here within God's light.
Putting aside the ways of sin and destruction, Like Moses, we have an appetite for godly construction. God is all around us; it makes Him hard to see. This gives us the perspective of all that is to be.
The presence of God is manifested in its cultivation, So it was at the beginning of the Hebrew nation. Christianity is found best in its essential essence, This is the meaning and truth of God's living presence.
(c) April 14, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 