If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair… or go into business. You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down. – Annie Dillard
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Thought For the Day: If We Listened To Our Intellect, We’d Never Have A Love Affair…Or Go Into Business. You’ve Got To Jump Off Cliffs and Build Your Wings On the Way Down
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First Principles: If Virtue & Knowledge Are Diffused Among the People, They Will Never Be Enslav’d. This Will Be Their Good Security
“If virtue & knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslav’d. This will be their great security.“ – Samuel Adams
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Tagged Diffusion, First Priinciples, Knowledge, Samuel Adams, Security, Slavery, The People, Virtue
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Worthy of My Praise
Worthy of My Praise
by Michael Doyle
I open my eyes with authority,
Thankful for the Lord's deity.
This will be one of the joyous days
That is worthy of praise.
Protected by Heaven's angels near,
I find no reason to fear.
Whatever Satan might bring,
I lift my voice to sing.
This is the day my Lord has made.
Whatever comes, I am not afraid.
I lift my head to face my trials
With a heart of hope, building smiles.
Here comes my Lord in His majesty,
Merciful with His full authority.
He's in control of the time I'll live,
I accept with humility what He gives.
With my lips full of His praise,
I joyfully live my days.
I am thankful for what comes my way,
And sing His praises every day.
(c) April 29, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Angel, Authority, Deity, Eyes, Fear, Heave, Joy, Poetry and Poems, Praiise, Protection, Reason, Satan, Sing, The Lord, Voiice, Worthy
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Thought For the Day: Drama Is Life With the Dull Bits Left Out. There Is No Terror In the Bang, Only In the Anticipation of It
“Drama is life with the dull bits left out. There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. I believe in putting the horror in the minds of the audience, and not necessarily on the screen. The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.” – Alfred Hitchcock
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Anticipation, Audiece, Bang, Drama, Dull Bits, Endurance, Film, Horror, Human Bladder, Length, Life, Min, Screen, Terror, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Each Political Society Should Contribute Such A Share of Their Rights, As Will Form A Common Stock of These Rights, Produce the Largest Quantity of Benefits For Them
“As in forming a political society, each individual contributes some of his rights, in order that he may, from a common stock of rights, derive greater benefits, than he could from merely his own; so, in forming a confederation, each political society should contribute such a share of their rights, as will, from a common stock of these rights, produce the largest quantity of benefits for them.” – John Dickinson
Touching On Rush
Touching On Rush
by Michael Doyle
There on the edge of an unknown stage
Are those who've escaped life's cage.
They've chosen patterns of innovation,
Stirred by their warp speed imaginations.
Well, now, isn't that a rush?
There is and was magic in their touch.
They weren't here just to play,
They really had something to say.
Others recognize who's the boss,
With another shake of that special sauce.
There is a lot left to explain,
And still, they continue to play on.
When others had their moments,
And then just as quickly, they are gone.
The lesser talents are left in torment,
And still, they continue to play on.
There they are on the lighted stage.
It's hard to keep the beast in its cage.
Though so many of us would love to extract
Some of the magic from this act.
It's something else to deep dive.
Especially if you have seen them live.
If our music could ever manage to say
Half as much, we'd know that we could really play.
Others recognize who's the boss,
With another shake of that special sauce.
There is a lot left to explain,
And still, they continue to play on.
When others had their moments,
And then just as quickly, they are gone.
The lesser talents are left in torment,
And still, they continue to play on.
Playing past the notes that others play,
Each show must feel like judgment day.
Moving on quickly to yet another show,
This is the beauty of teenaged rck-n-roll.
Tuning by their own rules; feeling their way,
This is how talent becomes this way.
Making music - there was something going on.
The notes in the air will never be gone.
Others recognize who's the boss,
With another shake of that special sauce.
There is a lot left to explain,
And still, they continue to play on.
When others had their moments,
And then just as quickly, they are gone.
The lesser talents are left in torment,
And still, they continue to play on.
(c)April 28, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Boss, Cage, Egge, Explain, Gone, Imagiination, Innovation, Magic, Moments, Music, Patterns, Play, Play On, Poetry and Poems, Rush, Something To Say, Special Sauce, Sttage, Touch, Writing
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Thought For the Day: Real Stupidity Beats Artificial Intelligence Every Time
“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.” – Terry Pratchett
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Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Defeat, Real Stupidity, Terry Pratchett, Thought For the Day, Time
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First Principles: The Dangers of A Concentration of All Power In the General Government of A Confederacy So Vast As Ours Are Too Obvious To Be Disregarded
“The dangers of a concentration of all power in the general government of a confederacy so vast as ours are too obvious to be disregarded.” – Franklin Pierce
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Tagged Concentration, Confederacy, Dange, Diisregard, First Prinnciples, Franklin Piierce, General Government, Obviious, Power, Vaast
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Awakened To the Wonder
Awakened To the Wonder
by Michael Doyle
My weakness was made strong,
Righteousness rises from being wrong.
With the trumpet's sound
The angels came to rebound.
Helping make Christ my cornerstone,
My heart is full as I atone.
Through life's storms, He came to save,
And pulled me out of my living grave.
I once took delight
In the things of the night,
Believing darkness to be my friend.
By loving grace, this came to an end.
Knife fights out under the street lights,
I didn't care about doing right.
The care I had was mostly for me.
There was a thrill n living dangerously.
With the love of Christ, this is no more.
God knocked and opened Heaven's door.
Now love is my divine victory,
Awaken to the wonder of living faithfully.
(c) April 27, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Angels, Awaken, Christ, Cornerstone, God, Petry and Poems, Righteousness, Strong, Weakness, Wonder
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Lifted From Obscurity
Lifted From Obscurity
by Michael Doyle
Turning my pages with the spirit,
There's a lot of truth, as I hear it.
Starting my day in faithful prayer,
I find that God is always there.
Leaders like Joshua come from obscurity,
And they are lifted up to become legendary.
Trusting in God, he served faithfully,
Submitting all that he did to Goo's authority.
Even the sun stood still before God's majesty,
As Joshua served the Lord, along with his family.
Filled with his true good habits of preparation,
Joshua was among those who served the Hebrew nation.
Preparing and planning to do whatever he can,
Joshua was dedicated to serving God as a willing man.
Seeing all that the Father had done,
Joshua would prepare the way for the Father's son.
Troubles will always come our way,
But griping and complaining won't help our days.
We must face them with our right intention,
And set to God's work with our full attention.
In light and darkness, our faith sets our fate.
Trusting in the Lord, it is never too late.
Asking what God wants is the pertinent question,
And we must ask that without hesitation.
At the death of Moses, Joshua began to lead.
He committed his life with every thought and deed.
We must never look back because of our insecurity,
But instead, we must simply trust in God's authority.
All things that happen are worked for our good.
This truth of God's faithfulness must be understood.
We can do whatever God puts into our hearts,
And once on those paths, we must never depart.
We must walk with courage in all that we do.
This is God's command to me and you.
God's strength is what makes us strong.
This is the refrain of God's humbling song.
God's promises made are promises to be kept.
We must be bold despite all the tears wept.
Faith and trust will help us find courage,
Even when all we see is enough to discourage.
We must focus on the refuge of God's ways.
He'll have our backs throughout our days.
Neither turning to the left, nor to the right,
God's plan must be our path's guiding light.
God's lamp will gently guide our way
As we meditate on His Word every day.
Directing our faith in its full attention,
We will live our lives with right intention.
Where it is written, there is no debate.
If there is confusion, it's not too late,
Open the Word and attentively read.
It will keep to the truth and inform us as we need.
We are children of God, living to our full value.
This is what creates the truth of me and you.
Keeping the faith is the truest inspiration,
Whatever the opportunity, even building a nation.
The penalty of our sins is death,
But we can walk forgiven to our last breath.
God's Son gave all for our salvation,
Receive this gift and know your destination.
(c) April 26, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Authority, Bible, Dedicatio, Faith, Fulll Attention, God, Hebrew Naton, Jesus, Joshua, Lift, Moses, Obscuriity, Pages, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Preparatioin, Right Inention, Service, Spirit, Sun, the Word, Trouble, Trust
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