“I can express no better hope for my country than that the kind Providence which smiled upon our fathers may enable their children to preserve the blessings they have inherited.” – Franklin Pierce
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First Principles: I Can Express No Better Hope For My Country Than That the Kind Providence Which Smiled Upon Our Fathers May Enable Their Children To Preserve the Blessings They Have Inherited
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Thought For the Day: When People Accept Breaking the Law As Normal, Something Happens To the Whole Society
“When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.” – Orson Welles
For example, all these people insist that illegal aliens are simply migrants and not felons. Then, when you show them the facts, the response is usually the equivalent of “so what.” Next thing we know, criminal gang members are being defended, too.
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Praise As Faith
Praise As Faith
by Michael Doyle
Singing out strong,
We join in this song.
Let's join in collaboration,
Thankful for our destination.
Faithful as it is understood.
Dedicated to the holy and good.
We stand joined as one,
To the Father and the Son.
Mindful of giving everything,
We lift our voice and sing.
With every breath dedicated as we would,
We give our all as it is understood.
As long as we can offer praise,
We will live our faithful days
Pouring out our words of love
For our Father in Heaven above.
Our hearts quietly sigh,
As our hearts quietly cry.
We wonder and hope that this
Might lead others to His goodness.
(c) March 26, 2026 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: I Contend That the Strongest of All Governments Is That Which Is Most Free
“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – John Tyler
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Thought For the Day: The Institution of the Family Is Decisive In Determining Not Only If A Person Has the Capacity To Love Another Individual But…Whether He Is Capable of Loving His Fellow Men Collectively
“The institution of the family is decisive in determining not only if a person has the capacity to love another individual but in the larger social sense whether he is capable of loving his fellow men collectively. The whole of society rests on this foundation for stability, understanding and social peace.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Busy Signal
Busy Signal
by Michael Doyle
Making the best out of bad has my deference,
And happiness first is my usual preference.
Thinking over and over where it went wrong
Doesn't help matters much and takes too long.
Holding on to grief and wallowing in the pain
Is overthinking and more than a little inane.
Most times you find t's best to give it a rest,
Realizing that hard times are just life's test.
Looking around, there's a lot of bad to be found.
But that doesn't mean you have to chase it around.
Just around the corner, you'll find another chance.
There's no such thing as saying goodbye to romance.
Tonight we drink away the blues for a while,
We find ourselves a wingman and do it in style.
There's a lot to unpack when you're given denial
But don't slink to the gutters just to find a smile.
Then, before you know it, she's looking so beautiful
Just sitting there across and feeling so wonderful.
You can see it in the warm smile she so freely gives,
This, one in a million, lady truly loves as she lives.
Then she leaves, and you're alone again in your mess,
Wondering what is still left for you to quietly confess.
You pictured yourself as a man with a happy family,
You never pictured yourself without living a happy memory.
Some might urge that you bridge yourself over the rift,
Urging that you don't close your eyes to life's gift.
But then you will wake up after falling asleep alone,
Wondering at the busy signal ringing on your phone.
(c)March 25, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Without Courage, We Cannot Practice Any Other Virtue With Consistency. We Can’t Be Kind, True, Merciful, Generous, Or Honest.
“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” – Maya Angelou
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First Principles: There Ain’t No Ticks Like Poly-Ticks. Bloodsuckers All
“There ain’t no ticks like poly-ticks. Bloodsuckers all.” – Davy Crockett
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Love’s Cost
Love's Cost
by Michael Doyle
No matter who it is that you might meet
As you walk down life's long street,
You might never know how she may feel.
So, it's important to make this real.
It's more than wedding bells' chime,
A counterfeit love would be such a crime.
You can dress it up in ribbons and bows,
But if the light of day reveals too many shadows?
If your love couldn't pay the cost,
What is it that you've really lost?
If she chooses the bruises of walking away,
Are you not better off in a million ways?
Maybe you find that it's more than okay
That the imposter could not love this way.
Maybe you know your heart deserves a better fate,
And that for true love, you can afford to wait.
You can dress it up as some fine romance
But if she's not willing to give the chance,
Maybe it's better that she didn't stick around,
Tomorrow, something better will be found.
If your love couldn't pay the cost,
What is it that you've really lost?
If she chooses the bruises of walking away,
Are you not better off in a million ways?
You're left there on the altar, your heart breaking,
But brother, it's better than sadly mistaking
Someone who, in the end, will never be reliable,
Maybe you were asking more than she was capable.
There's hurt enough to steal your soul,
But you can't let it gain and lose control.
It seems fickle fate won't allow her finger
To hold your ring or for your love to linger.
If your love couldn't pay the cost,
What is it that you've really lost?
If she chooses the bruises of walking away,
Are you not better off in a million ways?
But holding on to a broken line of communication,
Won't help to restore the life of this relation.
Sometimes a bird just needs to fly away and be free.
Believe in yourself and find your right destiny.
Happiness and love must begin inside to persist.
It's true, no matter how hard loneliness is to resist.
Love yourself first if you are to ever love another.
This is the secret to real love being so much better.
If your love couldn't pay the cost,
What is it that you've really lost?
If she chooses the bruises of walking away,
Are you not better off in a million ways?
(c) March 24, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: We Are Not Determined By Our Experiences, But Are Self-Determined By the Meaning We Give To Them
“We are not determined by our experiences, but are self-determined by the meaning we give to them; and when we take particular experiences as the basis for our future life, we are almost certain to be misguided to some degree. Meanings are not determined by situations. We determine ourselves by the meanings we ascribe to situations.” – Alfred Adler
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 