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Thought For the Day: The Difference Between A Good Life and A Bad Life Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Never Were, Nor Ever Will Be, Secure, When the Transactions of Their Rulers May Be Concealed From Them
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry
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Filled With His Presence
Filled With His Presence
by Michael Doyle
When the world keeps coming,
The joy of the Lord keeps me running.
With each day comes a new dawn.
With the rising Son, darkness is soon gone.
This day, the Lord has made,
Brings joy that will never fade.
In all my living, loving days,
My heart is full of praise.
Thankfully, filled with God's presence.
Every house of worship has His essence.
We gather in prayerful contemplation,
And remain grateful for our redemption.
The miracles, they keep coming,
As all my days keep running.
Always coming, forming from each other
In joyous love for one another.
There is healing in all His ways,
Bringing reverent beauty in all our days.
All of our days are filled with God's love
As we practice our ways from above.
Thankfully, filled with God's presence.
Every house of worship has His essence.
We gather in prayerful contemplation,
And remain grateful for our redemption.
(c) May 5, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: I Wish You A Wrestling Match With Your Creative Muse That Will Last A Lifetime
“I wish you a wrestling match with your Creative Muse that will last a lifetime. … I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon you. May you live with hysteria, and out of it make fine stories – science fiction or otherwise. Which finally means, may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.” – Ray Bradbury
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First Principles: I Believe the Bible To Be the Written Word of God and To Contain In It the Whole Rule of Faith and Manners
“I believe the Bible to be the written Word of God and to contain in it the whole rule of faith and manners.” – Robert Treat Paine
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Thought For the Day: Real Love Is the Love That Sometimes Arises After Sensual Pleasure: If It Does, It Is Immortal; the Other Kind Inevitably Goes Stale
“Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy.” – Giacomo Casanova
My apologies for missing a day. I entered the emergency room at 2 am on June 2nd, had a swift but short fight for my life, and won. A severe UTI out of seemingly nowhere. When I follow up at the urologist soon, maybe we’ll get some answers and a path to healing that will preclude this from ever happening again. I don’t think I’ll have the energy to write a poem today. After getting my medicine and eating dinner, I laid down for a 15 minute nap and only just woke up hours later. Please forgive my laziness. It’s not intentional.
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First Principles: The Evils We Experience Flow From the Excess of Democracy. The People Do Not Want Virtue, But Are the Dupes of Pretended Patriots
“The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of pretended patriots.” – Elbridge Gerry
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Living Love (In His Embrace)
Living Love (In His Embrace)
by Michael Doyle
Dancing out of regret
It helps me to forget
All the troubles that I've seen
In the life of being a human being.
God's love sets me free,
Giving me positivity
In all my living days.
It's why I offer my praise.
Blood of Christ, shed for me
Understanding given in empathy.
A broken body suffered on the cross
God gives us everything at His loss.
I love to profess the love
Calling for the peace of the above.
I wear the garment of holy praise
Throughout my living days.
His love works through me
Like an orphan given empathy.
I have found my place,
Living, loving life in His embrace.
Blood of Christ, shed for me
Understanding given in empathy.
A broken body suffered on the cross
God gives us everything at His loss.
(c) June 2, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: How Are We Going To Get Rid of Racism? Stop Talking About It!
“How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!” – Morgan Freeman
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First Principles: Between A Balanced Republic and A Democracy, the Difference Is Like That Between Order and Chaos
“Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.” – John Marshall
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