“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius
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Thought For the Day: You Have Power Over Your Mind -Not Over Outside Events. Realize This, and You Will Find Strength
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First Principles: Where the Love of God Is Perfected and the True Spirit of Government Watchfully Attended To, A Tenderness Toward All Creatures Will Be Experienced
“I believe that where the love of God is perfected and the true spirit of government watchfully attended to, a tenderness toward all creatures will be experienced, and a care felt in us that we do not lessen that sweetness of life in the animal creation which the Great Creator intends for them under our government.” – John Woolman
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His Glory Forever
His Glory Forever
by Michael Doyle
When the day comes to length,
The Lord's joy is my strength.
There in the love that's showing
Is His love always overflowing.
On Sunday mornings, I keep
My smile that runs ever deep.
In God, it begins and ends
Like blessings from my best friend.
There is the goodness that I've found,
Letting it linger, chased around.
I feel the blessings in my soul,
There in His promises that console.
I worship the Lord in His glory,
Forever drawing lessons from His story.
I draw life's lessons that I learn,
And they strengthen me to discern.
His is the love and the power
That brings me hope in every hour.
My belief will never waver.
His is the kingdom and glory forever.
(c) February 18, 2026 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: One Great Object of the Constitution Was To Restrain Majorities From Oppressing Minorities Or Encroaching Upon Their Just Rights
“One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.” – James K. Polk
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Thought For the Day: Your Gifts Lie In the Place Where Your Values, Passions, and Strengths Meet. Discovering That Place Is the First Step Toward Sculpting Your Masterpiece, Your Life
“Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, Your Life.” – Michelangelo
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Old Souls Never Die
Old Souls Never Die
by Michael Doyle
One by one, I see life slide by,
Watching beautiful souls die.
I've learned to silently cry,
And understand, no one truly dies.
It is just another glimmer of beauty done,
As I say goodbye, one by one.
I know who I'll never see again,
So, I'll see you later, my dear friend.
Counting raindrops, instead of tears.
It's a loving monument to the passing years.
I'm in debt for your thoughts,
Priceless as these are, unable to be bought.
There's a remedy in life's soup.
The older I get, the more it's a loop.
So much of life is out of control.
I think to myself, sipping my human soul.
In the beauty of our youth,
We thought we lived by the truth.
It turns out, those were transient days.
My clandestine eyes have changed their ways.
Counting raindrops, instead of tears.
It's a loving monument to the passing years.
I'm in debt for your thoughts,
Priceless as these are, and unable to be bought.
The best of lives well lived in
Are those in which all ways are those forgiven.
We leave this harbor with our last breath.
Only the naked eye thinks of this as death.
She has set out to find her sun.
Smiling and pleased at what she's done.
Starting out from the middle of nowhere,
Now her soul shines on us from everywhere.
Counting raindrops, instead of tears.
It's a loving monument to the passing years.
I'm in debt for your thoughts,
Priceless as these are, and unable to be bought.
(c) February 17, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Welcome To the Year of the Fire Horse
Welcome To the Year of the Fire Horse 2026
For the first time in 60 years, the Lunar New Year
is the Year of the Fire Horse. Chinese Astrology
cycles through 12 signs, and each sign has five
elements: Water, wood, fire, earth and metal. The
horse stands for freedom, enthusiasm, intelligence,
and a strong drive for movement and progress.
The fire element intensifies the experience. Be
prepared for a dramatic, fast-moving. action-
oriented year. Theory has it that persons born
in this Fire Horse year will be bold, charismatic,
and fiercely independent. It may be that they are
even considered ahead of their time.
This will be a year of dynamic adventure bound to
impact us all. Are you ready for it?
First Principles: Equality Is One of the Most Consummate Scoundrels That Ever Crept From the Brain of A Political Juggler..and Squanders Their Hard-Earned Profits
“Equality is. one of the most consummate scoundrels that ever crept from the brain of a political juggler–a fellow who thrusts his hand into the pocket of honest industry or enterprising talent, and squanders their hard-earned profits on profligate idleness or indolent stupidity.” – James Kirke Paulding
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Thought For the Day: Leadership Has A Harder Job To Do Than Just Choose Sides. It Must Bring Sides Together.
“Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.” – Jesse Jackson
RIP Jesse Jackson
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Father of His Country
Father of His Country
by Michael Doyle
The Left, in its lack of need for rationalism,
Hate President Trump for his nationalism.
This may explain why they took Washington's birthday,
But it doesn't really matter anyhow or way.
The fact is, Washington is the father of this country,
And as a matter of history, it is to be treated with dignity.
When our young nation needed his guiding light,
Washington's good character is what proved to be right.
The Left doesn't realize we are a republic, not a democracy.
Maybe this is why they don't understand Washington's legacy.
Time and again, they work against America's founding creed,
Mistaking slavery for liberty, and Marxism for being freed.
America's interests were key to Washington's statesmanship.
Everything else was a matter of right and good relationship.
Americans are to have and hold common affection and sympathy.
The national interest rests in the cause of Godly liberty.
As a matter of policy and the protection of freedom's thirst,
America's first policy should be to hold our country first.
The invisible hand of the economy must be kept resplendent.
That is, of course, if America were to remain independent.
Humanity's soul depends on the honor of our national pride.
While modernity depends on peace first in our stride,
History shows no success in going against human nature.
We simply do not have the power to so reshape our culture.
National pride is not only empirical but a moral fact.
It is the natural force on which nations base their acts.
It is a matter of respect readily in history's evidence,
Understanding this avails itself of the laws of Providence.
The revolution protected individual rights and our dignity.
Honor, glory, and happiness provides the path of our country.
The Articles of Confederation led to a state of humiliation.
This made the proposed Constitution necessary for our nation.
Our independent republic depended on the needed ratification.
Achieving this made Washington the Father of our new nation.
Moral agency and universalism conspired to form this nation.
All these elements were needed and not just an abstraction.
Today, the far Left seeks to dismantle by deconstruction,
All that makes our nation great, including our Constitution.
Love of country is not a moral or intellectual mistake.
Our America is worthy of devotion and is not built to break.
(c)February 16, 2026 Michael Doyle
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 