“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Mediocrity Knows Nothing Higher Than Itself, But Talent Instantly Recognizes Genius
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First Principles: All Greatness of Character Is Dependent On Individuality
“All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.” – James F. Cooper
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Slaves To the Game
Slaves To the Game
by Michael Doyle
I might need another look.
But I'm not sure,
That life is as good as the book.
It's more something we endure.
A few more steps down the wrong road,
We're still waiting for the good plot to unfold.
I was cleaning my attic and looking to find,
The childhood stolen that I had left behind.
In a place in my soul, no light enters,
It's in this darkness that my truth centers.
I do my best to keep all others from my secrecy.
This is where I keep my life's truth and history.
Diamond amnesia sparkles just the same.
It's incandescent as it glows under any other name.
In a sign of the age, we are born afraid,
From our eyes pours a sadness ready-made.
It might have been better to live invisible.
I suppose we would have, if we had been capable.
Slaves of the empire's machine, we played.
Our positions are given as if we'd willingly stayed.
In a place in my soul, no light enters,
It's in this darkness that my truth centers.
I do my best to keep all others from my secrecy.
This is where I keep my life's truth and history.
Whisper has it that it's the way of intelligence.
But I'd swear it's sheerly our shared resilience.
Somewhere, life taught us to live with tenacity.
It must have been when it wounded our integrity.
Gifted with damnation, I inhale my despair,
Stuck in the depths of the arcane, there is nothing there.
There's nothing left for me but an open grave,
I'll fight to my peace through the path that I pave.
In a place in my soul, no light enters,
It's in this darkness that my truth centers.
I do my best to keep all others from my secrecy.
This is where I keep my life's truth and history.
(c) February 19, 2026 Michael Doyle
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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
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius
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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?
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 