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Thought For the Day: If You Want To Meet Someone Who Can Fix Any Situation You Don’t Like… Look Into A Mirror, Then Say This Word: “Hello”
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First Principles: We Must Dare To Be Great; and We Must Realize That Greatness Is the Fruit of Toil and Sacrifice and High Courage
“We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.” – William Howard Taft
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Dreams In the Khyber Pass
Dreams In the Khyber Pass
by Michael Doyle
Stories are important
To our understanding.
They aren't just random compartments
For when life gets too demanding.
Each story provides a layer
Of step or steps bringing us near.
These take us from here to there
And make the details clear.
We cross borders along our journey,
Bribed forward toward our destiny.
Only pride requires life to make sense,
For most, there's only a useful pretense.
Sometimes all we have is our contribution,
As a step-by-step, we find the solution,
Searching out answers that are to see,
Until they surface quite plainly.
Sometimes bad things happen unexpectedly,
And still we push on quite reasonably.
Life is founded on the struggles we slip by,
But we never know unless we give it our best try.
Our journey will take us places
That we have been seen.
We'll find this in the faces
That will not seek the same sense of being.
We need to bravely open our eyes,
And there before us, without surprise,
Are the things that are best to be had,
But without the prize, we'd be less than sad.
Somewhere along the Khyber Pass,
There are reams of futures without a past.
These are the dreams of innocence cast,
But anyone with an ounce of wisdom knows t won't last.
(c) March 18, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Borders, Details, Dreams, Important, Jouney, Khyber Pass, Layer, Life, Poetry and Poems, Pretense, Pridde, Sense, Story, Understanding
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I’m Finally Home
I'm Finally Home
by Michael Doyle
Turned around to solid ground,
I was no longer Hellbound.
My interest in the open road
Was replaced by the blessing I was told.
I find my freedom in my salvation.
The glory road became my fascination.
I am no longer destined for my grave,
And I am thankful to be saved.
My light seen in the dark of night,
I am constantly praying to get things right.
Though I have traveled across the land,
In Christ's strength, I will make my stand.
I've finally found love and victory.
He offered redemption despite my history.
In Christ alone, I feel my true home.
In His love, I am no longer alone.
And so I sing my victory song,
Finally knowing where I belong.
I've gained sweet freedom as I atone.
In the Lord, I am no longer alone.
(c) March 17, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Perfectionism Is the Enemy of Creation, As Extreme Self-Solitude Is the Enemy of Well-Being
“Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being.” – John Updike
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First Principles: The Budget Should Be Balanced Not By More Taxes, But By Reduction of Follies
“The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.”– Herbert Hoover
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Thought For the Day: St. Patrick’s Day… Serves As A Time For People of Irish Descent From All Traditions and Religions To Honor Their Native Land and Shared Heritage
“On this day, millions of people…throughout the world will gather to commemorate the life of Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. From his days as a slave in Ireland to his work as missionary years later, St. Patrick demonstrated a courage, commitment, and faith that won the hearts and minds of the Irish people. St. Patrick’s Day also serves as a time for people of Irish descent from all traditions and religions to honor their native land and shared heritage. Their devotion to family, faith, and community has strengthened our country’s character.” – George W. Bush
Something like one in six Americans has Irish heritage. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all!!
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First Principles: The Happiness of Your Life Depends Upon the Quality of Your Thoughts
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius
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All the Noise In Rome
All the Noise In Rome
by Michael Doyle
How then does one complete this?
A dome must be in place for completeness.
A thousand crazed ideas are heard in a jumble,
But only one is stated with deafening meekness.
There is only one way to refine
The majestic path focused on the divine.
Gazing on the riddle beyond compare
Requires completion in mid-air.
Though hearts on fire will not relent,
This is the answer to time well spent.
Gazing on the magnificent dome,
And shutting out all the noise of Rome.
There is not one dome but two.
The supporting dome is hidden from view.
While the other is made of delicate herringbone,
And the only one that appears to stand alone.
Such choices are made by faith and from love.
What greater symbol to show faith in the above.
And so one of the greatest works of architectural art,
Depended that day on a leap of faith in De Medici's heart
Greatness received depends on the greatness given,
And the acceptance of any needed forgiveness given.
We learn our place through such spiritual tools.
Otherwise, we would remain as simple fools.
Making work projects to the benefit of spirituality
Is destined, in part, to build a model economy.
Feeding the hungry on ideas as thin as air
Is like one hand blessing the other until all is repaired.
Faith and beauty provide the way
For leaders and heroes to save the day,
While some only know the destruction of war,
The believers dare for that impossible something more.
We live in the climb out of the muck by humanity,
To learn of beauty and strive for our nobility.
Our common life teaches us to dress in humility
For all of this was given to us by the Divinity.
(c) March 16, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Think Before You Speak. Is It True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?
“THINK before you speak. Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?” – Alan Redpath
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