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Monthly Archives: October 2017
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Enlighten
I am not a huge advocate for living life by discontentment But, I think we need to pause and reconsider the Enlightenment Certainly, there is good cause to keep toward the rational It is often wiser and results in better … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Demise, Discernment, Enlighten, One World Government, Photograph, Rational, The Enlightenment, Wordpress
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Thought For Today: The Modern World Requires Personal Initiative and Adaptability
“A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability. Otherwise, they will be overwhelmed by the changes … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaption, Change, Connections, John Dewey, Modern, Overwhelmed, Perception, Personal Initative, Significant, Thought For the Day, World
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First Principles: Morality Rests In the Family
“The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families.” —John Adams (1778)
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Tagged Family, First Principles, Foundation, John Adams, Morality, National, Private
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A Renewal of Vows Yet To Be Spoken
A Renewal of Vows Yet To Be Spoken by Michael Romani The price for my sins Comes back to haunt me again And again…and yet again Until, I cannot pretend That I’ll ever be the same And while, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Forever, Home, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promises, Regret, Vows
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – On Old Age – Cicero
“The works of Nature must all be accounted good.” In approximately 44 BC, Cicero was starting to get a little older and thinking on things like older guys often do only more eloquently put. From this resulted the essay, On Old … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, Cicero, Death, Essay, Harvard Classics, On Old Age
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Expect
It wasn’t something that one might expect Nor anything that I’d ever want to reject But to see a lady playing tuba to Buddha Was one of those moments that can really move ya I mean if you’re into music … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Buddha, Daily Prompt, Days, Expect, Moments, Music, Peace, Reject, Universe, Ways, Wordpress, Zen
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Thought For the Day: Error Is Often Replaced By Another Error…
“The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical with the discovery of truth — that the error and truth are simply opposite. They are nothing of the sort. What the world turns to, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Error, H.L. Mencken, History, Opposite, Overlap, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: The Judiciary Is Not Meant To Override the Other Branches
“[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make … Continue reading
Remembrance of Holi
Remembrance of Holi by Michael Romani In a festival of colors It’s a festival of love In a swirling of dancers It’s all of the above Frolicking in joyous celebration As new growth is awaited This is what is celebrated … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration, Color, Festival of Color, Forgiveness, Hinduism, Holi, India, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Renewal, Spring
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 