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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Thought of the Day: To Thrive Be Responsive To Change
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin, naturalist and author (12 Feb 1809-1882)
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Tagged Change, Charles Darwin, Intelligence, Responsive, Species, Strongest, Survive, Thought of the Day
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Proof In the Midst of It All
Based on 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Proof In the Midst of It All by Michael Romani Equipped by scripture to do good Trained in righteousness understood We look at the case for Christianity Examining the facts for its certainty Some things … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Evidence, God, Jesus, Light, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proofs, Truth, Validity
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Conjure
In these dark, crazed and often turbulent times We have turned our minds to more wicked rhymes Violence and anger of every kind spread with persistence It somehow has gotten to the point of pondering existence Or so it seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Conjure, Daily Prompt, Dissonance, Injury, Meaning, Persistence, Presence, Reverberation, Shamanic, Turbulent Times, Unrepentent, Wicked Rhymes, Wordpress, Youth
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Thought For the Day: Live A Balanced Life
“Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.” – Robert Fulghum, author (b. 1937)
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Tagged Arts, Balance, Daily, Dance, Learn, Life, Music, Robert Fulgham, Think, Thought For the Day, Work
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First Principles: Tyranny Over Man’s Mind Is Unacceptable
“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson (1800)
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Tagged Altar, Eternal, First Principles, Free Will, Freedom of Conscience, God, Hostility, Mind, Thomas Jefferson, Tyranny
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Polished History
Polished History by Michael Romani Good versus evil; we seek to clarify As we look back and wonder why Wishing for terms spoken definitively As we reassign perceptions of history The best of history provokes cognitive dissonance Particularly when seeking … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Camps, Dignity, History, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poland
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Sonic Gems: Charlie Parker – Charlie Parker With Strings
Born on August 29, 1920, American jazz saxophonist and composer Charles Parker, Jr., became a highly influential jazz soloist and leading figure in bringing about bebop before his death on March 12, 1955. Bebop is a form of jazz characterized … Continue reading
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Tagged Bebop, Bird, Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker With Strings, Jazz, Sonic Gems, Yardbird
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Descartes – The Discourse on the Method
Born on March 31, 1596, the French philosopher, mathematician and scientist Rene Descartes became the father of modern western philosophy before his death on February 11, 1650. Although born in France, he spent most of his life in the Dutch … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mnemonic
Certain music, photographs and even smells Are the mnemonics that often serve to jell Key events, people, and places we might forget And in so forgetting, even live to regret That we have sadly forgotten these moments Be these of … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Forget, Happiness, Minds, Mnemonic, Music, Phototgraph, Remember, Smells, Tears, Wordpress
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