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Monthly Archives: April 2018
First Principles: Everyone Has the Right To Worship According To Their Conscience
“As neither reason requires, nor religion permits the contrary, every man living in or out of a state of civil society, has a right peaceably and quietly to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience.” –Samuel Adams, A … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A University’s Purpose Is To Be A Center of Free Inquiry and Criticism
“A university’s essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism — a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.” – Richard Hofstadter (1916-1970)
Na/GloPoWriMo 2: With This Moment
The challenge today is to write a poem in either a different voice or multiple voices. Listening to the tiny voices inside my head, I’ve gone with voices…..and so that I am caught up… With This Moment by Michael Romani … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Boldness, He Said, Na/GloPoWriMo, Persuasion, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, She Said, Words of Love
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Health: Bread Quiz
Nearly all of us eat bread on a daily basis. Sometimes multiple times a day. You would think we are all fairly familiar with the subject right? Well, in the interest of getting the increased healthy perspective flowing on Aloha … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged Bread Quiz, Daily Bread, Health, Nutrition, Quiz, Whole Grain
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Na/GloPoWriMo 1: Cryptid Curiosity
Yesterday began the National/Global Poetry Writing Month. The first challenge up for April 1 was to write a poem based on a secret pleasure or shame. Since I am a fairly open guy and it was also Easter, I waited … Continue reading
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Tagged Cryptid, Cryptozoology, Curious, Dream, Dreams, Explore, Legends, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Scientific Inquiry, Truth
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Radiant
There are few things more radiant than the rising sun I miss those days of the early morning beach runs Afterward, sitting quietly reflecting on the day That had just happened or that was on its way The wave that … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Beach, Daily Prompt, Homesick, Mastery, Memories, Ocean, Photograph, Radiant, Rising Sun, Tapestry, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Truth Is Not Dependent On Our Courage To Face It
“Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor, writer (25 Mar 1925-1964)
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Change, Courage, Flannery O'Connor, Fortitude, Immutable, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: Rights Cannot Be Secured As Inalienable Without A God
“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?” – Thomas Jefferson (1781) … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Conviction, First Principles, Foundation, Gift of God, Inalienable, Liberties, Nation, Security, Thomas Jefferson
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Message From the Cross 2018
Message From the Cross by Michael Romani Without the suffering on the cross There is only our death and final loss There is no other Holy name We would have only our own blame There is no other stake to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Called Out, Christ, Church, Cross, Divinity, Easter, Freedom, God, Grace, Holiness, Jesus, Narrow Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Resurrection Day, Savior
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