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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Thought For the Day: To Get the Rainbow, You Have To Put Up With the Rain
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” — Dolly Parton
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Tagged Dolly Parton, Endure, Perspective, Rain, Rainbow, Thought For the Day
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Reflections In the Mirror
Eyes may be the window to the soul, but, sometimes mirrors are soul revealing as well… Reflections In the Mirror by Michael Romani Everyday I look out into the mirror Beyond a doubt, it couldn’t be clearer I’m no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged Eyes, Mirror, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflections, Revealing, Soul, Window
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Danced Upon A Muse
Life is filled with happenstance. Some it just happens to be happier than stance. This is one of those times. https://flic.kr/p/JDU9PP Danced Upon A Muse by Michael Romani Smitten by my kitten Thank God her claws are retractable Her love … Continue reading
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Tagged Cause, Claws, Dance, Doubt, Emotion, Intention, Kitten, Know, Love, Muse, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Restless Heart, Smitten, Throb, Tunnel Vision
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Thought For the Day: It Is Best To Speak The Language That Goes To the Heart of Others
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (1918-2013) … Continue reading
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Tagged Head, Heart, Impossible, Language, Nelson Mandela, Possible, Talk, Thought For the Day, Understand, Understood
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First Principles: Mankind Is Equal Before God and Law but Not In Talents, Abilities and Application of These
“When we say, that all men are equal; we mean not to apply this equality to their virtues, their talents, their dispositions, or their acquirements.” – James Wilson, Man as a Member of Society, 1791
Mirror, Mirror…
Some people amuse. Others are a muse… by birth. The lady asked me for a poem to match her beautiful photograph. This was the best, I could do. https://flic.kr/p/28h9g1v Mirror, Mirror… by Michael Romani There she was sitting beside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Better Man, Capricorn, Emotion, Journey, Muse, Ocean, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Side By Side, Soul, Understanding, Virgo
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Living Your Best Today
Based on large part on Isaiah 50:4-7: Living Your Best Today by Michael Romani We find ourselves in our prayers Feeling like we’re walking stairs Labored in our efforts to remain and be Everything in all of our possibilities Hoping for … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Forgivee, Garden, Grace, Isaiah, Life, Living, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Posibility, Prayer, Presence
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First Principles: Resistance To Malevolence Is A Right and Duty
“Has force, exerted for the purposes of malevolence, a right to command? Can it impose an obligation to obey? No. Resistance to such force is a right, and, if resistance can prove effectual, it is a duty also.” – James … Continue reading
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Tagged Command, Duty, Effectual, First Principles, Force, James Wilson, Lectures On Law, Malevolence, Obey, Resistance, Right
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Thought For the Day: To Get Started, First Break Goals Down To Manageable Tasks
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain
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Full Gospel Tilt
Dedicated to the life of Clarence Fountain. Well done good and faithful servant and now the gates of heaven have opened wide for your arrival home. Full Gospel Tilt by Michael Romani A master of early hard gospel innovation The … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Boys of Alabama, Center Stage, Clarence Fountain, Falsetto, God, Gospel, Growl, Jesus, Journey, Jubilee, Legacy, Living Rule, Old School, Pentecostal, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Posterity, Raspy, Singer, Southern
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