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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Daily Prompt – Defeat
In my experience, time is often too fleet In all the challenges we will need to meet But there are many ways on this street To hand our enemies their needed defeat Sun Tzu said many things on this subject … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of War, Challenge, Daily Prompt, Defeat, Enemy, Experience, Gain, Gentle, Lessons, Met, Strong, Sun Tzu, Time, Victory, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: Like Every Good Teacher, God Is Quiet During Our Tests
“When you are going through something hard and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during a test.” – Anonymous
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Tagged Bible, God, Hard Times, Individual, Open Book, Silent, Teacher, Test, Thought For the Day, Wonder, You
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First Principles: Parents Have A Duty To Maintain Children Decently In Accordance With Their Circumstances
“It is the duty of parents to maintain their children decently, and according to their circumstances; to protect them according to the dictates of prudence; and to educate them according to the suggestions of a judicious and zealous regard for … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Circumstances, Duty, Educate, First Principles, James Wilson, Maintain, Parents, Protect
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On Breaking Free
1 Kings 19:1-21 On Breaking Free by Michael Romani Coming into the presence with thanksgiving Finding the Lord helps my everyday living Standing in the garden looking at morning dew And thinking on all that I must endure and do … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Body, Break, Captivity, Deception, Emotion, Eternal, Feelings, Fitness, Free, Garden, Grace, Grow, Jesus, Kiings, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Salvation, Temple, Thanksgiving, Trapped, True Happiness
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First Principles: Beware the Bluster of Feigned Patriotism
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” – George Washington (1796)
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Tagged False, First Principles, George Washington, Guard, Imposture, Patriotism, Vigilent
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Thought For the Day: Success Is the Sum of Repeated Small Efforts
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
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Tagged Consistent, Day, Repeated, Robert Collier, Small Efforts, Success, Sum, Thought For the Day
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Hearts That Burn
History shows a weird thread of interlacing love and hate that has come to influence all of humanity. Were it God’s way and not ours, I am thinking and believing there would be a lot more love and maybe none … Continue reading
Daily Prompt – Hero
When I was much, much younger I felt a certain kind of empty hunger Wishing that I would not become a zero Instead I strove to become a hero Picking out who I wanted very much to be I modeled … Continue reading
First Principles: Humanity, Justice and Humanity Demand We Fight and Keep Our Freedom
“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding … Continue reading
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Tagged Descendants, First Principles, Freedom, Heritage, Honor, Humanity, Justice, Struggle, Surrender, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Shouting At Children To Obey Is Like Trying To Steer Your Car Using Your Horn
“Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results.” – Rusty Russell
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Tagged Car, Children, Horn, Obedience, Results, Rusty Russell, Shouting, Steering, Thought For the Day
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 