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Motives Met
Based in part on 1 Cor 4:5: Motives Met by Michael Romani Things of darkness brought to light Keeping praise to make this right We are stewards entrusted to care Keeping our charges from Satan’s snare When we stand before … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Cor 4:5, Abundance, Action, Blessing, Care, Connection, Darkness, Desire, Fire, Glory, God, Good, Grace, Heart, Humanity, Intention, Judged, Light, Lord, Measure, Met, Motive, Motives, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Pure, Resplendence, Right, Sacrifice, Satan, Should, Snare, Steward, Story, Suffice, Throne, Treasure, Truth, Wellbeing, World
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Always Thankful
A poem of gratitude #27: Always Thankful by Michael Romani You pour another drink Taking time to think Seems we all pay our dues Too often singing the blues Dark side, downside Talking about wounded pride Staring at the shadow … Continue reading
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Tagged Always, Appreciation, Beautiful, Blessed, Blind, Blues, Color, Deepness, Depth, Downside, Dream, Drink, Dues, Feel, Find, Graceful, Gratitude, Haze, Heart, Invitation, Know, Layer, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push, Reaize, Real, Run, Scared, Shadow Play, Shove, Soul, Sweet, Thankful, Think, Time, Wounded Pride
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Thought of the Day: Ingratitude Is the Essence of Vileness
“Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.” – Immanuel Kant
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Tagged Essence, Immanuel Kant, Ingratitude, Thought For the Day, Vileness
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First Principles: Act Worthy of Yourselves
“Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution. On you depend the fortunes of America. … Continue reading
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Tagged America, At, Country, Danger, Despair, Earth, Enemy, First Principles, Fortunes, Free, Friends, Happiness, Heaven, Joseph Warren, Liberty, Power, Question, Resolution, Self, Unborn, Worthy
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Natural Collaboration of Lights
Okay.. so it’s a stretch. But, since I’m always grateful for art and artistic endeavors, this will be my poem of gratitude #26: Natural Collaboration of Lights by Michael Romani Water falls Like the passage of time The angle calls … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Nothing Is So Permanent As A Temporary Government Program
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” – Milton Friedman
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Tagged Government, Milton Friedman, Nothing, Permanent, Program, Temporary, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Public Liberty Will Not Long Survive the Total Extinction of Morals
“The diminution of public virtue is usually attended with that of public happiness, and the public liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals.” – Samuel Adams
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Tagged Diminution, Extinction, First Principles, Moral, Public Happiness, Public Liberty, Public Virtue, Samuel Adams, Survive
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Grateful For A Quest Completed
A poem of gratitude #25: Grateful For A Quest Completed by Michael Romani Life has at best One most important quest It begins at the start By the opening of one’s heart There in a box filled With the best … Continue reading
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Tagged Begin, Belief, Believe, Best, Box, Devotion, Eternal, Feel, First, Gratitude, Great, Grief, Heart, Holiday Magic, Important, Incomprensible, Knightly Virtue, Later, Life, Love, Memory, Now, One, Open, Past, Photograph, Please, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Quest, Rest, Reveal, Reverie, Sacred, Seen, Start, Tragic, Treasure, True, Two Hearts, Undone
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Thought For the Day: A Lot of Troubles In the World Would Be Alleviated By Talking To Each Other and Not About Each Other
“I’ve always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other.” – Ronald Reagan
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Tagged About Each Other, Believe, Disappear, Each Other, Ronald Reagan, Talking To, Thought For the Day, Trouble, World
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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit and Intelligence of the Citizens
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading
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Tagged Banish, Betray, Citizens, Create, Dare, Fall, First Principles, Flatter, Honest, Intelligence, Joseph Story, Profligate, Public Councils, Public Spirit, Republic, Reward, The People, Virtue, Wise
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