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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Thankful For God’s Love and Mercy
Based in part on 1st Samuel: Thankful For God’s Love and Mercy by Michael Romani Giving thanks for all at all times Expressed in my thousand rhymes Always seeking wisdom in my prayers Walking this world without false airs Surely … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: World Peace Must Develop From Inner Peace Manifesting From Compassion
“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.” – Dalai Lama
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Tagged Absence, Compassion, Dalai Lama, Develop, Human, Inner, Manifestation, Peace, Thought For the Day, Violence, World
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First Principles: Oppressors Can Only Tyrannize When They Achieve A Standing Army, An Enslaved Press and A Disarmed Populace
“Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.” – James Madison
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Tagged Achieve, Disarm, Enslave, First Principles, James Madison, Oppressor, Press, Standing Army, The People, Tyranny
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Thankful For That Yellow Brick Road
A poem of gratitude # 23 for the songs of my life that feel deeply in my heart: Thankful For That Yellow Brick Road by Michael Romani A pre-winter’s chill is felt to the bone As I sit here thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Belong, Castaway, Celebrity, Change, Chill, Chord, Dogs of Society, Drift, Echo, Eyes, Flow, Gratitude, Heart, Howl, Humble, Influence, Integrity, Keys, Land, Live, Lyric, Melody, Memory, Moment, Notes, Passage, Pet Sounds, Photograph, Please, Pockets, Poem, Poetry, Record, Sense, Song, Soul, Stumble, Thankful, Truth, When, Wonder, Yellow Brick Road, Youth
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Thought For the Day: A Bedrock Principle of the First Amendment Is that Government Cannot Prohibit the Free Expression of Ideas That May Be Offensive or Disagreeable
“If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.” – Justice William J. Brennan (1906-1997) … Continue reading
First Principles: Guard Against the Impostures of Pretended Patriotism
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” – George Washington (1796)
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Tagged Against, First Principles, George Washington, Guard, Imposture, Patriotism, Pretend
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Thought For the Day: A Warm Smile Is the Universal Language of Kindness
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward
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Tagged Kindness, Language, Smile, Thought For the Day, Universal, Warm, William Arthur Ward
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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Are Never Secure When the Transactions of Their Rulers May Be Concealed From Them
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry
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Tagged Conceal, First Principles, Liberties, Patrick Henry, People, Rulers, Secure, Transactions
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Thankful In Collaboration
Thinking on art and design, a poem of gratitude for its immersive collaboration. A poem in gratitude #21: Thankful In Collaboration by Michael Romani Designs of light In abstraction Just might Be created in collaboration Subtle changes Create the color … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstraction, Ah-Ha, Art, Blue, Breadth, Breath, Change, Collaboration, Color, Create, Design, Drawn, Embrace, Experience, Exude, Feeling, Foundation, Gratitude, Heart, Immersive, Latitude, Light, Link, Mood, Observer, Photograph, Pink, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Rearrange, Red, Reeling, Relax, Room, Saturation, Soul, Space, Step, Thankful, Wake, Wow, Yellow
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