Monthly Archives: February 2023

A Gentle Surrender To Greatness

A Gentle Surrender To Greatnessby Michael DoyleWhile it’s known that greed killsIt is also generosity that healsThere is no out giving God for givingStarting with salvation and our forgivingTrusting God with what’s in our handsIs the traced path that God … Continue reading

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First Principles: God Gave Us A Spirit Not of Fear But of Power and Love and Self-Control

” For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” – 2 Timothy 1:7

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Thought For the Day: All Art Is Autobiographical; the Pearl Is the Oyster’s Autobiography

“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” -Federico Fellini, film director and writer (20 Jan 1920-1993)

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Thought For the Day: When They Can No Longer Control or Manipulate You, They Smear You

“When they can no longer control or manipulate you, they smear you.” – Steve Maraboli, Behavioral Scientist, Counselor, Author of Unapologetically You

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First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly

“[N]ever suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1785

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Thought For the Day: The Problem We Have Is That We Are Ruled By Unserious People Who Are Worried About Fake Problems Instead of the Real Fact That Our Country Is Falling Apart

“The problem we have … is that we are ruled by unserious people who are worried about fake problems instead of the real fact that our country is falling apart in some of the most important ways.” – Sen. J.D. … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Same Prudence Which In Private Life Would Forbid Our Paying Our Own Money For Unexplained Projects, Forbids It In the Dispensation of the Public Moneys

“The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Impossible. The Word Itself Says ‘I’m Possible!'”

 “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” – Audrey Hepburn

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First Principles: Government Is Instituted To Protect Property of Every Sort; As Well That Which Lies In the Various Rights of Individuals

“Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the term particularly expresses.” – James Madison (1792)

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