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Monthly Archives: June 2024
Thought For the Day: A Great Book Should Leave You With Many Experiences, and Slightly Exhausted At the End. You Live Several Lives While Reading It
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.” – William Styron, novelist (11 Jun 1925-2006)
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Tagged End, Exhausted, Experiences, Great Book, Read, Several Lives, Thought For the Day, William Styron
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Red Light Kissing
Red Light Kissingby Michael DoyleSometimes valid issues are hadEven true hearts can be sadBut the kiss of love is understandingAnd be giving, not overly demandingEach couple must without hesitationLearn to appreciate the value of questionsThere are many things of major … Continue reading
First Principles: The Most Sacred of the Duties of A Government Is To Do Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens
“The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)
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Tagged Citizens, Duties, Equal, First Principles, Government, Impartial, Justice, Sacred, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Everybody Needs His Memories. They Keep the Wolf of Insignificance From the Door
“Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.” – Saul Bellow, writer, Nobel laureate (10 Jun 1915-2005)
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Tagged Door, Everybody, Insignificance, Memories, Needs, Saul Bellow, Thought For the Day, Wolf
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Putting the Good In the Goodness
Putting the Good in the Goodnessby Michael DoyleIn the days of my life, I seek every day to learnKnowing full well that there is much to discernSeeking only to do my best to live the good lifeI seek earnestly to … Continue reading
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Tagged All Ways, Aspiration, Best, Chances, Circumstances, Comfort, Consistency, Constanct, Counsel, Days, Discern, Divinity, Earnest, Everyday, Expectation, Faith, Fear, God, God's Path, God's Plan, Good, Good Life, Goodness, Grace, Heed, His Holy Name, Holy Word, Hope and Purpose, Inspiration, Jesus, Joy, Know, Learn, Life, Lord's Plans, My Life, Pass, Path, Peace, Pillow, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pure Goodness, Reason, Reassure, Reliance, Rest, Seek, Sorrow, Soul, Source, Sovereignity, Strife, Tests, Today, Tomorrow, Transform, True Dignity, Trust, Uncertainty, Wish, Wonders, Works
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Thought For the Day: Live and Let Live and Remember This Line: Your Bus’ness Is Your Bus’ness and My Bus’ness Is Mine
“Live and let live, be and let be, / Hear and let hear, see and let see, / Sing and let sing, dance and let dance. … Live and let live and remember this line: / ‘Your bus’ness is your … Continue reading
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Tagged Cole Porter, Let Live, Line, Live, Mine, Remember, Thought For the Day, Your Bus'ness
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First Principles: “For I Know the Plans I Have For You”, Declares the Lord, “Plans To Prosper You and Not To Harm You, “Plans To Give You Hope and A Future
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11.” – Jeremiah 29:11
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Tagged First Principles, Future, Harm, Hope, Jeremiah 29:11, Know, Plans, Prosper, The Lord, You
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Thought For the Day: The Future Belongs To Those Who Believe In the Beauty of Their Dreams
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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First Principles: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself and Your Country More Than Yourself
“Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.” – Thomas Jefferson (1825)
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Tagged Cherish, Country, First Principles, God, Love, Neighbor, Parents, Reverence, Self, Thomas Jefferson, Yourself
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