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Monthly Archives: December 2024
The One Who Won’t Go Away
The One Who Won’t Go Awayby Michael DoyleIn the air is a feeling of anticipationAs we joyfully prepare our contributionChristmas is coming as if we’re dreamingSoul shine fills us as if it’s beamingGod is with us as we happily prepare … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Lord, Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace. Where There Is Hatred, Let Me Sow Love
“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” – St. Francis of Assisi
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Tagged Hatred, Instrument, Lord, Love, Peace, Sow, St. Francis of Assisi, Thought For the Day, Where
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First Principles: May the God of Hope Fill With All Joy and Peace In Believing, So That You Will Abound In Hope By the Power of the Holy Spirit
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13
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Tagged Abound, All Joy and Peace, Believe, First Priciples, God, Holy Spirit, Hope, Power, Romans 15:13
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First Principles: A Good Government Implies Two Things; First, Fidelity To the Objects of the Government; Secondly, A Knowledge of the Means, By Which Those Objects Can Be Best Attained
“A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained.” – Joseph Story (1833)
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Tagged Attained, Fidelity, First Principles, Good Government, Government, Joseph Story, Knowledge, Means, Objects, Second, Two
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Thought For the Day: Socialism Is A Philosophy of Failure, the Creed of Ignorance, and the Gospel of Envy
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.” – Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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Tagged Creed, Envy, Failure, Gospel, Ignorance, Philosophy, Socialism, Thought For the Day, Winston Churchill
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Merry Christmas From Aloha Promises Forever, Nadin-Katrin, and Michael
This is serve as a Aloha Promises Forever’s Christmas Card to all of my wonderful viewers/readers/followers. We wouldn’t be who we are without your being who each of you are! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate Christmas and Happiest of … Continue reading
A Road of Traveled Story
A Road of Traveled Storyby Michael DoyleThis universe isn’t made of cosmic dustThough we all depend on God as we mustThis universe is a road of traveled gloryEach of us has our own part in this storyGiven our roles, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Answer, Beautiful Mind, Beauty, Blind, Broken Arrow, Challenges, Choice, Choices, Cosmic Dust, Crash, Cure, Dark, Days, Decision, Devil's Train, Door, Duty, Fate, Friends, God, Gypsy Tears, Hate, Hope, Hurt, Imprisoned, Life, Light, Love, Mine, Morning, Narrow, Night, Opportunity, Own Part, Poetry and Poems, Power, Prism, Refrain, Road, Roles, Shine, Sighted, Sky, Still Live, Story, Time, Traveled Story, True Love, Ugly, Universe, Veil, Voice, Walls, Ways, Weight, Years
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Thought For the Day: Men Are Divided In Opinion As To the Facts. And Even Granting the Facts, They Explain Them In Different Ways
“Men are divided in opinion as to the facts. And even granting the facts, they explain them in different ways.” – Edwin Abbott Abbott, schoolmaster and theologian (20 Dec 1838-1926)
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First Principles: To Preserve Their Independence, We Must Not Let Our Rulers Load Us With Perpetual Debt. We Must Make Our Election Between Economy and Liberty, Or Profusion and Servitude
“To preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.” – Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Samuel Kercheval (1816)
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