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First Principles: For My Part, Whatever Anguish of Spirit It Might Cost, I Am Willing To Know the Whole Truth; To Know the Worst, and To Provide For It
“For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.” – Patrick Henry (1775)
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Thought For the Day: Life Is Inconvenient. Life Is Lumpy. A Lump In the Oatmeal, A Lump In the Throat and A Lump In the Breast Are Not the Same Kind of Lump, One Needs To Learn the Difference.
“One of life’s best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem. Everything … Continue reading
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Tagged Breast, Coping Mechanism, Difference, Inconvient, Learn, Life, Lump, Oatmeal, Problem, Robert Fulghum, Thought For the Day, Throat
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First Principles: No One Can Change Yesterday, But We Can Change Tomorrow
“No one can change yesterday, but we can all change tomorrow.” – William Jefferson Clinton
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Thought For the Day: Overregulation Stifles Creativity. It Smothers Innovation. It Gives Dinosaurs A Veto Over the Future.
“Overregulation stifles creativity. It smothers innovation. It gives dinosaurs a veto over the future. It wastes the extraordinary opportunity for a democratic creativity that digital technology enables.” – Lawrence Lessig
Rural America
Rural Americaby Michael DoyleDespite the beauty of the scenery,There are challenges in this community.There is more here than the movies showAnd the truth is there’s more to know. There’s a harsh struggle in the economy.Jobs are scarce and the people … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Challenges, Community, Country Living, Economy, Ground, Harsh, Instant, Jobs, Main Street, Memory, Movies, Poetry and Poems, Rural America, Scenery, Show, Simple Life, Skill Set, Social Isolation, Socialization, Truth, Wheels
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First Principles: There Will Be Found To Exist At All Times An Impervious Necessity For Restraining All the Functionaries of the Government Within the Range of Their Respective Powers
“There will be found to exist at all times an imperious necessity for restraining all the functionaries of the Government within the range of their respective powers thereby preserving a just balance between the powers granted to this Government and … Continue reading
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Tagged All Times, Exist, First Principles, Found, Functionaries, Government, John Tyler, Necessity, Range, Respective Powers, Retrain
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Thought For the Day: Time Changes Everything Except Something Within Us Which Is Always Surprised By Change
“Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.” – Thomas Hardy
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Serving As the Lord Serves Us
Serving As the Lord Serves Usby Michael DoyleGod’s wrath is at Satan’s snare;Seeking to keep evil at bay and fair.The path forward for humanityIs best walked with modest humility.Across the level ground under the cross,We keep aware of Christ’s loss.In … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bridge, Christianity, Cross, Destination, Evil, Faith, Gentiles, God, God's Love, God's Wrath, Hitory, Humanity, Humility, Jesus, Jews, Level Ground, Lord, Loss, Myter, Open-Door, Poetry and Poems, Rebellious Nature, Remnant, Salvation, Satan, Serve, Snare
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First Principles: If Their Rejection Brought Reconciliation To the World, What Will Their Acceptance Be But Life From the Dead?
“If their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?” – Romans 11:15
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 