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Monthly Archives: July 2025
Thought For the Day: The Meaning of Life Is To Find Your Gift. The Purpose of Life Is To Give It Away
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso
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We Will Do the Rest
We Will Do the Restby Michael DoyleWith a little rain and the truest grit Following admonitions to never forget,We’ll know liberty’s tree from its roots grownTo the top of freedom’s leaves, deeply flowing.We’ve driven the distance to see the sightsAcross … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Those Who Expect To Reap the Blessings of Freedom Must, Like Men, Undergo the Fatigue of Supporting It
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine
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First Principles: The God Who Gave Us Life, Gave Us Liberty At the Same Time
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” – Thomas Jefferson Happy Fourth of July!!
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Tagged Destroy, Disjoin, First Principles, God, Hand of Force, Liberty, Life, Same, Thomas Jefferson, Time
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Speaking Up From the Heart
Speaking Up From the Heartby Michael DoyleSometimes life flies at me undeserved,And my viewpoint seems a bit underservedSo I find myself, as I have from the start,Speaking my mind straight from the heart.We might be in opposition, and that’s okay.But … Continue reading
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Tagged Amicable, Appropriate, Art, Bullies, Capable, Consider the Source, Decide, Deserve, Discourse, Exert, Expert, Grift, Heart, Known, Life, Machine, Mean, Okay, Opposition, Poetry and Poems, Propsition, Pure, Say, Shown, Side, Sold, Speaking My Mind, Speaking Up, Take A Stand, Truth, Underserved, Understand, Undeserved, Viewpoint, Wrong or Right
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First Principles: There Is Nothing Wrong With America That Cannot Be Cured By What Is Right With America
“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” – Bill Clinton
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Tagged American, Bill Clinton, First Principles, Nothing, Right, Wrong
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Thought For the Day: Every Experience Has Its Element of Magic
“Every experience has its element of magic.” – Hermann Hesse, novelist, poet, Nobel laureate (2 Jul 1877-1962)
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Click Track To Health
Click Track To Healthby Michael DoyleThere’s a click track to having good health.It goes beyond other things like wealth.But it isn’t really all that much deep. It’s a thing called regular, consistent sleep.Insomnia has crept across the nights of our … Continue reading
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Tagged Addled, Cherry Chocolate Coffee, Click Track, Health, Hell, Insomnia, Michigan, Night, Poetry and Poems, Sleep, Vacation
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Thought For The Day: If You Take Responsibility For Yourself, You Will Develop A Hunger To Accomplish Your Dreams
“If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.” – Les Brown
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Tagged Accomplish, Develop, Dreams, Hunger, Les Bown, Responsibility, Thought For the Day, Yourself
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First Principles: You Cannot Escape the Responsibility of Tomorrow By Evading It Today
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln
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