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Thought For the Day: May the Father of All Mercies Scatter Light, and Not Darkness, Upon Our Paths, and Make Us In All Our Several Vocations Useful Here
“May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way everlastingly happy.” – George Washington
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Tagged All Mercies, Darkness, Due Time, Father, George Washington, Happy, Light, Paths, Thought For the Day, Vocations
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Merry Christmas (If You Will)
Merry Christmas (If You Will)by Michael DoyleChildren are silly,Believing everything they see.Playing in Christmas snow, This image is everything to know. I’ve watched the parade unfold.It’s Christmas spirit, and it becomes quite bold.Dancing across the magic of a winter’s day,I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Child's Love, Believe, Bold, Children's Play, Chill, Chilren, Christmas Snow, Christmas Spirit, Confie, Dance, Dreams, Fire, Frosty, Inspire, Invincible, Mage, Merry Christmas, Parade, Poetry and Poems, Santa Inside, Secret, See, Silly, Warm, Winter's Day
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Thought For the Day: When Plunder Becomes A Way of Life, Men Create For Themselves A Legal System That Authorizes It and A Moral Code That Glorifies It
“When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” – Frederic Bastiat (Socialism in a nutshell. Watch as we see it personified in NYC under … Continue reading
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Tagged Authorize, Frederic Bastiat, Glory, Legal System, Mankind, Moral Code, Plunder, Thought For the Day, Way of Life
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First Principles: “The Only Foundation For…A Republic Is To Laid in Religion. Without This There Can Be No Virtue, and Without Virtue There Can Be No Liberty
“The only foundation for… a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments.” – Benjamin … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, First Principles, Founation, Liberty, Object and Life, Religion, Republic, Republican Government, Virtue
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Rumors Had It
Rumors Had Itby Michael DoyleAfter my day filled with too much birthday celebration,I am looking back with joyous contemplation.Rumors had it that I would die 13 years ago.Here on my 63rd birthday, it only goes to show.That like a rock … Continue reading
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Tagged :Light, Birthday, Candles, Chicken and Waffles, Contemplation, Darkness, Daughter, Flickr, Good Day, Lessons, Life, Life's iles, Memories, Moss, Nature Preserve, Photography, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Rock, Roll, Rumor, Sarcoidosis, Shadow Play, Smiles, Soul, Stroll, Tapestry, Wake Up, Wise, Writing, Youngest
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Thought For the Day: Wherever You Go, Go With All Your Heart
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
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Tagged Confucius, First Principles, Go, Heaart, Wherever, You
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First Principles: Among the Natural Rights of the Colonists Are These: First A Right To Life, Secondly To Liberty, and Thirdly To Property; Together With the Right To Defend Them In the Best Manner They Can
“Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and”” thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.” – Samuel Adams
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Tagged Best Manner, Colonists, Defend, First Principles, Liberty, Natural Rights, Property, Right To Life, Samuel Adams
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A Short Story of Jesus, Part II
A Short Story of Jesus, Part IIby Michael DoyleIt came to pass as it was foretold,That Jesus grew into being about 30 years old.While in the wilderness, John called for repentanceKnowing that his cousin would be of great consequence.Shouting in … Continue reading
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Tagged Atone, Bible, Blind, Christianity, Consequence, Conversion, Faith, Fishers of Men, Full Authority, God, God's Kingdom, Holy Communiion, Holy Spirit, Immersion, Jesus, John the Baptist, Jordan River, Lamb of God, Mission, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Repetace, Short Story, Sin, Temptation, Walk, Word of God, World's Sin
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Thought For the Day: I Have Not Failed. I’ve Just Found 10,000 Ways That Won’t Work.
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison As the new year approaches, and we still find so much yet to be done and/or improved on, it is wise to keep this … Continue reading
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First Principles: It Seems To Be A Law of Nature, Inflexible and Inexorable, That Those Who Will Not Risk Cannot Win
“It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.” – John Paul Jones
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