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First Principles: Don’t Expect To Build Up the Weak By Pulling Down the Strong
“Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.” – Calvin Coolidge
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Tagged Build Up, Calvin Coolidge, Expectation, First Principles, Pull Down, Strong, Weak
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Thought For the Day: You Make Each Day A Special Day. You Know How, By Just Your Being You
“You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you.” – Fred Rogers
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Tagged Being You, Each Day, Fred Rogers, Know, Specal, Thought For the Day, You
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Dancing With Ghosts
Dancing With Ghostsby Michael DoyleIn spaces where war is thought of as gloryThere are legends that make for great story.Those of us who have fought for our nationKnow this as a fantastic conversation.Around the fire, it’s meant to endlessly inspireSo … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptable Kind, Battle, Blind, Convesation, Death, Explantion, Fight, Fire, Flanked, Forwrd, Glory, Inspiraton, Legends, Marks of Battle, Monsters, Night, Ntion, Poetry and Poems, Real, Spaces, Story, Toward, Truth
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Thought For the Day: If You Want To Meet Someone Who Can Fix Any Situation You Don’t Like… Look Into A Mirror, Then Say This Word: “Hello”
“If you want to meet someone who can fix any situation you don’t like, who can bring you happiness in spite of what other people say or believe, look in a mirror, then say this magic word: ‘Hello.’” -Richard Bach
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Tagged Believe, Fix, Hapiness, Hell, Magic Word, Meet, Mrror, Richard Bach, Say, Situatiion, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: We Must Dare To Be Great; and We Must Realize That Greatness Is the Fruit of Toil and Sacrifice and High Courage
“We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.” – William Howard Taft
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Tagged First Princples, Dare, Great, William Howard Taft, Frut, Tooil, Sacrfce, High Coourage
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Dreams In the Khyber Pass
Dreams In the Khyber Passby Michael DoyleStories are importantTo our understanding.They aren’t just random compartmentsFor when life gets too demanding.Each story provides a layerOf step or steps bringing us near.These take us from here to thereAnd make the details clear.We … Continue reading
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Tagged Borders, Details, Dreams, Important, Jouney, Khyber Pass, Layer, Life, Poetry and Poems, Pretense, Pridde, Sense, Story, Understanding
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I’m Finally Home
I’m Finally Homeby Michael DoyleTurned around to solid ground,I was no longer Hellbound.My interest in the open roadWas replaced by the blessing I was told.I find my freedom in my salvation.The glory road became my fascination.I am no longer destined … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Christ's Strength, Dark of Night, Destiny, Final, Freedom, Glory Road, Grave, Hellbound, Home, Light, Open Road, Poetry and Poems, Salvaton, Saved, Solid Groun, Stand
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Thought For the Day: Perfectionism Is the Enemy of Creation, As Extreme Self-Solitude Is the Enemy of Well-Being
“Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being.” – John Updike
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Tagged Creation, Enemy, Extreme, John Updike, Perfectionism, Self-Solitude, Thought For the Day, Well-Being
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First Principles: The Budget Should Be Balanced Not By More Taxes, But By Reduction of Follies
“The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.”– Herbert Hoover
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Tagged Balance, Budget, First Princicples, Folly, Herbert Hooever, Reductiion, Taxes
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Thought For the Day: St. Patrick’s Day… Serves As A Time For People of Irish Descent From All Traditions and Religions To Honor Their Native Land and Shared Heritage
“On this day, millions of people…throughout the world will gather to commemorate the life of Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. From his days as a slave in Ireland to his work as missionary years later, St. Patrick demonstrated a courage, … Continue reading
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Tagged Commitment, Commnity, Country's Charracter, Courage, Devotion, Faith, Family, Fath, George W. Bush, Happy St. Patrick's Day, Hearts and Minds, Heritage, Ireland, Irish Descent, Native Land, Saint Patrck, Strengtth, Thought For the Day, Traditions and Religions
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