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Monthly Archives: August 2026
Thought For the Day: What Keeps Faith Cheerful Is the Extreme Persistence of Gentleness and Humor
“What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary things: through cooking and small talk, through storytelling, making love, fishing, tending animals and sweet … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheerfulness, Daily Life, Faith, Garrison Kellor, Gentleness, Humor, Oridnary Things, Persistance, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The Constitution Is the Origin and Measure of Legislative Authority. It Says To Legislators, Thus Far Ye Shall Go and No Farther
“The Constitution is the origin and measure of legislative authority. It says to legislators, thus far ye shall go and no farther. Not a particle of it should be shaken; not a pebble of it should be removed.” – William … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, First Principles, Legislative Authority, Legislators, Measure, Origin, Willaim Paterson
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Love When the World Is Broken
Love When the World Is Brokenby Michael DoyleThere’s no need to wonderAbout how the world broke.That still voice inside meWhispered as it quietly spoke.Too often we chasedSeeking the way over the pedestalWith chemicals and technology as we pacedAnd we surrendered … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken, Chemicals, Dirty Bomb, Hase, Ideal, Love, Pedestal, Poetry and Poems, Still Voice, Surrender, Technology, The World, Whisper, Wonder, World
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Thought For the Day: Prayer Does Not Mean Simply To Pour Out One’s Heart. It Means Rather To Find the Way To God and To Speak With Him, Whether the Heart is Full Or Empty
“Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one’s heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him, whether the heart is full or empty.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Tagged Conversation, Empty, Full, God, Meaning, One's Heart, Pour Out, Prayer, Thought For the Day, Way
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First Principles: Sad Will Be the Day When the American People Forget Their Traditions and Their History, and No Longer Remember …Their Country
“Sad will be the day when the American people forget their traditions and their history, and so longer remember that the country they love, the institutions they cherish, and the freedom they hope to preserve, were born from the throes … Continue reading
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Tagged American People, Armed Resistance, Bravery, Cherish, Country, First Principles, Freedom, History, Institution, Love, Preservation, Rememberance, Roger Sherman, Sad, Tradition, Tyranny
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Not This Kid Anymore
Not This Kid Anymoreby Michael DoyleI’m not that kid anymore.The kid who looked into the backyard Watching the monkeys play,And wanting to play, too.I’m not that kid anymore.The kid who looked into the rainforest,Just beyond the backyard,And wondering with wide … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Backyard, Daniel Boone, Exploration, Garden of the Gods, GPS, Home, Kid, Man, Map, Monkeys, New Road, Photography, Play, Poetry and Poems, Rainforest, Shawnee National Forest, The Phillipines, Wal, Wonder
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Thought For the Day: Instead of Being Afraid of the Challenge and Failure, Be Afraid of Avoiding the Challenge and Doing Nothing
“Instead of being afraid of the challenge and failure, be afraid of avoiding the challenge and doing nothing.” – Soncho Honda
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Tagged Afraid, Avoidance, Bank Failures, Challenge, Doing Nothing, Fear, Soncho Honda', Thought For the Day
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First Principles: All Good Men Wish the Entire Abolition of Slavery, As Soon As It Can Take Place With Safety To the Public, and For the Lasting Good of the… Slaves
“All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the lasting good of the present wretched race of slaves. The only possible step that could be … Continue reading
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Tagged Abolition, All Good Men, Convention, First Principles, Importation, Lasting Good, Oliver Ellsworth, Period, Public, Safety, Slavery, Slaves
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Corporate Breeze
Corporate Breezeby Michael DoyleWith a billion viewsCorporate finds the news.In words of simplicity,There’s no room for complexity.Some might find this a pity,But it’s another night in New York City.The paparazzi flashes lightWhile all the glitz blasts the night.Heroes and villains … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Claw Back, Complexity, Corporate, Corporate Breeze, Credibility, Glitz, Heroes and Vilains, New York City, News, Paparazzi, Pity, Poetry and Poems, PR, Relevant, Simplicity, Truth, Views, Words
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Thought For the Day: Every Man’s Life Is A Fairy Tale Written By God’s Fingers
“Every man’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.” – Hans Christian Andersen.
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Tagged Fairytale, Fingers, God, Hans Christian Andersen, Life, Mankind, Thought For the Day, Written
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