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Sonic Gems: Ghazal: Lost Songs of the Silk Road
The Silk Road was an extended matrix of overland trade routes across Eurasia which linked multiple nations including India and Persia/Iran. As these nations brushed against one another, sometimes their cultures and music would form a confluence that was and … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Idea of A University – Newman
John Henry Newman was an Anglican priest, poet and theologian who became a Catholic cardinal. He lived between February 21, 1801 and August 11, 1890 and was an important and controversial figure in English religious history. During his life, he … Continue reading
On Being A Disciple
On Being A Disciple by Michael Romani It hasn’t been lost on me That following Christ can seem costly But its rewards are priceless And not just a bit of niceness What it is that I give That it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Disciple, Inspiration, Integrity, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Priceless, Priority
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WordPress – #Weekly Photo Challenge – Pedestrian
Took me a long walk along the beach Life’s satisfaction within my reach There was nothing that felt pedestrian In my stroll along the majestic ocean Just as soaring deep within me Painted forever in my memory
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Fashion
There is something amazing in your fashion That tells me that you’ll always be my passion There is something amazing in your passion That tells me that you’ll always be my fashion Every time I hold you close as we … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Dance, Fashion, Hand Held, Passion, Photograph, Romance, Soul, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is In the Mastery of Hardships
“A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.” – Helen Keller Using her own life as an example, Helen Keller, showed the world how to master hardships that knock down so many others. Her … Continue reading
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Tagged Absence, Happiness, Hardships, Helen Keller, Mastery, Overcoming, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Facts Are Stubborn Things
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” —John Adams (1770) in ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Plutarch’s Lives – Demosthenes
Plutarch’s Lives has been previously discussed. The past posts should be reviewed for some background information about this set of biographies. With the respect to Demosthenes, the following may be said. Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander the Great, Athens, Demosthenes, Harvard Classics, Macedon, Oratory, Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives
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Running Down Petty Dreams
Dedicated to the extraordinary life of an ordinary every day hero of the common men and women of our cynical generation desperate for the reason to hope that he so often gave us. Running Down Petty Dreams by Michael Romani … Continue reading
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Tagged Dues, Guitar, Heartbreaker, Hurt, Lucky, Mad Hatter, Petty, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Punk, Rickenbacker, Running, Southern
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