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First Principles: Resist the Tyranny That Would Attempt To Take Inalienable Rights
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual…continue steadfast and with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” – John … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Duty, Dependence, First Principles, Inalienable, John Hancock, Resist, Rights, Social Duty, Tyranny
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Thought For the Day: Have the Courage To Do Right
“God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.” – Chester W. Nimitz
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Tagged Attitude, Chester W. Nimitz, Courage, Fortitude, Hope, Hopeless, Right, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Cotter’s Saturday Night – Robert Burns
On August 5, 1788, Robert Burns married Jean Armour. It seems only fitting that we might take a look in on a verbal picture he paints of Scottish home life on this anniversary. Funny how times change and yet so … Continue reading
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Tagged Criticism, Dialect, Harvard Classics, Kilmarnock Volume, Poetry, Robert Burns, Rustic, Scot, The Cotter's Saturday Night, Voices
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Casual
A Casual Sort of Operatic Rock Star:
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Tagged Bible Study Tools, Casual, Crocodile, Daily Prompt, Rock Star, Wordpress
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A Sort of Jazzy Sonnet
A Sort of Jazzy Sonnet by Michael Romani Lost in an abstraction of truth I spent the morning with the jazz That I loved so much in my youth A rhythmic kick of funky pizzazz Filled with that subtle incongruency … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstraction, Alive, Incongruent, Jazz, Phrasing, Pocket, Poem, Poetry, So What, Sonnet, Take Five
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First Principles: Do Not Squander Time
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.” – Benjamin Franklin Wiser words were seldom said by anyone than by one of the persons in history that I admire … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, First Principles, Life, Productivity, Time, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: There Are No Mistakes Only Lessons of Growth
“A mistake is the most beautiful thing in the world. It is the only way you can get to some place you’ve never been before. I try to make as many as I can. Making a mistake is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Courage, E W Wainwright, Growth, Learning, Lessons, Mistakes
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Ugly Duckling – Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish poet and author who lived from 1805 to 1875. One of the stories he wrote is the classic The Ugly Duckling (Den Grimme Aelling). This is the tale of a seemingly homely little bird who … Continue reading
Submerged Ballet
Submerged by Michael Romani Submerged just below the blue There is another world in my view It’s hard not to be passionate For these things of the ocean Living a life of the fortunate This beauty pushes me into motion … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion, Explore, Humpback Whale, Love, Mysterry, Ocean, Photos, Poetry, Sea, Tonga
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