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Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Finding Christian Contentment

Finding Christian Contentmentby Michael DoyleRejoice in and readily show your love,Following the ways of our God above.Always seeking after our good contentmentWhile doing our best to reach for improvement.Whatever your situation and circumstance,We can defeat the discomfort of our happenstance.It … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Those Who Are Happiest Are Those Who Do the Most For Others

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” – Booker T. Washington

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First Principles: Do Nothing Out of Selfish Ambition Or Vain Conceit. Rather, In Humility, Value Others Above Yourselves

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” – Philippians 2:3 NIV

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Full of Moments

Full of Momentsby Michael DoyleLife is full of momentsOf “I can’t understand”.Maybe I don’t need toAs long as I’m holding your hand.There’s so muchThat I don’t know.From the mistakes that I’ve madeI’d guess it shows. I’ve made my peaceWith most … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is Better To Be Defeated Standing For A High Principle Than To Run By Committing Subterfuge

““It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.” – Grover Cleveland

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Thought For the Day: Be Less Curious About People and More Curious About Ideas

“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” – Madame Marie Curie

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Happy Is Man’s Unknown Door

Happy Is Man’s Unknown Doorby Michael DoyleI see it thereIn your eyes.How life has taught,Making you more wise.Much of life Comes to us by surprise.Happy are those Who live past probable demise.Happy is the man who lives,Rising up from life’s … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Extravagant Expenditure of Public Money Is An Evil Not To Be Measured By the Value of That Money To the People Who Are Taxed For It

“The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.” – Chester A. Arthur The thing is that as far back as we … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: When I Can Look Life In the Eyes, Grown Calm and Very Coldly Wise, Life Will Have Given Me the Truth, and Taken In Exchange, My Youth

“When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange – my youth.” – Sara Teasdale

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Whispered Words

Whispered Wordsby Michael DoyleYour whispered words,I questioned why.When I listened closely,They sounded like goodbye.You hardly had time to live,Let alone time to die.At your graveside,All I could do was wonder why.In my eyes,You had been such a beautiful child.I say … Continue reading →

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