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First Principles: To the Roots of the Mountains I Sank Down; the Earth Beneath Barred Me In Forever. But You, Lord My God, Brought My Life Up From the Pit
“To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit.” – Jonah 2:6
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Tagged First Principles, Forever, Jonah 2:6, Life, Lord, Mountain, My God, Pit, Roots, Sank Down, The Earth
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Spinning Wheel Spun
Spinning Wheel Spunby Michael DoyleWhen the wheel is spunAnd you look at what you’ve wonYou find the truth in what has been doneAt the end of it, you’re number one.The crowd gets overly loud, But you know that it’s allowed.You … Continue reading
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Tagged "The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted." - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799), Allowed, Done, Dream, Game, Hustle, Lights, Loaded Dice, Number One, Poetry and Poems, Rock-n-Roll Circus, Scene, Show, Spinning Wheel, Spun, Street, Sympathy, Symphony, The Crowd, Twice, Wheel, Won
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Thought For the Day: It Is Strange How Often A Heart Must Be Broken Before the Years Can Make It Wise
“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.” – Sarah Teasdale It is the anniversary of Sarah Teasdale’s birth.
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Tagged Broken, Heart, Sarah Teasdale, Strange, Thought For the Day, Wise, Years
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First Principles: Do Not Wait; the Time Will Never Be ‘Just Right.’ Start Where You Stand, and Work With Whatever Tools You May Have At Your Command, and Better Tools Will Be Found As You Go Along
“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” – George Herbert
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Tagged Command, First Principles, Found, George Herbert, Go Along, Just Right, Stand, Start, Time, Tools, Wait, Work
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Celebrity Wife (Celebrity Life)
Celebrity Wife (Celebrity Life)by Michael DoyleHe says he loves her modesty,But he won’t allow her the dignityOf choosing how she’ll dress.Her makeup is smeared into a mess.Going out in public on her own,Sitting on the grass and not her throne,Allows … Continue reading
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Tagged Allowance, Celebration, Celebrity Life, Celebrity Wife, Conception, Dance, Deception, Dignity, Dress, Fragility, Goddess, Human Being, Imagination, Lights, Little Lies, Makeup, Modesty, Nights, Personal Taste, Poetry and Poems, Public, Rock Star, Speak, Spoken, Throne, Waste
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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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