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Thought For the Day: We Cannot All Succeed When Half of Us Are Held Back
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai
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The Painful Reality of Perfectionism
The Painful Reality of Perfectionismby Michael DoyleThere is a need to face eventuallyWhether painful or not, the realityThat however much we have optimismThere is no such thing as perfectionismAt least so much as actually be perfectThere is only really the … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Greater Part of Our Misery Or Unhappiness Is Determined Not By Our Circumstance But By Our Disposition
“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” – Martha … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Treachery and Violence Are Spears Pointed At Both Ends; They Wound Those Who Resort To Them Worse Than Their Enemies
“Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies.” – Emily Bronte
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First Principles: The Public Cannot Be Too Curious Concerning the Characters of Public Men
“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men.” -Samuel Adams (1775)
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Thought For the Day: I Will Not Tell You How Long Or Short the Way Will Be, Only That It Lies Across A River. But Do Not Fear That, For I Am the Great Bridge Builder
“But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.” ― C.S. Lewis, Aslan, in The Voyage of … Continue reading
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A Prayer For the Unbroken Passage
A Prayer For the Unbroken Passageby Michael DoyleDaily prayer helps along our communionIt keeps our path to God in its unionLaunched humbly into a daily conversationIt guides us toward our heavenly destinationJesus brought disciples to see his transfigurationThey had a … Continue reading
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First Principles: Be Joyful In Hope, Patient In Affliction, Faithful In Prayer
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” – Romans 12:12
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