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A Sultry Obsession
A Sultry Obsessionby Michael DoyleSince an early age, I have had a sultry obsessionWith a kind of magic that cannot be held in possessionCleaning up after others was maybe not so wonderfulBut it was doing my bit to keep our … Continue reading
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First Principles: We Don’t Inherit the Earth From Our Ancestors, We Borrow It From Our Children
“We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb
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Tagged Ancestors, Borrow, Earth, First Principles, Inherit, Native American Proverb, Our Children, We
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In A Million Days
In A Million Daysby Michael DoyleI find myself drowning in the ocean of youIn all of the good things I’ve learned to be trueThere, deep within your beautiful, dreamy eyesIs my future that I’ve come to recognizeIt’s said that looks … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Life Is Like A Library By An Author. In It Are A Few Books Which He Wrote Himself, But Most of Them Were Written For Him
“Life is like a library owned by an author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick, preacher and author (24 May 1878-1969)
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First Principles: It Is A Government of the People By the People For the People No Longer It Is A Government of Corporations By Corporations For Corporations
“It is a government of the people by the people for the people no longer it is a government of corporations by corporations for corporations.” – Rutherford B. Hayes
Harbor Minds
Harbor Mindsby Michael DoyleLike dolphins on an Aegean journeyBegan the seeds of ancient Greek philosophySome germinating into full-bloomed thoughtOthers leave more room, yet to be soughtOne notion after another brought sight to the blindOne motion after another for the good … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Make You Miserable
“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” – James A. Garfield
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Thought For the Day: When I Am Asked, “What In Your View Is the Worst Human Rights Problem In the World Today?” I Reply: “Absolute Poverty.”
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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Our Living Hope
Our Living Hopeby Michael DoyleOur living hope is pureMaking our souls sureOf the Lord’s living graceAs we gaze on His holy faceWe know this by the tracesIn all we do as we embraceIn this living God we knowWho brings light … Continue reading
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Tagged Aware, Become, Been, Bible, Celebration, Christianity, Commit, Communion, Darkness, Dedication, Embrace, Family, Focus, Forever, Forward, Freed, Gaze, God, God's Community, Grace, Gratitude, Hallelujah, Hands, Heaven, Holy Face, Humble, Humbled Hearts, Individual, Jesus, Join, Know, Light, Living God, Living Hope, Living Right, Lord, Need, Offering, One-By-One, Partake, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Pure, Raise, Rendering, Repent, Right Attitude, Sacred Praise, Satan, Satan's Snare, Shadow, Sin, Soul, Soul Shake, Start, Sure, The Lord, Trace, Transform, Voices, Words
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