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Thought For the Day: Unlike Any Other Form of Thought, Daydreaming Is Its Own Reward
“Unlike any other form of thought, daydreaming is its own reward.” – Michael Pollan
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Tagged Daydream, Form, Michael Pollan, Reward, Thought, Thought For the Day, Unlike
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In Plain View (Minding Business)
In Plain View (Minding Business)by Michael DoyleIn our efforts and in our spacesWe work hard to separate our tracesMinding our business in all we doThe relevance comes openly into viewThe Bible opens with God’s creationIn page after page of fascinationNothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Abilities, Adam and Eve, Agent of Change, Assignment, Beautiful, Bible, Blessing, Charity, Co-Create, Conceal, Credibility, Curse, Deeds, Deserve, Direction, Discouragement, Efforts, Encouragement, Expectation, Faith, Faithful, Fall, Generosity, God, God's Creation, God's Love, Godliness, Good Purposes, Growth, Honor, Humanity, Humility, Image, Integrity, Jesus, Legacy, Live, Living Days, Love, Maturity, Minding Business, Mission, Needs, Open view, Perfection, Plain View, Poetry and Poems, Reflection, Relevance, Representation, Serve, Services, Seventh Day, Sincerity, Spaces, Talent, Teach, The Bible, Thrive, Traces, Truly Alive, Witness, Wonderful, Work Hard
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Thought For the Day: Freedom Is the Sure Possession of Those Alone Who Have the Courage To Defend It
“Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles
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Tagged Alone, Courage, Defend, Freedom, Pericles, Possession, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: We the People Are the Rightful Masters of Both Congress and the Courts, Not To Overthrow the Constitution But To Overthrow the Men Who Pervert the Constitution
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”– Abraham Lincoln
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Congress, Constitution, First Principles, Overthrow, Pervert, Rightful Masters, The Courts, We The People
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An Outpouring of Praise
An Outpouring of Praiseby Michal DoyleWith the power to saveYou called me out of my graveI was heavy from sins chainsAnd all of my own efforts were in vainThe day of my salvationCame to change my destinationYour love brought a … Continue reading
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Tagged Atonement, Blame, Broken, Called, Celebration, Chains, Change, Confess, Destination, Fascination, Forever, Glorious Day, Grave, Heart, Heavy, History, Holy Name, Light, Love, My Ways, Mystery, Offer, Outpour, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Remaining Days, Restore, Return, Salvation, Save, Sins, Spoken, Test, The Lord, Tongue, Truth, Words
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First Principles: Let Your Light Shine Before Others, That They May See Your Good Deeds and Glorify Your Father In Heaven
“ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16 (NIV)
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Tagged Father, First Principles, Glorify, Good Deeds, Heaven, Let, Matthew 5:16 (NIV), Same Way, See, Shine, Your Light
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A Push Too Far
A Push Too Farby Michael DoyleA push too farAnd it’s going to leave a scarWhat a move to makeYou didn’t even fakeYou just stole my moneyI suppose you think it’s funnyI know that I honestly doCause I would have given … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask, Begun, Could, Done, Equivocation, Fake, Freeing, Funny, Given, Good, Honest, Money, More, Move, Natural Fact, New Chapter, No Good, Poetry and Poems, Protestation, Push, Scar, Sense, Task, Too Far, Would, Your Heart
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First Principles: Justice, Humanity, and Benevolence Are the Duties You Owe To Society In General. To Your Country the Same Duties Are Incumbent Upon You
“Justice, humanity and benevolence are the duties you owe to society in general. To your country the same duties are incumbent upon you with the additional obligation of sacrificing ease, pleasure, wealth and life itself for its defense and security.”– … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Benevolence, Country, Defense, Duties, Ease, First Principles, Humanity, Incumbent, Justice, Life, Obligation, Pleasure, Sacrifice, Security, Society, Wealth
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Thought For the Day: Literature Is Strewn With the Wreckage of Men Who Have Minded Beyond Reason the Opinions of Others
“Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.” – Virginia Woolf
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Tagged Artist, Beyond Reason, Literature, Mind, Mind Excessively, Nature, Opinions of Others, Said, Strewn, Thought For the Day, Virginia Woolf, Wreckage
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