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Fitting In Comfortably
Fitting In Comfortablyby Michael DoyleBetween bits of laughter, we begin comfortablyIn building what may yet become our family.It isn’t so much the jokes but the easy smiles.They go a long way in logging away the miles.A sip shared, a song … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness; Only Light Can Do That. Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate; Only Love Can Do That
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
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First Principles: The Truth Is Like A Lion; You Don’t Have To Defend It. Let It Loose; It Will Defend Itself
“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.” – St. Augustine
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Drifting Away
Drifting Awayby Michael DoyleWords and deeds form love’s foundation.Miracles of mercy shine in explanation. The something that anchors all our passion,Is love’s path walked with compassion.A rack of tequilas sways on a server’s tray.They set in motion hearts ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion, Dance, Drifting Away, Dsco Lights, Explanation, Heart, Infinite, Love, Love's Foundaaton, Miracles of Mercy, Never Qiuit, Passion, Poetry and Poems, Romance, Soul, Tonight, Touch, Words and Deeds
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First Principles: Villainy Wears Many Masks; None So Dangerous As the Mask of Virtue
“Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.” – Washington Irving Think about this when you witness the pandering virtue signaling that happens these days.
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Tagged Danger, First Principles, Mask, Viirtue, Villainy, Washington Iriving
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To Your Glory
To Your Gloryby Michael DoyleMy mind has understoodThat your way is that of good.Knowing what I know,My faith is more than show.Your path is the one that’s right.I’m keeping Heaven in my sight.There’s no need to search high or low … Continue reading
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Tagged Authenncity, Faith, Faithfulness, Father and the Son, God's Glory, Good, Heaven, Knowledge, Looking Back, Path, Poetry and Peems, Praise, Presence, Revelaton, Search, Truth, Understood
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Thought For the Day: The Whole World Is A Series of Miracles, But We’re So Used To Them We Call Them Ordinary Things
“The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them we call them ordinary things.” – Hans Christian Andersen
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First Principles: The Moral Principles and Precepts Contained In the Scriptures Ought To Form the Basis of All Our Civil Constitutions and Laws
“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and his Apostles . … Continue reading
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Tagged Basis, Chistianity, Civil Constitution, Civil Liberty, First Principles, Government, Law, Noah Webster, Precepts, Scripture
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Peace and War
Peace and Warby Michael DoyleWhen it comes to moments like war,It feels rare that anyone is truly winning.There’s always something that changes the score.Before we know it, we’re back to the beginning.There’s something about the total brutality.It strips away any … Continue reading
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Tagged Begiinning, Brutality, Confide, Conflict, Cruelty, Defeat, Hand, History, Humanity, Incomplete, Moments, Outburst, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Score, Surrender, Victory, War, Winniing
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