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Thought For the Day: We Are Too Great A Nation To Limit Ourselves To Small Dreams
“We are too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We are not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline. I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter … Continue reading
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First Principles: We Must Not Let Our Rulers Load Us With Perpetual Debt
“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816) Regardless of which side of the divide in politics we sit on, we should each recognize that leaving perpetual debt on our children’s … Continue reading
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Dark Hearted Contemplation
Gossips can be so harsh in the half truths and complete untruths they attempt to spread and the heartbreak they wish to inflict on those who are innocent in any case. This is a poem in response to the misdeeds … Continue reading
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Tagged Alibis, Animosity, Attack, Authority, Awak, Believe, Cheat, Code of Honor, Contemplation, Control, Dark Heart, Dishonest, Empty, End, Eyes, Faith, False Accusation, Faslity, Feeding Frenzy, Gossip, Hard World, Heartbreak, Innocent, Integrity, Island, Jealous, Left Alone, Liar, Lies, Life, Lost, Love, Peace, Petty, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Redemption, Responsible, Right, Rumors, Safety, Sauir, Soul, Stone, Strife, Think, Trouble, True Cause, Truth, Uncertain, Wish, Wonder, Words
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Thought For the Day: The Deepest Glory of Friendship Is the Spiritual Inspiration When You Discover Someone Else Believes In You and Trusts You
“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Companionship, Discover, Friendship, Glory, Hand, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Smil, Spiritual Inspiration, Thought For the Day, Trust
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First Principles: A Little Matter Will Move A Party, But, It Must Be Something Great That Moves A Nation
“A little matter will move a party, but it must be something great that moves a nation.” – Thomas Paine (1792)
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Delight In the Truth of Sanctuary
Based in part on Psalms 37:4: Delight In the Truth of Sanctuary by Michael Romani Finding happiness in the Lord to find our desires Keeping our sights on the inspiration of our fire Gathering the cornerstones of our days of … Continue reading
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Tagged Being, Bright, Building, Chase, Commandment, Commitment, Commune, Cornerstone, Days, Deep, Delight, Devotion, Divinity, Done, Embrace, Emotion, Eternity, Father, Fire, Forgiven, Forward, Frame, Fruit, Given, Grace, His, Home, Immortality, Inspiration, Kingdom, Know, Laughter, Life, Light, Lives, Lord, Love, Magic, Meaning, Mind, Need, Observe, Path, Photograph, Plan, Poem, Poetry, Power, Process, Promise, Psalms, Read, Real, Reason, Relationship, Right, Righteousness, Sanctuary, Season, Servant, Serve, Shine, Sight, Steps, Toward, Tragice, Trigger, Truth, Why, Worship, Yoke
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The Arrow Shoots Straight
We can do nothing about our yesterdays. We cannot do a whole lot about our tomorrows but prepare. All we are promised and all that we have is this moment we breathe. The Arrow Shoots Straight by Michael Romani We … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Anger, Arrow, Belief, Breathe, Brother, Cave, Dead, Dragon, Echo, Fight, Fire, Forgive, Grief, Head, Hide, Honor, Inflict, Inside, Inspire, Jesus, Live, Meaning, Miss, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Promise, Quiet, Remember, Straight, Stranger, Sublime, Survive, Taint, Tear, Tears, Time, Today, Tomorrow, True Love, Wall, We, Year, Yesterday
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First Principles: Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance and A People Who Mean To Be Their Own Governors Must Arm Themselves With the Power Which Knowledge Gives
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” – James Madison
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Tagged Arm, First Principles, Forever, Give, Govern, Governors, Ignorance, James Madison, Knowledge, Mean, People, Power
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Thought For the Day: Most Folks Are As Happy As They Make Up Their Minds To Be
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
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Thought For the Day: Lovers Don’t Finally Meet Somewhere. They’re In Each Other All Along.
“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” – Rumi
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