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Let Us Begin
So many promises of the 20th century have led to false starts, broken hearts and the horror of confronting the results of our delusions. Let Us Begin by Michael Romani In pursuit of stronger minds Do we risk leaving souls … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Agree, Begin, Biology, Blind, Calculated Risk, Cold, Demanding, Distance, Divinity, Eugenics, Expectation, False Start, Game, GMO, Grasp, Journey, Justify, Less Traveled, Manipulate, Master, Melt, Mind, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Risk, Road, Roll, Seldom, Soul, Strong, Timothy Leary, Told, Travel, Travesty, Truth, Understanding, Unravel, Us, Vilify, Weary, Within
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First Principles: America Should Be A Land of Safe and Agreeable Asylum To the Virtuous and Persecuted, Whatever Nation They May Come From
“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.” – George Washington
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Tagged Agreeable, Asylum, First Principles, George Washington, Hope, Land, Mankind, Nation, Persecute, Safe, Virtuous
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Thought For the Day: The Constitution’s Purpose Is To Protect Rights, Not Popular Sovereignty
“Conservatives continue to use the word ‘democracy’ when discussing American politics. They need to reclaim the term ‘republic’ and continue to discuss unalienable rights, namely, property rights. The Constitution’s purpose is to protect rights, not popular sovereignty.” – Will Ricciardella … Continue reading
Kindness Over Sin
Force never brings love into this world. Eloquence can be stunning and yet is no proof of conviction. So, what’s the answer? Maybe… Kindness Over Sin by Michael Romani Not so much serendipity As it is mere Christianity To … Continue reading
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Tagged Blindness, Certain, Christ, Conviction, Discern, Divinity, Eloquence, Feel, Flame, Force, Frame, Heal, Hurt, Kindness, Lean, Love, Mere Christianity, Name, Offer Up, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Proof, Real, See, Serendipity, Serve, Simple, Sin, Stun, Tame, Temptation, Theology, Trump, Words, World, Zeal
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In Dedication To You
One day I met a really wonderful elf. As blessings would have it, the person behind that elf was even more wonderfully magical. Our first conversation started simply. We discussed the use of wind-lights in SL photography and one thing … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Acceptance, All, All Night, Awake, Beguile, Behind, Blessing, Blind, Breath, Broken Heart, Complete, Connection, Control, Conversation, Death, Dedication, Details, Devotion, Elf, Eyes, Fatality, Fear, Feeling, Find, Hand, Happiness, Heart, Hide, History, Hold, Inspiration, Join, Level, Life, Live, Love, Loving Connection, Meet, Mortality, Ocean, Pain, Past, Photograph, Pledge, Poem, Poetry, Question, Reel, Rest, Safe, See, Side, Sincere, Smile, Soul, Still, Storm, Sunrise, Sweet, Take, Talk, Vulnerable, Walk, Warm, Weather, Year
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Thought for the Day: Talent Is God Given. Be Humble.
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” – John Wooden
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Tagged Careful, Conceit, Fame, God Given, Grateful, Humble, John Wooden, Man-Given, Self-Given, Talent, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: We Have Staked the Future of All Our Political Constitutions On the Capacity of Ourselves To Act According to the Moral Principles of the Ten Commandments of God
“We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according … Continue reading
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Tagged Capacity, Constitution, First Principles, Future, God, Govern, Government, James Madison, Moral, Nation, Ourselves, Power, Principles, Stake, Ten Commandments, Virginia General Assembly
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Alchemy of Words
Words are such powerful things – especially when you’re not finding the right ones… Alchemy of Words by Michael Romani Standing just before the threshold Hand to heart then hand to ground At peace as each journey unfolds I reverently … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemy, Blind, Bright, Collide, Connection, Core, Damocles' Sword, Dangle, Days, Double Dealing, Double Speak, Embrace, Emperor, Energy, Experience, Eyes, Feeling, Felt, Gateway, Golden Chord, Ground, Hand, Heart, Idea, Ideas, Information, Journey, Mean, Orwell, Pass, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Points of View, Power, Pretense, Pulsate, Real, Reliance, Sense, Stand, Surreal, Thought, Threshold, Transform, Transparent, Truth, Unwrap, Wisdom, Word, Youth
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Thought For the Day: It Is the Highest Form of Self-Respect To Admit Our Errors and Mistakes and Make Amends For Them
“Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.” – Dale Turner
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Tagged Adhere, Admit, Amend, Character, Dale Turner, Discover, Errors, Highest Form, Infirmity, Judgment, Mistakes, Self Respect, Show, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Freedom Can Only Exist In the Society of Knowledge
“It is Favorable to liberty. Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights, and where learning is confined to a few people, liberty can be neither equal nor universal.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Confine, Equal, Exist, Favor, Few, First Principles, Fredom, Know, Knowledge, Learn, Liberty, Mankind, Rights, Society, Universal
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