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Thought For the Day: We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident, That All Men Are Created Equal
‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ – United States Declaration of Independence https://constitution.org/usdeclar.htm By this, it is meant all of mankind is seen as born equal before God and under the law. Our … Continue reading
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First Principles: Only Aim To Do Your Duty And Mankind Will Give You Credit Where You Fail
“It behooves you, therefore, to think and act for yourself and your people. The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government … Continue reading
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To Life (L’Chaim)
Sundays like all other days are best lived with at least a touch of reverence for the divine. To Life (L’Chaim) by Michael Romani Life is long And often filled with questions Too many of which have no answers Only … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Answer, Assurance, Beam, Beauty, Belong, Blessed, Change, Choice, Connection, Contemplation, Cosmic Dancer, Direction, Divine, Divinity, Dream, Eternal, Final Keys, Free, Gentle, Gift, Given, God, Grace, Grief, Grow, Hand, Harden, Heart, Hesitation, Hope, Humor, Kindness, Kingdom, Know, L'Chaim, Lessen, Life, Lighthouse, Live, Love, Moonbeam, Multiple, Numbers, One, Peace, Photograph, Plurality, Poem, Poetry, Question, Relief, Return, Revelation, Reverence, Sacred, Secret, Smile, Soul, Spiritual, Stone, Struggle, Swan Dive, Touch, Truth, Understand, Union, Unity, Universe, View, Voice, Walk, Whisper, Wisdom, World
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Thought For the Day: When One Door Closes, Another Opens
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell
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First Principle: At Its Best, Government Is A Necessary Evil; At Its Worse, An Intolerable One
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” – Thomas Paine
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To Bring the Stars Closer
There are those who walk into our lives to not simply touch and fadeaway. There are those who from the moment met leave an indelible trace in your heart and soul. It is to this which has left me so … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaze, Attitude, Beautiful, Beauty, Belong, Brave, Bring, Change, Choose, Close, Closer, Compassion, Contentment, Control, Curl, Curled, Dare, Deep, Desire, Detail, Doubt, Dream, Duty, Embrace, End, Essence, Eyes, Fall, Fascination, Feel, Fools, Forgive, Forgotten, Friend, Give Up, God, Good Man, Grace, Gratitude, Harm, Heart, Heaven, Here, Hold, Hope, Illusion, Important, Inner, Inner Fire, Inspire, Latitude, Live, Look, Love, Lover, Lyric, Magic, Magnificence, Man, Mystery, Night, Obligation, Passion, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Pray, Purpose, Right, Risk, Serve, Significance, Silence, Sing, Sky, Sleep, Soul, Stars, Tears, Time, Token, Touch, Trace, Treasure, Truth, Violence, Watch, Ways, Weep, Well, Will, Wish, Woman, Wonder, Wonderful, World, Worth
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Thought For the Day: Only the Ideas That We Actually Live Are of Any Value
“Only the ideas that we actually live are of any value.” – Hermann Hesse
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First Principles: Christianity Is the Religion of Wisdom, Virtue, Equity and Humanity
“The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity.” – John Adams
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Smiled On A Blue Note
Despite all the controversies surrounding the band, probably my all time favorite musical group is Led Zeppelin. I was reminded of this only just yesterday. Smiled On A Blue Note by Michael Romani Come to me so gently Floated on … Continue reading
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Tagged Audacity, Blue Note, Capacity, Clown, Complete, Controversy, Dance, Delight, Delta Blues, Drama, Due, Feel, Garden, Gentle, Karma, Know, Lawyer, Led Zeppelin, Levee, Line, Melody, Moonlight, Moss, Open Secret, Own, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Prince, Quiet, Rhapsody, Riff, Rock N Roll, Rote, Say, Sing, Smile, Song, Sonic, Soul, Stone, Story, Stroll, Voice, Yer Blues, Yesterday
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Thought For the Day: When You Smile When No One Else Is Around, You Really Mean It
“If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.” – Andy Rooney
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