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Thought For the Day: Individualism, Love of Enterprise and Pride In Personal Freedom Are the Hallmarks of Americanism
“Individualism, the love of enterprise, and the pride in personal freedom, have been deemed by Americans not only as their choicest, but their peculiar and exclusive possessions.” – James Bryce (1838-1922)
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First Principles: Of Those Who Have Overturned Republican Liberty, Most Have Begun By Courting the People and Ending Tyrants
“Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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In Gratitude for Community
A poem in gratitude for community #14: In Gratitude for Community by Michael Romani Thinking back on the days of birds singing Always certain of what my life would be bringing Dragon flies buzzing along a cool pond breeze And … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, Blessed, Breeze, Bring, Community, Connection, Course, Direction, Dragonfly, Familiar, Family, Feeling, Friend, Friends, Gratitude, Humble, Lemonade, Life, Memory, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pond, Reeling, Self, Shade Tree, Shelf, Sing, Social Ties, Source, Time
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Thought For the Day: Peace Comes Not From the Absence of Trouble, But, From the Presence of God
“Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God.” – Alexander MacLaren
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First Principles: In Disquisitions of Every Kind There Are Primary Truths, or First Principles, Upon Which All Subsequent Reasoning Must Depend
“In disquisitions of every kind there are certain primary truths, or first principles, upon which all subsequent reasoning must depend.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)
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Walking In Thankfulness
A poem of thankfulness #13: Walking In Thankfulness by Michael Romani There in the goodness that is the God-ness That waltzes right past guilt into innocence With the grammar of faith we talk our talk Knowing that thankfully, we’ll walk … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaze, Best, Contemplate, Deeds, Defer, Doubt, Dwelling Place, Face to Face, Faith, Forgive, Gammar, Gift, Giver, Glass, God, Good Purpose, Goodness, Gratitude, Guilt, Hand, Help, Humble, Innocence, Love Letter, Man, Mirror, Muddle, Needs, Notion, Pain, Pass, Photograph, Plow, Poem, Poetry, Points of Light, Preference, Prose, Redemption, Reptenance, Salvation, Shame, Sin, Taker, Talk, Thank, Thankfulness, Truth of God, Walk, Waltz, Ways, Woe
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Thought For the Day: The Will To Win, Desire To Succeed, and Urge To Reach Full Potential Are the Keys To Personal Excellence
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” – Confucius
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First Principles: The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed Upon. Period.
“The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period.” – Donald Trump
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The Healing Acceptance of Self
A poem of humility and gratitude # 12: The Healing Acceptance of Self by Michael Romani With gratitude, I accept myself No longer looking for answers from a shelf But, seeking instead to find peace from within Behind that wall … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolution, Accept, Alone, Answers, Awake, Blade, Burn, Child, Christ, Cobblestone, Comfort, Compulsion, Confusion, Constant, Cut, Discovery, Divine, Drama, Drown, Dysfunction, Eternity, Fade, Family, God, Grace, Gratitude, Healing, Heart, History, Humanity, Humility, Illusion, Love, Magic, Memory, Moment, Night, Pain, Pass, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pride, Question, Rain, Reality, Recovery, Sand, Scheme, Self, Self Affliction, Serenity, Shadow, Silence, Sin, Soul, Steps, Tears, Time, Trap, Trauma, Unfinished Business, Victim, Wall, Warm, Within
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Thought For the Day: There Are Three Constants In Life…Change, Choice and Principles
“There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.” – Stephen Covey
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