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Ruin and Salvation
Sometimes we find our strengths are our weaknesses and our weaknesses our strength. Who is to say which is which? Only in the blackest points of our lives do we ever really know. Ruin and Salvation by Michael Romani Out … Continue reading
First Principles: Persons In Places of Public Trust Must Be of Immaculate Character
“Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters.” – Samuel Adams (1775)
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Thought For the Day: Commitment Builds Hope; Kept Promises Builds Trust
“When you make a commitment, you build hope. When you keep it, you build trust.” – John C. Maxwell
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Tagged Build, Commitment, Hope, John C Maxwell, Keep, Make, Promise, Thought For the Day, Trust
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Time Awaits A Hero
Joseph Campbell might have something to say on this journey… Time Awaits A Hero by Michael Romani Long before the dawn of written history Mankind has sought to build community Combined with free will, it’s not easy to do this … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Arrival, Community, Connect, Destination, Free Will, God, Hero, History, Human Being, Intention, Joseph Campbell, Journey, Kiss, Mankind, Meaning, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Reflect, Search, Shadow, Survive, Time, Unbroken, Word
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Upside Down Emu Love
Written on a bet that I couldn’t write a poem about emus that also was a love story. The person betting this hadn’t the poem about the goats in love, did they? 😉 Upside Down Emu Love by Michael Romani … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient, Arid, Australia, Breeze, Bushland, Confusion, Delusion, Do, Dream, Emu, Eyes, First Light, Flightless, Love, Love At First Sight, Name, Outback, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reveal, Sand, Scratch, Secret, Tree
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First Principles: To Preserve Liberty, It Is Necessary That People Keep Arms and Are Trained In Using These
“Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must go into … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-republican, Arms, Essential, Federal Farmer, First Principles, Guard, Liberty, Possess, Preserve, Richard Henry Lee, Select Militia, The People, Trained
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Thought For the Day: A Life Has Value As Long As One Values the Life of Others
“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.” – Simone de Beauvoir, author and philosopher (9 Jan 1908-1986)
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Tagged Attribute, Compassion, Friendship, Indignation, Life, Love, Simone de Beauvoir, Thought For the Day, Value
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Free Fall Into Action
Anyone like to skydive? Show of hands? Freefall Into Action by Michael Romani Fanciful impressions of Halloween Ten seconds to decompression The impossible mission is on All cause for delay.. now… gone Free falling from high altitude Doesn’t allow for … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Bad Landing, Belong, Break, Decompres, Deploy, Distinct, Freefall, Gone, Halloween, Heartbreak, High Altitude, Impression, Latitude, Lead, Live Another Day, Mission, Mistake, Mythology, Percision, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pristine, Reaction, Recall, Ride, Rodeo, Sake, Satisfcation, Say, Standing, Strategy, Stride, Time, Wrong
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Moth To Flame
It’s dangerous world out there. But, it is filled by those who love as well. Moth To Flame by Michael Romani The nightmares that we live by Are enough to make brave men cry Fate whispers and a man answers … Continue reading
First Principles: National Defense Is A Cardinal Duty of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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