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Thought For the Day: An Unthankful Heart Finds No Mercy; But, A Thankful Heart Finds Blessings Every Hour
“The unthankful heart…discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” – Henry Ward Beecher
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Tagged Day, Heavenly Blessing, Henry Ward Beecher, Hour, Iron, Magnet, Mercy, Thankful Heart, Thought For the Day, Unthankful Heart
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An Actor’s Creation
Acting like writing like playing a musical instrument is a creative act and in so creating some begin to believe a little more about themselves than they should. This isn’t to say that what they’ve created in mimicry shouldn’t be … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Actor, Commotion, Conceive, Creation, Emotions, Grace, Happiness, Let Go, Lover, Make Believe, Mimicry, Moments, Nothing At All, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Recall
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First Principles: America’s Should Always Be An Attitude of Thankfulness For All of the Blessings God Has Granted
“I do recommend and assign [this Thanksgiving Day] to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, All Nations, Almighty God, Assign, Devotion, Donald Trump, Favor, First Principles, George Washington, God, Grateful, His Benefits, His Will, Implore, Obedience, Proclamation, Protection, Providence, Recommend, Service, Thanksgiving, The People
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Thought For the Day: Every Day Should Be A Celebration of Thankfulness
“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.” – Psalm 100:4-5 May gratitude always … Continue reading
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Tagged Enduring, Faithfulness, Gates, Generations, God, Good, Gratitude, Love, Praise, Psalm, Thanksgiving, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Legitimate Government Seeks To Secure and Enlarge the Exercise of Natural Rights of Its Members
“Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of … Continue reading
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Tagged Enlarge, First Principles, Government, James Wilson, Legitimate, Members, Natural Rights, Principal Object, Secure
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Thought for the Day: There Is Guilt In the Omission of Doing Good
“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do.” – Voltaire, philosopher (21 Nov 1694-1778)
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Tagged Each, Every, Good, Guilt, Human, Thought For the Day, Undone, Voltaire
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Short Form Poetry Workshop: Arkquain String -Sunshine Arkquain
Tonight’s Short Form Poetry Workshop exposed us to the Arkquain String form. So, what exactly is that and how does it work, right? It was invented by Madison Shaw, aka Arkbear on Allpoetry. 12 lines with ( 1 ) break … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkquain String, Blues, Blues Scale, Calling, Cream, Disreali Gears, Guitar, Jack Bruce, Key of D, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Progression, Retrogression, Rock, Short Form, Soul, Star, Sunshine of Your Love, Wail, Waiting, Workshop
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First Principles: A General Education of the People Will End Tyranny and Oppression of Mind and Body
“Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)
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Tagged Body, Educate, First Principles, Inform, Liberty, Mind, Oppression, Preservation, The People, Thomas Jefferson, Tyranny
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Thought For the Day: Truth Isn’t Always Beautiful, But, Its Pursuit Is
“The truth isn’t always beauty, but the hunger for it is.” – Nadine Gordimer, novelist, Nobel laureate (20 Nov 1923-2014)
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Tagged Beauty, Hunger, Nadine Gordimer, Thought For the Day, Truth
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