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Thought For the Day: Re-Reading Literary Classics Allows A Person To See More Of Themselves Than Before
“When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before”. – Clifton Fadiman, editor and critic (15 May 1904-1999)
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Tagged Books, Classics, Clifton Fadiman, Literature, Re-Read, Read, Revealing, Self, Thought For the Day
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American Sentence Poetry Workshop
How to write an American Sentence Poem: • One sentence, 17 syllables, end of story. • Minimum words for maximum effect. • It makes for a rush of a poem, and if you’re trying your own hand at these and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Sentence, Courage, Fear, Haiku, Modernized, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Work Shop, Primaries, Tides
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Slight
With only a moment’s slight hesitation I think back on a winter’s destination It might be that Summer came on too fast Or, that with a blink, Spring is past Whatever the plentiful half forgotten reasons I am nostalgic for … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Destination, Hestitation, Neglect, Nostalgic, Patterns, Record Heat, Remorse, Season, Slight, Snow, Spring, Summer, Wilderness, Winter, Winter's Child, Wordpress
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First Principles: The Bible Teaches Us How To Best Regulate Our Lives
“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life … Continue reading
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Tagged Chief Justice, First Principles, Happiness, John Jay, Life Principles, Percepts, Supreme Court, The Bible, Word of God
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Thought For the Day: A Mother Is the Truest Friend We’ll Ever Have
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Counsel, Darkness, Hearts, Kindness, Mother, Peace, Precepts, Prosperity, Trials, Troubles, True Friend, Washington Irving
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Core
Where I work, we have a set of core values For all of those who have truly paid their dues Every moment spent is spent in utmost integrity Reasonably expecting the very best from me In my commitment to serve … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocate, Commitment, Core, Daily Prompt, Deserve, Dues, Excellence, Integrity, Respect, Service, Values, Wordpress
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Getting Out of My Way
John 12:23-28 Getting Out of My Way by Michael Romani Every day, I ask God to change my heart To please do away with my worse parts To please make me the sort of ever true That is closer to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversary, Battle, Carnality, Clay, Confession, Cross, Glory, Gratitude, Hindrance, Holy, Humility, Knees, Mold, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Potter, Prayer, Redemption, Resurrection, Satan, Self Correction, Self Denial, Service, Son of Man
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Threat To Today Is the Climate of Dishonesty
“The greatest threat to American democracy isn’t communism, jihadism or any other external force or foreign power. It’s our own willingness to tolerate dishonesty in service of party, and in pursuit of power.” – Michael Bloomberg While I disagree with … Continue reading
Happy Mothers Day!!
All of us children, live to touch the kiss Of the sweetest love we’ll one day miss Face full of radiance bright as the sun A mother’s love cannot be outdone This day, I remember my mother’s love Taking blessing … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Cherish, Chlldren, Kiss, Love, Memory, Miss, Mother's Day, Thought For the Day, Voice
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First Principles: The Noble Inheritance of America Should Be Taught, Guarded and Only Wisely Improved On
“Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial … Continue reading →