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Thought For the Day: Strive To Do The Things You Think You Cannot Do
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tagged Acheive, Eleanor Roosevelt, Goals, Strive, Thought For the Day, You
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Partake
Though I would be among the first to argue That earth day should be an everyday view I would also be among the first to encourage others to partake of the beauty with courage Courage enough to stand for what … Continue reading
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Tagged Argue, Courage, Cruelty, Daily Prompt, Earth Day, Encourage, Every Day, Fauna, Flora, Mankind, Nurture, Paradise, Partake, Posterity, Protection, Right, Sight, View, Wilderness, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Learning Is Light Enough To Carry With You Always
“Learning is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.” – Chinese proverb
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Tagged Chinese, Learning, Mountain, Proverb, Stones, Thought For the Day, Treasure, Weightless
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First Principles: Human Government Is As Good As It Is Godly And Moral
“Human government is more or less perfect as it approaches nearer or diverges farther from the imitation of this perfect plan of divine and moral government.” – John Adams, draft of a Newspaper Communication, 1770
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Tagged Divine, First Principles, Human Government, John Adams, Model, Moral, Perfected
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 21: Narcissism Begs The Question
I didn’t plan it this way but I’m not complaining. Na/GloPoWriMo Day 21 is to be a poem revolving around Narcissism. Insert slightly sad but half grinning face here… Narcissism Begs The Question by Michael Romani In this convenient moment, … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Damage Done, Direction, Emotional Abuse, Guide, Na/GloPoWriMo, Narcissism, Parents, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Question, Reflection, Serve
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 20: Petri Dish
The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 20 is to write a poem pertinent to rebellion. Rebellion against tyranny being my second nature I have had to contend with the notion that perhaps I should just write a poem contending that we should … Continue reading
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Tagged Agitation, America's Tale, Appearance, Division, Evidence, Experts, Fascism, Fear, Finger Pointing, Illusions, Masses, Modern World, Na/GloPoWriMo, Partisan Hacks, Pessimism, Petri Dish, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Rebellion, Rectify, Sophistry, Substance, Totalitarianism, Vilify, Word Games
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 19: Plastic Wrappings Of Earth Day
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 19 challenge reads as: “Today we challenge you to write a paragraph that briefly recounts a story, describes the scene outside your window, or even gives directions from your house to the grocery store. Now try erasing … Continue reading
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Tagged Age of Unreason, Apocalypse, Distortion, Earth Day, Evidence, Falsity, Hyperbole, Hysteria, Liars, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Psuedo Science, Responsibility, Society, Stewardship, Treason
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mallet
With our mental battle flags unfurled We debate what makes a better world What might it take to develop it? More than socialism’s empty mallet No matter what pretty and fanciful lies they drape They can never change mankind’s mindscape … Continue reading
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Tagged Better World, Capitalism, Daily Prompt, Deception, Details, Economy, Empty, Functionalism, Jealousy, Mallet, Mentality, Mindscape, Socialism, Void, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Nature Has Given Man Into Woman’s Hands
“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman’s entire but decisive advantage. Through man’s passions, nature has given man into woman’s hands…” – Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch Nevermind how this guy meant this. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantage, Balance, Desire, Desired, Healthy, Inspiration, Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, Love, Man, Motivation, Nature, Passions, Perspective, Support, Thought For the Day, Tony A Gaskins Jr, Unhealthy, Woman
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