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A Brief History of Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Stephen Hawking by Michael Romani His life lived as a triumph of human reason Stephen Hawking’s life was too brief a season Spent in search of knowing God’s mind Despite his faith and belief being left … Continue reading
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Tagged A Brief History of Stephen Hawking, Answers, Calibrations, Destiny, Eternity, God's Mind, Health, Human Reason, Infinite, Legacy, Mozart, Multiple Sclerosis, Mystery, Philosophy, Photographs, Poem, Poetry, Science, Space, Stephen Hawking, Time, Triumph, Wealth
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Provoke
It’s hard to say at what point the profound sadness Passed the point and became something like madness Was it in the words she had without meaning spoke Was it the crushing feeling inside that her words did provoke That … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Complicated, Daily Prompt, Feelings, Forgive, Haunted, Live, Love, Madness, Profound, Provoke, Sadness, Situation, Spoke, Wordpress
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First Principles: The Sea of Liberty Is Often Rough
“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.” – Thomas Jefferson (1820)
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Tagged Boistrous, Calm, Despotism, First Principles, Sea of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson, Timidity, Waves
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Thought For the Day: The History of Science Has Been the Gradual Realization That Events Are Orderly
“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.” – Stephen Hawking Forget about … Continue reading
Stillness In Fear
Based on Matthew 30:6 Stillness In Fear by Michael Romani Fear can at times be useful But most times it’s not It’s better to blissful Blessed with what we got No need to feel overwhelm With our Father at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blissful, Boldness, Distortion, Faith, Fear, God's Children, Love, Matthew, Negation, Overwhelm, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Royal Priesthood, Stillness In Fear, Trust, Word of God
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Noise
The noise of the neon gods that we have made Remind us of the times that we have strayed Into the darkness of our tattered souls Hiding there within the coldness of shadows Seeking our fortunes in our whispered screams … Continue reading
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Tagged Assurance, Daily Prompt, Darkness, Dreams, Laughter, Neon gods, Noise, Rest, Sacred Scenes, Saints, Screams, Shadows, Strayed, Tatters, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: The Finest Words Are In Vain If Not Understood
“The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them.” – Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
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Tagged Anatole France, Fine Words, Sounds, Understand, Vain
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First Principles: The Aim of Constitutions Is To Obtain Leaders Who Pursue the Common Good of Society
“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society.” – James Madison (1788) … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Good, Discernment, First Principles, Goal, Government, James Madison, Leaders, Political Constitution, Society, Virtue, Wisdom
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The Sound of Discussion
The Sound of Discussion by Michael Romani Smiling to myself as they ask me To watch a show that become our legacy I’ve been watching it myself for half a century As we watch this, I teach them the history … Continue reading
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Tagged Edelweiss, Family Time, Fascism, Freedom, Intolerance, Legacy, Liberty, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reliance, Song, Sound of Music, The Sound of Discussion
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