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Thought of the Day: There Is An Ask and Tell of Life
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston, folklorist and writer (7 Jan 1891-1960) A small biography of Zora Thurston is found here: http://www.howard.edu/library/reference/guides/hurston/
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Tagged Answers, Life, Questions, Thought of the Day, Years, Zora Neale Hurston
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12 Became 11
12 Became 11 By Michael Romani Eleven pipers piping played into the night A night of betrayal forced to come to light On a path to the cross and twelve became eleven As our Lord and savior ascended into heaven … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Winsome
It’s a tear away world filled with points of beauty We have to fight for light like it is our best duty Too many long walks off of desperately short piers We all need somebody to wipe away all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Belong, Cry, Daily Prompt, Desperation, Duty, Letting Go, Pieces, Points of Beauty, Third Person, Voices, Winsome, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Seek Not Just For Tradition But For Truth
“Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.” – Matsuo Basho, poet (1644-1694) An extremely interesting look at Basho’s last days that combines prose and Haiku is found here: http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv4n3/features/Nobuyuki.html … Continue reading
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Tagged Find, Footsteps, Haiku, Matsuo Basho, Path, Seek, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: Experiments In Government Should Be Based On Honesty
“This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere force.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams, 1796 What it should never be besides … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Force, Government, Honestly, John Adams, Political Theory, Reformation, Thomas Jefferson
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Sonic Gems: The O’Jays – Back Stabbers
In 1958, the American R&B group The O’Jays formed in Canton, Ohio. The band consisted of Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. They made their first chart appearance with Lonely Drifter in 1963. It wasn’t until … Continue reading
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Tagged Back Stabbers, Lonely Drifter, Love Train, Philadelphia Sound, Sonic Gems, Soul, The O'Jays
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Byron and Goethe – Giuseppe Mazzini
The Italian activist and journalist Giuseppe Mazzini was born on June 22, 1805. Before his death on March 10, 1872, he spearhead the Italian revolutionary movement. In so doing, he helped bring about an independent and united Italy in place … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryon and Goethe, Europeanism, Harvard Classics, Italy, Mazzini, Nationalism, Political Theory, Republicanism
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Allergic
Maybe it’s an allergic reaction to all of my tears Too many times beaten down in all of my years Always getting back up again to find myself alone Always finding that maybe I’m better off turned to stone Actions, … Continue reading
First Principles: Never Be Idle
“Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Martha … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplish, Achieve, Determination, Doing, First Principles, Goals, Martha Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Time, Usefulness
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Thought For the Day: Human Need Is A Spiritual Vacuum Filled By God
“Human need is really a great spiritual vacuum which God seeks to fill…With one hand in the hand of a fellow man in need and the other in the hand of Christ, He could get across the vacuum…Then the passage, … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington Carver, God, God Shaped, Hands, Human Need, Jeus Christ, Makind, Meaning, Spirtual Vacuum, Thought For the Day
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