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First Principles: Don’t Expect To Build Up the Weak By Pulling Down the Strong
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Thought For the Day: Music Is the Literature of the Heart; It Commences Where Speech Ends
“Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.” – Alphonse de LaMartine
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Self Reflection
Self Reflection
by Michael Doyle
I took a pause to see what life was giving,
Wondering if I was right in the way I was living.
Fear of God and knowing myself lead to wisdom
That will gain me my place in my father's kingdom.
I'm reaching out for all that, knowing that I am capable.
Growth is the option that makes change inevitable.
What lies within me and what lies before,
Is the inspiration that will help me reach for more.
Pushing off with all my might, I walk this holy ground.
I'm inspired by the love and the grace that I have found.
Whisper has it that growth lies beyond my comfort zone.
Thanks to my beloved savior, I know I'm not reaching alone.
Looking outside into the misty morning through my window,
I see all the hopes and aspirations as if I might know
That everything I hold onto every so tight and dearly
Is only dreams, I need to awaken to see truth more clearly.
Running water doesn't cast a true sense of reflection.
It takes still waters to find truth in their detection.
Without flinching, I came to learn and know myself.
It was from within, and not from any books on the shelf.
Pushing off with all my might, I walk this holy ground.
I'm inspired by the love and the grace that I have found.
Whisper has it that growth lies beyond my comfort zone.
Thanks to my beloved savior, I know I'm not reaching alone.
My misfortunes steadily led me toward transformation,
Having the power to observe at my soul's instigation.
Having learned enough from others to open up my eyes,
I found that time had led me to become more wise.
Learning my best lessons with every new mistake,
I have finally found myself walking this world awake.
I have come to embrace the sacredness of my solitude,
And have quieted my mind and soul with true gratitude.
Pushing off with all my might, I walk this holy ground.
I'm inspired by the love and the grace that I have found.
Whisper has it that growth lies beyond my comfort zone.
Thanks to my beloved savior, I know I'm not reaching alone.
(c) August 18, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: America’s Present Need Is Not Heroics But Healing; Not Nostrums But Normalcy; Not Revolution But Restoration
“America’s present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.” – Warren G. Harding
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Thought For the Day: The More I Expect, the More Unhappy I Am Going To Be. The More I Accept, the More Serene I Am
“The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.” – Michael J. Fox
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It’s In the Timing
It's In the Timing
by Michael Doyle
Like the words of a good and holy song,
The melody and the beat come on strong.
The Kingdom of God is like a planted field,
Filled with good seed for expected yield.
The enemy is sneakier at night than during the day.
He plants unknown weeds, then he speeds away.
With no one on guard, there was no way to keep
All of God's children from the need to weep.
Still, there is no need for desperation.
The time of harvest is the time for separation.
..And all of God's children started to sing...
Out loud and strong, timing is everything.
The spirit of the living God dives deep
Spreading roots of inspiration to keep
God's word near to our hearts and souls
That it might lead us and gently console.
It's a well-known notion, not sublime,
That all the best things in life take time.
True wealth grows the possessor's wisdom,
And so it is, brethren, with the Kingdom.
Still, there is no need for desperation.
The time of harvest is the time for separation.
..And all of God's children started to sing...
Out loud and strong, timing is everything.
It takes time to learn to purposefully discern
All the needed lessons that cause us to learn.
Struggle is the path that leads us to reason,
And there is a time and reason for every season.
Every season under the sun needs to be understood,
That is, if you wish to be among that which is good.
Some things in life will pass as they come and go.
This is just how it is with the seasonal flow.
Still, there is no need for desperation.
The time of harvest is the time for separation.
..And all of God's children started to sing...
Out loud and strong, timing is everything.
Like deciduous trees, in the winter, they are bare
But wait for the seasons if you really care
In the spring, they will blossom and fruit,
And in Autumn will change color, some to their roots.
Some wish to hold onto while needing to release.
It's like sheep refusing to be shorn of their fleece.
In our stubbornness, we hold onto our thoughts,
We need to grow with our seasons as we should and ought.
Still, there is no need for desperation.
The time of harvest is the time for separation.
..And all of God's children started to sing...
Out loud and strong, timing is everything.
(c) August 17, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Each Act of Unfaithfulness Toward Our Inner Being Is A Blot On Our Souls. If We Continue To Be Unfaithful, Our Souls Are Eventually Torn Apart
“Each act of unfaithfulness toward our inner being is a blot on our souls. If we continue to be unfaithful, our souls are eventually torn apart and we slowly bleed to death.” – Albert Schweitzer
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First Principles: Above All Else, Guard Your Heart, For Everything You Do Flows From It
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” – Proverbs 4:23
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Positivity In Action
Positivity In Action
by Michael Doyle
This evening, as I took myself on a hike,
I put my mind toward what I do and don't like.
Deciding to take the course of satisfaction,
I have decided to put positivity into action.
I will set new limits and keep that commitment.
It seems the surest way to my contentment.
I will remember to break free from my comfort zone,
And in so doing, open my embrace to the unknown.
Strong thought put out into the universe
Will be the guiding light that leads my verse
As I live my life in peace more than notoriety
And keep myself well-intended in my dignity.
My lifetime adventure is meant for me to learn
The right and wrong things, and from these, discern
The shape I was intended for at the potter's hand,
And from these patterns, I will come to understand
That fear of the "this and that" of life's harshness
Has kept me from exploring in the coming darkness.
But it is through the darkness that my light finds purpose,
And from this, I will finally find my intended service.
The hour grows late, and each step takes determination.
If I am to keep focused, aspiration becomes true motivation.
I roll on in tribute to all the sense of right changes,
The seconds of the hour whisper what needs rearranging.
This then becomes the substance of a mindful attitude.
I have learned that the best life is one lived in gratitude.
Tonight's steps were the baby steps toward my final destination.
In this, then, I find more than a little needed inspiration.
(c) August 16, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: You Are Not Here Merely To Make A Living. You Are Here In Order To Enable the World To Live More Amply, With Greater Vision
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” – Woodrow Wilson
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