“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” – Philippians 2:3-4
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First Principles: Do Nothing Out of Selfish Ambition or Vain Conceit. Rather, In Humility Value Others Above Yourselves, Not Looking To Your Own Interests But Each of You To the Interests of the Others
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The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands
by Michael Doyle
With my mind's last breath
I felt myself melt into my death.
Reality faded into flowery dimensions,
None of which flows with great precision.
But the sounds inside were already gone
Before I realized what it was to go on.
Embracing the liquid sky from Mars to Mercury,
This temple of wonders was a lot to see.
My streams of half-forgotten thoughts
Had unreal perceptions of shoulds and oughts.
These led me to gaze at a fire so far away
That I would have sworn it was yesterday.
Touching waves as time lapsed into yesterday,
I clung to the memories I thought of along the way.
My dreaming eyes looked up at the starlight,
Forging my identity with the spirits of the night.
Was it all just psychobabble of the old and wise?
Or something surreal that filled my eyes?
The silence was when my fingers got burned
And you laughed at me, at how I hadn't learned.
Jesus, He certainly knows me
Driving the last spike of my misery.
I should leave dreaming to when I sleep.
The things I've seen make me want to weep.
Tell me why I hold on to my fragile heart.
I always have, since the very start.
Leery of the ways of the world in all its hurt -
Walking off the trauma on full stop, red alert.
Since I lost you, I've realized that I'm not so clever.
Living feels like it is cold and goes on forever.
The days fade into the months of the frozen years.
And the riddle of the sands is found in my tears.
(c) June 28, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: I Believe In Friendly Compromise. I Said Over In the Senate Hearings That Truth Is the Glue That Holds Government Together. Compromise Is the Oil That Makes Governments Go
I believe in friendly compromise. I said over in the Senate hearings that truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.– Gerald R. Ford
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Thought For the Day: Coming Together Is A Beginning, Staying Together Is Progress, and Working Together Is Success
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford
The End of the Imperial Judiciary
The End of the Imperial Judiciary
by Michael Doyle
It is the end of the imperial judiciary
As we keep freedom as our legacy.
No more will lawlessness prevail
As we salute freedom's swell.
A district court has less power than the president.
It doesn't matter who the White House resident.
This day went well for the rule of law.
It's only a pity that some need to recall.
That district courts do not oversee executive policy.
It's never been that way in our legal history,
Until the radical Left tried to rewrite precedent
For reasons of derangement against the sitting president.
It's impacted our nation for the past presidencies - five.
That's longer than some have been alive.
Stare decisis states we are to follow the past law.
It's time for the far Left to decently recall.
Common sense demands that a president be able to act,
Unless and until he goes against legal principles or legal facts.
I am proud of the Supreme Court for following the law.
The law that the far Left now needs to recall.
(c) June 27, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Think About Every Problem, Every Challenge We Face. The Solution To Each Starts With Education
“Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.” -George H.W. Bush
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Thought For the Day: The Budget Should Be Balanced, the Treasury Should Be Refilled, the Public Debt Should Be Reduced and the Arrogance of Public Officials Should Be Controlled
“The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled.” – Ross Perot
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Life’s Race Is Won
Life's Race Is Won
by Michael Doyle
In our Father's name
We proclaim our freedom
From our sins and shame.
We become part of His kingdom.
As Heaven reigns
We cast aside our chains.
With the holiness spoken
The power of Hell is broken.
In all the mercy known
God's greatness is shown.
The God of wonder shines
His love is yours and mine.
The crown of glory is on His head.
Our freedom is found in His words said.
Dancing in His providence,
We have found a life of abundance.
The race is already won,
Embraced by the Father and the Son.
God's greatness is the grace of love
As we learn to walk in the ways from above.
(c) June 26, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Count Your Age By Friends, Not Years. Count Your Life By Smiles, Not Tears
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon
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First Principles: The Rights Essential To Happiness… We Claim Them From A Higher Source – From the King of kings and Lord of All the Earth
“The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source – from the King of kings and Lord of all the earth.” – John Dickinson, (1801). “The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: The speech of John Dickinson … May 24th, 1764 … praying the king for a change of the government of the province. 1764”, p.111
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