“Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana in The Life of Reason
“A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable.” – Thomas Jefferson (1817)
“Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)
“Of course, nobody would have a problem with the phrase Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter is a great concept. Brown lives matter. White lives matter. Women’s lives matter. Men’s lives matter. Unborn lives matter. All these lives matter.” – Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union
If you believe, as I and many others do, that All Life Is Sacred and that the violent overthrow of the United States isn’t exactly the right thing to do here with all this violence, vandalism, riots and destruction of private homes and property, please consider joining our worthy organization here:
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We’re taking this movement global but starting in hearts of the many reading this message of hope. All Life Is Sacred! Be part of the solution, not part of the problems.
Sat in on an early morning sermon today. While listening in, this came to mind…
Flaws of My Heart by Michael Doyle My flaws of the heart Directed by sin from the start My eyes closed to Godly fear I have lived on the illusion that it will disappear And no one will know Yet, the wages of sin still show Instead of being loved, I am hated This is my lot and I am so fated Clinging to my verity of illusion That as it seems are only my delusions Time and again, a victim of doubt Through the emptiness of my mouth Set out on my wicked ways Though truly not the choice of my days Desperately in need of His mercy I turn my dreams to fidelity Knowing that the Lord's judgments are deep And yet, the Lord will sustain me though I weep I am a child of Adam in the shadow Taking refuge there though I do know That peace is is the fountain of life Instead I drink too often of strife My heart needs its just defense And instead though I would know truth, I know pretense To the Lord, I lay prostrate as I call Before my sins, I too often fall It is said that in the giving, I receive I'll do my part and believe Dying to my wicked self to be born again Though God knows my needs, does he forget now and then? (c) June 30, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.” – Thomas Jefferson (1823)
“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.” – Lao Tzu
Another peek into the photographs of persons and their relationships:
Fly On A Photographer's Wall by Michael Doyle Photographs so perfectly still Are a marvel that makes us feel All these candid moments captured well Soul numbing as they tell their tale Forever healthy and always happy Crowded in the doings of family Unable to be captured without inspiration Unable to be found in forced duplication Always present, camera at a ready Life comes at us relentlessly steady All the right moments taken in their measure Each of these remembered as our treasure Whether you capture a smile or a cry There's no point in pretending to deny All of life's feelings caught in their emotion Are as sacred as our heart's true devotion Body language brings its honesty Without a word, we touch on divinity No suffering fool could be more plain Then to hope to bring a smile from disdain Floating by like a fly on the wall The unseen guest filters through it all Watching it as it begins to unfold Letting the story be just as it is told Little slice of life quietly reveal And then the photograph captures it in still The mechanics of each photograph Whispers the cue of whether to cry or laugh Paid off in leading lines and windowed eyes That draw us in framed with no surprise Splashed of color explode in perfected space All waiting for the camera's embrace (c) June 20, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self…” – Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
“Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures — in this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (29 Jun 1900-1944)
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