“So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.” – Aldous Huxley, novelist (26 Jul 1894-1963)
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Thought For the Day: So Long As Men Worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons Will Duly Arise and Make Them Miserable
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This Love Is Here To Stay
This Love Is Here To Stay
by Michael Doyle
In our final steps toward the altar
I feel that sometimes we falter
It seems for all purposes and intents
The pressure is on, and it's getting intense
Many factors lead to some off-days
That leaves us side-tracked in a daze
Maybe no is the answer in the analysis
As we feel the struggle of our paralysis
Broken trust is the deal that busts
The deal that must be kept if it's not to burst
When black is white and up is down
There's no way to that victory crown
All the struggles that we've worked through
You are my person - I'm in love with you
We've had so much thinking to work through
I'm certain that nobody else will ever do
I know that I'll never be above you
It shows that I'm not there below you
Yes, I know that I'm right here with you
Through thick or thin, no one else will do
Broken trust is the deal that busts
The deal that must be kept if it's not to burst
When black is white and up is down
There's no way to that victory crown
You'll be my bride, I'll be your groom-to-be
It's perfectly flawless, this sentimentality
With a twist of fate and a smiling look
We're ready for another chapter in life's book
Everyone has their ideals about working it out
To move beyond the flaws and costly doubts
There comes a time to have it no other way
One more look says, this love is here to stay
Broken trust is the deal that busts
The deal that must be kept if it's not to burst
When black is white and up is down
There's no way to that victory crown
(c) August 1, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Be A Free Thinker and Don’t Accept Everything You Hear As Truth. Be Critical and Evaluate What You Believe In
“Be a free thinker and don’t accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.” – Aristotle
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Thought For the Day: Your Time Is Limited, So Don’t Waste It Living Someone Else’s Life
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” – Steve Jobs
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Pass the Torch (This Revolution Is Over)
Pass the Torch (This Revolution Is Over)
by Michael Doyle
Over the course of many stolid years
I have listened to a tsunami of tears
Over how socialism turned chevere to chimbo
The Land of Grace defiled blow by blow
The Land of the Orchids and the Sun
Had become one, its people felt was done
Like South America's eternal spring
Venezuela is a country of people born to sing
The people have told Maduro to step down
Voting to remove this jester's stolen crown
Selling their empanadas to another candidate
Forcing a win that cannot and will not wait
Bolivar and gauchos know angelic contrasts
But there is nothing good in the Marxist masks
That have ruled over this beautiful land
Placing everyone under near -totalitarian command
The people face bullets with their flowers
One by one, the people stand firm in these hours
Though promised a bloodbath again and again
The people are determined that they will win
The people have told Maduro to step down
Voting to remove this jester's stolen crown
Selling their empanadas to another candidate
Forcing a win that cannot and will not wait
Facing this bloody dictatorship with courage
They frame their hope as they seek another page
Many of the army have taken to the street of history
Braving reprisals to stand against this tyranny
Economic mismanagement is the bloodbath of socialism
We have faced this in the US with great pessimism
It has been an election cycle of hope and repression
These policies can only lead to national depression
The people have told Maduro to step down
Voting to remove this jester's stolen crown
Selling their empanadas to another candidate
Forcing a win that cannot and will not wait
Intimidating and imprisoning those of daring dissent
Is madness and buffoonery forcing a people to relent
But no more however much standing brings jeopardy
The people will stand for their freedom and liberty
Los Llanos has stood and will stand in its defiance
Resting on the people's will in genuine reliance
As the poor have come to greater loss and poverty
At the hands of those who promised a false prosperity
The people have told Maduro to step down
Voting to remove this jester's stolen crown
Selling their empanadas to another candidate
Forcing a win that cannot and will not wait
... the people of Venezuela cannot withstand
those who would kill the best of their land
we on the outside must stand with them now
Let's help Venezuelans prevail somehow...
(c) July 31, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Laws Are Made For Men of Ordinary Understanding and Should, Therefore, Be Construed By the Ordinary Rules of Common Sense
“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)
Thought For the Day: We Cannot All Succeed When Half of Us Are Held Back
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai
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The Painful Reality of Perfectionism
The Painful Reality of Perfectionism
by Michael Doyle
There is a need to face eventually
Whether painful or not, the reality
That however much we have optimism
There is no such thing as perfectionism
At least so much as actually be perfect
There is only really the push to correct
Those things that require self-correction
It's foolish to push to achieve perfection
To seek after the mount of the unachievable
Is to crush your soul chasing the incapable
Goals that bring only tears of self-solitude
Destroying creation and well-being with an attitude
If there was anything I'd encourage with urgency
It is the need for my daughters to embrace uncertainty
This is the only truth of life for an honest face
Imperfection allows for the human touch and trace
That makes the world somehow a bit more bearable
Knowing that when burdens are shared we're capable
Of the so much needed and the humility of so much more
The ability to accept ourselves opens the universe's door
And in opening this door, allows each to do something
Than fearing imperfection and doing just about nothing
This then is my truth and gently provided analysis
Do not restrain from error to the point of paralysis
There is nearly always time enough for self-correction
And only practiced failure comes close to that perfection
That some pretend they have and allows self-improvement
A father hugs his daughter close with this encouragement
The truth is there is a crack in just about everything
That's how the light gets in to illuminate as we sing
The song of life that pushes each of us through our days
We must not live with fear but always find our best ways
(c) July 30, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: The Greater Part of Our Misery Or Unhappiness Is Determined Not By Our Circumstance But By Our Disposition
“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” – Martha Washington
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Thought For the Day: Treachery and Violence Are Spears Pointed At Both Ends; They Wound Those Who Resort To Them Worse Than Their Enemies
“Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies.” – Emily Bronte
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