“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” – Proverbs 22:6
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First Principles: Start Children Off On the Way They Should Go, and Even When They Are Old They Will Not Turn From It
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An Albatross Weighs Me Down
An Albatross Weighs Me Down
by Michael Doyle
Once again, I stand reminded of a weight
That my days are numbered and have a date
On which no more effort will be to my gain
I push forward that my life is not in vain
It amounts to the cost of my own life to me
All the troubles in my soul and yet to be
This is that something that isn't very nice
However much it goes against all sage advice
These are my life's bangers flashing in my head
The things done and the too much that was said
The memories that I cannot leave alone or behind
The visions in my sight permanently in my mind
Like a tortured poet, this is my soul undressed
As I stare at the ceiling looking at my own mess
The tears flooding my eyes are not half as blinding
As my conscience shouting and constantly reminding
Like a fan-boy, I stand listening about my ability
What it means when shaped to it's great capability
But then, when I'm alone, I suffer the quiet drama
Of my life lived through in all its naked trauma
Like the ancient mariner, you grab at my albatross
Whispering what could go wrong and of all the loss
I know beyond knowing that I am besieged by death
I have been the one breathing my supposed last breath
And each time, I have managed to get up once again
Knowing the strength of my soul is really my best friend
Maybe the everyday opportunities offer their invitations
But I think maybe I'm best served by my inner convictions
(c) May 11, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Constitutions of Civil Government Are Not Framed Upon A Calculation of Existing Exigencies, But Upon A Combination of These With the Probable Exigencies of Ages
“Constitutions of civil government are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but upon a combination of these with the probable exigencies of ages, according to the natural and tried course of human affairs.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)
President Biden should take heed that his acts to usurp the powers invested in the Legislature including but not limited to “cancellation” (transfer of student loan debt to the People from the true debtors) is unconstitutional).
Thought For the Day: How We Spend Our Days Is, of Course, How We Spend Our Lives
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard, author (b. 30 Apr 1945)
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To Find That One Person
To Find That One Person
by Michael Doyle
To find that person in life's journey
Is instrumental to being happy
With each touch and every kiss
I know now how much I would truly miss
If ever I should not have found
In this world where no one else would do
You were the secret behind the veil
A lifetime from now, I'll love you still
There's a passion that blocks life's noise
With a thousand reasons you are my joys
With this ring, I'll gladly marry thee
In a return of the love you pour on me
It's a special peace you bring to me
The best dream of all, as it's meant to be
Somewhere in life's ceaseless fragility
There was fate that brought you to me
You're the one that I want to be there
The only one in a long time that I need near
When you're happy, I find my happiness
Now I know what it means to find true bliss
There's a passion that blocks life's noise
With a thousand reasons, you are my joys
With this ring, I'll gladly marry thee
In a return of the love that you bring to me
Let the world around, put us to the test
One look at you and I know that we're the best
We'll take on life's storms easily together
Standing as one, there can be no better
We'll see things through hand-in-hand
Walking barefoot across time's sands
I know heart-to-heart, this much is true
There could be no one better for me than you
(c) May 10, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: The Love of A Mother Is the Veil of A Softer Light Between the Heart and the Heavenly Father
“The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Thought For the Day: The World Is More Malleable Than You Think and It’s Waiting For You To Hammer It Into Shape
“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” – Bono, musician and social activist (b. 10 May 1960)
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In Pursuit of Great Expectations
In Pursuit of Great Expectations
by Michael Doyle
I love the way you love me
The way that it makes me feel
It helps me find the ability
To make it through and keep things real
Shining like a beacon of light
It's you that gets me through the night
I somehow feel my soul shaking
In that promises that we're making
I know that I'm flying too close to the sun
There is a miracle in what we've done
When I look at you, I know that you're the one
Yes, my love, I know that you're the one
You've given me wings to fly
Even though I don't know quite why
There will be no stopping us now
I know this is the truth of us somehow
It might be hard to explain
How so many struggles can be in vain
There have been tears enough for us all
And memories enough for each of us to recall
I know that I'm flying too close to the sun
There is a miracle in what we've done
When I look at you, I know that you're the one
Yes, my love, I know that you're the one
Heartbroken by the words in my head
So much that cannot be unsaid
These are the times that we are lost without meaning
These are the moments of my soul's undoing
But here it is, we've reached the end
And I'll always love you as my friend
There is that something we both will keep
As we do our best not to weep
I know that I'm flying too close to the sun
There is a miracle in what we've done
When I look at you, I know that you're the one
Yes, my love, I know that you're the one
It's those great expectations that fell apart
As we trip on the landmines of our hearts
We find our forever in the dreams we share
Not in the paper cuts that strip us bare
Then that day comes and we find that someone
That we know will be here for us and struggle is done
These are the memories held quietly in devotion
And your love, my love, is the key to my emotions
(c) May 9, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: The Life of Every Man Is A Diary In Which He Means To Write One Story, and Writes Another, and His Humblest Hour Is When He Compares the Volume As It Is With What He Vowed To Make It
“The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another, and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.” -J.M. Barrie, novelist and playwright (9 May 1860-1937)
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First Principles: The Accumulation of All Powers…In the Same Hands…Whether Hereditary, Self-Appointed, Or Elective, May Justly Be Pronounced the very Definition of Tyranny
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison (1788)
This is the very danger of the Administrative Agencies under the Executive Branch in that they are bordering on being or becoming very despotic when used by the wrong hands. For example, Biden keeps using these agencies wrongly along with his executive orders.
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