“People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.” -Max Eastman, journalist and poet (4 Jan 1883-1969)
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Thought For the Day: People Who Demand Neutrality In Any Situation Are Usually Not Neutral But In Favor of the Status Quo
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One By One
One By One
by Michael Doyle
We work the problems
One by one
One at a time
That's how it's done
We face the world
One step at a time
Remaining undefeated
We struggle for prime
The point of no return
Comes fast as we learn
There's no turning back
From the life we earn
We keep to the fight
And it's understood
We'll continue to fight
For the right and the good
You hit me hard
Down and dirty
I laugh -
It didn't even hurt me
Never mind the blood
It's just a thing
Rolling in the mud
We'll take our best swings
This fight -
Won't be forgot
Win or lose
We'll give it all we got
(c) January 3, 2023 Michael Doyle
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For the Win
For the Win
by Michael Doyle
Never give up
Never give in
When you fall down
Get up again
Run through the valleys
Keep your head low
Run through the alleys
You didn't even know
Dodge the punches
Whenever you can
This is the rumble
That makes you a man
Hold your head high
As you go into battle
Unafraid to die
Though you soul might get rattled
(For good reasons why)
Never let it keep you down
When you fall only to rise again
When you stumble in battle found
Fight twice as hard, and you may win
(c) January 3, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Without Freedom of Thought There Can Be No Such Thing As Wisdom; and No Such Thing As Public Liberty, Without Freedom of Speech
“Without Freedom of Thought there can be no such thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as Public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech; which is the Right of every Man, as far as by it, he does not hurt or control the Right of another: And this is the only Check it ought to suffer, and the only Bounds it ought to know.” – Benjamin Franklin (1722)
Thought For the Day: The Saddest Aspect of Life Right Now Is That Science Gathers Knowledge Faster Than Society Gathers Wisdom
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.– Isaac Asimov
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Courage To Speak Honestly
Courage To Speak Honestly
by Michael Doyle
Lost in life's waves as they come and go
Whether trough or crest there is much to know
We must never be afraid to speak honestly
Railing against injustice and acting efficiently
As much as we can to rid the world of lies and greed
We emerge in the world's story for compassion's need
We must have the courage to raise our voices
Making the world somehow better through our choices
We must follow our convictions and always be strong
This is how we begin to create a world in which we belong
One of those choices we have to make it to walk in kindness
Bringing the world our light drive away its dark blindness
It is the simple truth that provides its own evidence
Like kindness in words creating a world of true confidence
In which we can rely on one another for assured relevance
It would be better if our worst leader acted with benevolence
It is this kindness of thinking that becomes profoundness
As we look on each other's struggles only to confound this
And link hand in hand to become something that is unbreakable
Allowing our family to fall is something that is unspeakable
And after all, we are part of one family, aren't we all?
It's just something that we have forgotten but need to recall
It is this kindness we learn to share in creating love and giving
To each one and everyone, until it become our way of living
(c) January 2, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: The Law of Nature and the Law of Revelation Are Both Divine: They Flow, Though In Different Channels From the Same Adorable Source
“The law of nature and the law of revelation are both Divine: they flow, though in different channels, from the same adorable source. It is indeed preposterous to separate them from each other.” – James Wilson (1804)
Thought For the Day: For Attractive Lips, Speak Words of Kindness. For Lovely Eyes, Seek Out the Good In People. For A Slim Figure, Share Your Food With the Hungry
“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone….” - Audrey Hepburn
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Happy New Year 2024!
I wish all my readers, thinkers, followers, and fellow leaders, the very best
In this new year, 2024! Let’s rock it with all that we have! And remember
No matter your circumstances, how you act and react is ultimately your
Choice. In a world full of choices, why not choose kindness? On watching
The Rose Parade and learning of this movement, I took this moment to join
a movement pledging to treat others with respect, treating others with kindness
As we all deserve, and walking life with compassion. It takes so little to affirm
our choices to be better. Please consider joining with me and others by taking
this pledge and joining with us? Kindness is Free
First Principles: Honesty Will Be Found On Every Experiment, To Be the Best and Only True Policy; Let Us Then As A Nation Be Just
“Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.” – George Washington (1783)
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