“My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences with Providence.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate, we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.” – Wendell L. Willkie (1892-1944)
“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” -George Washington (1795)
Why is destruction and all that so popular as the way to express grievances that do need to be addressed?
Build Up, Don't Tear Down by Michael Doyle We should be building up All for a drink from the winner's cup We shouldn't be tearing down Statues to the fallen ground We should not be burning down Nor should we be turning down Any of that solid wall of sound Speaking truth to what we've found The feelings rise as we stand together Be it in stormy times or good weather The record of all of our history Makes it plain and not a mystery That when we destroy the economy We find ourselves equal in misery Except that is all the more tougher And living become all the more rougher As we attempt to sing for our supper In times made worse as we suffer There are multitude of issues of complexity That need and must be addressed appropriately We don't elevate anyone by burning down the neighborhood I would think this a thing easily understood Only love itself can put an end to hate Please believe when I say it's not to 'wait' But to embark on a path of pure construction And not continue the path of society's destruction (c) June 26, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The beauty of the trees, the softness of the air, the fragrance of the grass, they speak to me. The summit of the mountain, the thunder of the sky, the rhythm of the sea, speaks to me. The faintness of the stars, the freshness of the morning, the dewdrop on the flower, speaks to me. The strength of the fire, the taste of the salmon, the trail of the sun, and the life that never goes away, they speak to me. And my heart soars.” – Chief Dan George
“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)
I am not sure really how Google’s mapping GPS works. It usually gives me the most direct and quickest route to my destination. On my way home last night, I received directions that could not have possibly have been the quickest most direct route. Instead it meandered through a series of back hill streets and that allowed me to see raccoons and deer and really, it was awesomely charming. I think maybe there’s a human element behind the GPS and whoever that element is has keyed into my need to find the beautiful things right now and allowed me to see parts of Indiana that I would have totally missed following my own devices. I owe much gratitude to this be it a human looking in and saying ..”nah this way instead…” or be it some kind of glitch. It was a wonderful drive.
Indiana Back Hills by Michael Doyle The pleasure of Indiana back hills Explored as it were on four wheels The twilight begins to close the sun's eyes Until tomorrow brings its sunrise The shadows from the trees grow long And I'm right here where I belong Except for the lonesome of being without you Today and tomorrow roll right into view Here as Indiana falls to its night And I capture this with last light A good kind of tired fills my bones Except for the part of being alone Moon rises and night begins to unfold As a weary raccoon starts to cross the road I slow down and smile into his mask Wishing I could maybe stop and ask All of his secrets from this growth of trees What might he whisper on the cool breeze Secrets unseen at headlights' blind Among the unexpected things that I find Too busy looking through my rearview Looking back as I too often seem to do Until the moment catches me in a smile Burning down that back road's endless mile All the signs track as I quietly read That all that surrounds me is what I need Maybe Indiana is all I need after all I take that thought in as the rain begins to fall It's somewhere in the all too near Feeling another angel let loose in tears A memory that takes me always to there As two angels will probably always hold me here (c) June 25, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
What if we could finally stop seeking and finally see?
Into the Open Door by Michael Doyle If life were but a movie What would we really be But a story within the story That is all the glory Of use learning to stay alive Doing our best to thrive In all the conditions of possibility Lived within our best probability Until the moment we open the door To all of that hoping for more When we stop seeking and learn to see Our world waits for our discovery Taking in the moment as we see Learning how to simply be Stopping the struggles of a human be-ing And simply become a human being Turning the pages of our story Unconcerned with seeking glory Just living the life we dream Bursting out from our seams This then is how we become as one The struggles and attachment are done The truest life having now begun We'll find our place in the sun Moving beyond a need to understand To find new meaning in the touch of your hand Might this be what it is to truly feel Coming to our senses of what is truly real (c) June 25, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Many successful political careers have been built on giving blacks ‘favors’ that look good on the surface but do lasting damage in the long run. One of these ‘favors’ was the welfare state. A vastly expanded welfare state in the 1960s destroyed the black family, which had survived centuries of slavery and generations of racial oppression.” – Thomas Sowell
“The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families. … In vain are schools, academies, and universities instituted, if loose principles and licentious habits are impressed upon children in their earliest years.” – John Adams (1778)
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