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The Stolen Presence of Both Past and Present
The thirteenth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 has the prompt objective of writing a non-apology for things stolen. This is a close as I have for the concept. It’s akin, I believe to something said that I read once but have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Add-Ons, All, Approach, Aristotle, Brilliance, Claiim, Dance, Eloquently, Ethics, Explore, Full Throttle, History, Humble, Issac Newton, Lame, Learn, Light, Move, Mystery, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Non-Apology, Notions, Observations, Ought, Page, Past, Photograph, Plain, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Present, Recall, Shimmer, Should, Shoulders of Giants, Speak, Splash, Steal, Stolen, Take, Thoughts, Times, Truth, Words, Youth
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Thought For the Day: Think of All the Beauty Still Left Around You and Be Happy
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank
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Tagged All, Anne Frank, Around, Be Happy, Beauty, Left, Think, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: All Power Is Vested In and…Derived From the People
“That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amendable to them.” – George Mason, in the Virigina Bill of Rights
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Tagged All, Amend, Derive, First Principles, George Mason, Magistrates, Power, Servant, The People, Trustee, Vest, Virginia Bill of Rights
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Glass Onion Reality
How many layers of conjecture do we need to peel back to find true reality? Is it even possible for us to comprehend? https://flic.kr/p/qowcXW Glass Onion Reality by Michael Doyle All things, all times, all places Bear the burden across … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Answer, Avoid, Believe, Burden, Comprehend, Conjecture, Crumble, Currents, Dominion, Eventual, Eyes, Face, False, Fear, Fist, Glass Onion, God, Grieve, Hesitancy, Known, Life, Limit, Live, Mind, Murder, New World, Path, Peace, Peel, Photograph, Pillar, Place, Poem, Poetry, Preserve, Pride, Prove, Push, Raven, Reaity, Reality, Release, Risk, Search, Shadow, Simple, Soul, Spark, Strife, Struggle, Survivor, Sweet, Things, Thirst, Time, Transparent, True, Trust, Urge, Victory, Water, Way, World
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A Pi-Ku For Albert
Today curiously enough is Pi Day and the anniversary of Albert Einstein’s Birth. So why now a Pi-Ku… What’s a Pi-Ku you ask? Well, it’s 3-1-4 in format. A Pi-Ku For Albert by Michael Doyle Albert’s birth Seems Began this … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Trust Is Earned, Respect Is Given and Loyalty Is Demonstrated. Betrayal of Any of Those Is To Lose All Three
“Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
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Tagged All, Any, Betrayal, Demonstrated, Earned, Given, Lose, Loyalty, Respect, Thought For the Day, Three, Trust, Ziad K Abdelnour
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Thought For the Day: Rushing Into Action, You Fail
“Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe. Therefore the Master takes action by letting things take their course. He remains as calm at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, All, Always, Beginning, Calm, Care, Conronavirus, Course, Desire, End, Fail, Force, Grap, Lao Tzu, Learn, Lose, Master, Not Desire, Nothing, Practical Care, Prevention, Remind, Ruin, Rush, Tao, Tao Te Ching, Thought For the Day, Unlearn, Wisdom
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A Return To the Sea
A pirate’s lot remains on my mind today. To me, like many, there has always been a bit of allure to some of the legendary pirates. Not the least of these is a chapter in a book I aim to … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Andrew Jackson, Banditry, Battle of New Orleans, Best, Call, Claim, Earn, End, Fatal, Fate, Final, Footnotes, Forgot, Gallantry, Gold, History, Jean Lafitte, Know, Legacy, Legend, Life, Lot, Me, Monument, Mystery, Photograph, Pirate, Poem, Poetry, Remains, Return, Sea, Sirens, Soul, Storm, Swallow, Tales, Told, Unwanted, Water, Whole, You
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In Dedication To You
One day I met a really wonderful elf. As blessings would have it, the person behind that elf was even more wonderfully magical. Our first conversation started simply. We discussed the use of wind-lights in SL photography and one thing … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Acceptance, All, All Night, Awake, Beguile, Behind, Blessing, Blind, Breath, Broken Heart, Complete, Connection, Control, Conversation, Death, Dedication, Details, Devotion, Elf, Eyes, Fatality, Fear, Feeling, Find, Hand, Happiness, Heart, Hide, History, Hold, Inspiration, Join, Level, Life, Live, Love, Loving Connection, Meet, Mortality, Ocean, Pain, Past, Photograph, Pledge, Poem, Poetry, Question, Reel, Rest, Safe, See, Side, Sincere, Smile, Soul, Still, Storm, Sunrise, Sweet, Take, Talk, Vulnerable, Walk, Warm, Weather, Year
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Recalled In Prayer
Having finally spent some very wonderful time with my beautiful daughters and being surprised to the point of happy tears of gratitude in finding out just how much my genetics have flowed into a lot of their perspectives on the … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Belong, Blame, Cost, Counselor, Crown, Daughters, Earth, Father, Fit, Glory, Gratitude, Hands, Heal, Hope, Lord of Lords, Lost, Name, Notes, Peace, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Recall, Rejoice, Shown, Song, Soul, Story, Tell, Throne, Worship
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