Tag Archives: Anxiety

It Feasts On Fear

It Feasts On Fearby Michael DoyleI.Watch for signs of corruption in the morning,In all the troubles that come without warning.American Sign Language signals the meaningOf all the challenges for us human beings.Small towns brush life with their mercy,Sipping whiskey from … Continue reading

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America Unbroken

America Unbrokenby Michael DoyleTime comes at us with brutality,Not caring at all about our humanity.Every second comes with its own rush.The weakest of us feels the crush.Cutting through the skin to the inside,Until it takes every part of our pride.That’s … Continue reading

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First Principles: Do Not Be Anxious About Anything, But In Every Situation, By Prayer and Petition, With Thanksgiving Present Your Requests To God

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – … Continue reading

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Of War and Valor

Of War and Valorby Michael DoyleThe things of this world come in complexity.What some face causes others frayed anxiety.When we versify in earnest, we find the truth.It can be as frustrating as an elder as it was in youth.It was … Continue reading

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To Be Understood

To Be Understoodby Michael DoyleWe get carried away by the moonlightForgetting ourselves in the hope of getting it rightThe garden walls throw off our shadowsIn hopes for what we do not truly knowIn all this world’s flight or fight distractionIt … Continue reading

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A Tenderness of Hope

A Tenderness of Hopeby Michael DoyleWe live in a fast-paced society That is filled with such complexityThat it brings less than notorietyTo become overwhelmed by our anxietyStill, each of us chooses a mask to wearA smile of dignity as if … Continue reading

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Saying Nothing In Times of Troubles

Saying Nothing In Times of Troublesby Michael DoyleThe only certainty is it doublesTo be silent in times of troublesAt least, Irish history revealsHow false belief in God stealsThe soul of a broken nationThat is riveting in its salvationThat never quite … Continue reading

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First Principles: It Is My Constant Anxiety and Prayer That I and This Nation Should Be On the Lord’s Side

“I am not at all concerned about that…. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord’s side.”– Abraham Lincoln, cited in F.B. Carpenter’s Six Months At the White House , … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted Is On the Other Side of Fear

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair — Throughout our lives, overcoming fear is essential meeting and achieving our goals. Fear of rejection and/or failure paralyzes us from taking the right actions needed … Continue reading

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Age of Anxiety

Age of Anxietyby Michael DoyleLooking out for my daughters with empathyAs this modern age drips with anxietyThere are so many issues and concerns seenIt quickly overwhelms any human beingIt has become an epidemic across this nationWhere morbid complexity gives way … Continue reading

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