Tag Archives: Chance

In A Still Sleeping Place Inside My Head

The for the fourth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 is: “…to write a poem based on an image from a dream”.    … and so I did…. In A Still Sleeping Place Inside My Head by Michael Doyle The feeling comes … Continue reading

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Heirlooms In the Shadows

Haunted graveyards anyone? Heirlooms In the Shadows by Michael Doyle Where there is wanton violence There is always fear in that place You can feel it in the silence That permeates darkness in that space Standing there with the coffin … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Our Lives Get Better By Change Not Chance

“Our life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn      

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While Yet I Live

Today is chosen by some as Still Need To Do Day.   There is a lot that I still need to do.  How about you readers on here?  Still have things to do?  On the page speaking about this day, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: God’s Hands Formed You and Me To Be the Persons That We Are

“Just think, you’re here not by chance, but by God’s choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are. He compares you to no one else – You are one of a kind. You lack nothing that … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Excellence Is Not An Accident; It Results From High Intention

“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” – Aristotle    

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No Coincidence

An ardent atheist Issac Asimov was so startled by the number of improbables that allow live on the earth to thrive that he wrote a piece on that and the odds he tabulated were astronomical.  He couldn’t bring himself to … Continue reading

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First Principles: Learning Is Gained Through Ardor and Diligence, Not Chance

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams    

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Sacred Song

May your trails always be safe protected by the sacred song of life. https://flic.kr/p/tXBN9h Sacred Song by Michael Romani Sing your songs To protect my trail Offering safe passage Past the hounds of Hell My soul is troubled Here in … Continue reading

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Let’s Be Nerds Together

I was watching something transpire and as it happened it occurred to me… sometimes there’s that ideal match.  You might be superstars who find each other and shine on.  Or, as more usually the case in the world of the … Continue reading

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