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Her Legacy
Last Sunday was a day of recognition and honor for women on an international level. When you think about it and all that women have done for us in all of their roles, shouldn’t every day be one? Her Legacy … Continue reading
First Principles: The Happiness and Dignity of Mankind Consists In Virtue
“[T]he happiness of man, as well as his dignity, consists in virtue.” – John Adams (1776)
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Tagged Dignity, First Principles, Happiness, John Adams, Mankind, Virtue
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Notable
There’s a rumor that it’s notable And perhaps even noticeable That fame comes to those who strive And not often to those who are merely alive There remains just one thing you see How to be famous and yet keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Dignity, Fame, Gratitude, Humility, Notable, Perspective, Platitude, Potable, Rumor, Strive, Wordpress
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Coda: A Eulogy For A King
Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968. In his honor and to memorialize in some small way his life and legacy: Coda: A Eulogy For A King by Michael Romani Born into a world of brutality In … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Brutality, Children of God, Coda, Dignity, Eulogy, Family, Forgiveness, Humility, Injustice, Justice, Living, Love, Martin Luther King Jr, Nonviolence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Redemption, United States
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Polished History
Polished History by Michael Romani Good versus evil; we seek to clarify As we look back and wonder why Wishing for terms spoken definitively As we reassign perceptions of history The best of history provokes cognitive dissonance Particularly when seeking … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Camps, Dignity, History, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poland
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The Prospector
The Prospector by Michael Romani Standing on the edge Of the desert Gone to the point of knowing Nothing but hurt Building life on a prayer Knowing that it is somewhere Refusing to stop dreaming Refusing to stop believing Pushing … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, Desert, Dignity, Dreams, Gold, Perserverance, Poem, Poetry, Prospector
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Dignify
Dancing Though Life With Dignity Are honorable friends I keep near to me Challenges faced with class and grace In a chateau of compassion as their quiet embrace Blessings of encouragement easily given In their example of eloquent living – … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion, Daily Prompt, Dance, Dignify, Dignity, Eloquent, Encouragement, Example, Friends, Honorable, Lesson, Personify, Wordpress
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Ugly Duckling – Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish poet and author who lived from 1805 to 1875. One of the stories he wrote is the classic The Ugly Duckling (Den Grimme Aelling). This is the tale of a seemingly homely little bird who … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Practice Humility
“These are the few ways we can practice humility: To speak as little as possible of one’s self. To mind one’s own business. Not to want to manage other people’s affairs. To avoid curiosity. To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Dignity, God, Grace, Humility, Kindness, Love, Mother Teresa, The Joy In Loving, Thought For the Day
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Days of Reconnection
Days of Reconnection by Michael Romani A solid need for authentication Takes the photographer back with fascination To where people do not live in pantomime And care less as life forms its lines There as laugh or frowns worn on … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study Tools, Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized
Tagged Aesthetic, Art, Authentic, Calm, Connection, Days, Dignity, Humanity, Lines, Photos, Poem, Poetry, Sun, Sunlight
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