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Stillness of Heart
To self actualize life, I think… requires to first dare to dream.. then to dare more and make strides at making the dream or dreams come true? Stillness of Heart by Michael Romani She headed out West, heeding a platitude … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Calling, Certainty, Challenge, Confidence, Discern, Expectation, Fear, Footing, Grace, Gratitude, Guessing, Heart, Learned, One Step At A Time, Persevere, Photograph, Platitude, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Pride, Providence, Step, Stillness, West
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First Principles: Be Honorable By Being Necessary For the Public Good
“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.” – Nathan Hale (1776)
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Tagged Expectation, Financial Reward, First Principles, Honor, Influence, Nathan Hale, Necessary, Promotion, Public Good, Service, Useful
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Warning Signs Unheeded
Based in part on 2 Timothy 3:12 Warning Signs Unheeded by Michael Romani In my desire to live a Godly life I have opened myself up to strife From those who would prosecute And slander me to my ill repute … Continue reading
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Tagged Conviction, Courage, Darkness, Define, Discourage, Evidence, Expectation, Fealty, God, Godly Life, Greatness, Harm, Harshness, Ill Repute, Journey, Paul, Phototgraph, Poem, Poetry, Prosecute, Strife, Strong, Struggle, Suffer, Timothy, Trouble, Warning Sign
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First Principles: There Is No Graver Error Than To Rest Our Nation On Favors From Other Nations
“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favors from Nation to Nation. ‘Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.” – George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796 … Continue reading
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Tagged Calculation, Cure, Discard, Error, Expectation, Experience, Favor, First Principles, Foreign Nations, George Washington, Illusion, Pride
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Thought For the Day: Admitting You Were Wrong Shows You Are Wiser Today Than Yesterday
“Never be ashamed to admit you are in the wrong – it’s just another way to say you are wiser today than yesterday.” – Jonathan Swift
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Tagged Admission, Apology, Ashame, Expectation, Jonathan Swift, Thought For the Day, Today, Wiser, Wrong, Yesterday
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First Principles: Make Our Wish To Be Useful In Serving Our Nation
“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.” – Nathan Hale (1776)
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Tagged Expectation, First Principles, Honor, Influence, Nathan Hale, Pecuniary Reward, Promotion, Public Good, Service, Useful
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