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Thought for the Day: There Is Guilt In the Omission of Doing Good

“Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do.” – Voltaire, philosopher (21 Nov 1694-1778)      

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Thought For the Day: Worrying Doesn’t Stop the Bad, But, It Does Ruin the Good

“Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening; it just stops you from enjoying the good.” – Charlie Brown    

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The Practice of Kindness

Based in part on the Gospel according to Luke: The Practice of Kindness by Michael Romani In this world of madness Inundated with sadness What happened to kindness In this world of blindness A moment’s thought for others All of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is A Healthy Choice

“I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health.” – Voltaire    

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First Principles: Liberty Is Sacred When Rightly Understood

“Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred next to those which we appropriate in divine adoration; but in the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Benevolent Tyranny Is Perhaps the Most Oppressive

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)        

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Thought For the Day: Evil Is Powerless If the Good Are Unafraid

“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” – Ronald Reagan      

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Thought For the Day: The Truly Good and Wise Seek To Always Act Nobly

“The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.” – Aristotle, in Nicomachean Ethics, Book I      

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Foothold Out of the Pathological

Foothold Out of the Pathological by Michael Romani What do we do When the horror descends? When we lose a few loved ones? When we lose a lot of friends? We find the need to blame To cast the blame … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Is No Objective Good Without God

“If there is no God, everything is permissible.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in The Brothers Karamazov At first blush this is resounding battle cry for atheists and moral relativists alike.  That is until you stop and think on it a moment.  … Continue reading →

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