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First Principles: Keep Hope That Light and Liberty Will Continue To Advance
“I will not believe our labors are lost. I shall not die without a hope that light and liberty are on a steady advance.” – Thomas Jefferson (1821)
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Tagged Advance, Believe, Die, First Principles, Hope, Labor, Liberty, Light, Lost, Steady, Thomas Jefferson
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Think On These Things
Keeping your mind on the positive and away from the negative is trick of life well worth the learning. It is so easy, too easy, for my mind to turn toward the negative. But when I keep my mind and … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Avoid, Bad Stuff, Blur, Brink, Burden, Center, Close, Confluence, Cure, Dwell, Focus, Fulfill, God, Good, Hats, Heart, Holy, Hope, Hurry, Ideals, Influence, Learn, Life, Live, Lord, Love, Mind, Negative, Peace, Perspective, Philippians, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point of Reference, Positive, Prayer, Preference, Prepare, Pure, Reflect, Rest, Right, Right Side Up, Right Things, Sad, Satisfaction, Sermon, Slow, Stand, Think, Toughness, True, Were, Worry
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A Conspiracy of Lambs
There’s a Netflix series called The Family. I am only two episodes into it but so far I’m both laughing and somewhat concerned. The Bible admonishes Christians to pray for our leaders both spiritual and in government. It is the Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Answer, Believe, Bible, Blessing, Brother, Christian, Common, Common Ground, Conspiracy, Decision, Devil's Playground, Doing Right, Evil, Faith, Family, God, Good, Govern, Guidance, Heavenbound, Hope, Lamb, Leaders, Legacy, Lord's Work, Member, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Pride, Receive, Sister, The Family, Trust, Value, World
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Hurts To Be Human
Another lousy day misspent… but hey.. a poem.. Hurts To Be Human by Michael Romani It hurts to be human It’s human to feel hurt Capturing this in the moment Filled with grief and torment The annals of our history … Continue reading
First Principles: We Are Apt To Close Our Eyes Against Painful Truth That Is Capable of Transforming Us Into Beasts
“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth — and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts.” – Patrick Henry (1775)
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Tagged Apt, Beast, Eyes, First Principles, Hope, Illusion, Indulge, Man, Natural, Pain, Patrick Henry, Shut, Siren, Song, Transform, Truth
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Is There Hope?
I am feeling down today. Had way too long of a walk through prairie wildflowers and then woods in a riparian corridor, but, even that hasn’t cheered me up. Still, it has led another poem at least. Is There Hope? … Continue reading
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Tagged Age of Chivalry, Battle, Bond, Brave, Contemplate, Empty Pages, Forget, Handshake, Heart, Hope, Introspection, Met, Moments, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Premise, Promise, Random, Remember, Tattle, Touch, Trees, Try, Word, Words, World
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Story Teller
It’s a great gift to tell tales that are seem so true that they almost walk right of the pages we read. Isn’t it? Story Teller by Michael Romani Story tellers bring the tale Where once upon will prevail In … Continue reading
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Tagged Align, Books, Collide, Deep Woods, Discard, Dream, Eyes, Family, Find, Gift, Hard, Heard, Hope, Human, Illustration, Leataher Bindings, Life, Magic, Memory, Old Book Stores, Pages, Pessimism, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Read, Red Riding Hood, Rift, Silver Tongue, Soul, Stars, Story, Teller, Told, Treasure, True, Truth, Vivid, Wither, Words
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Thought For the Day: Rest, Nature, Books, Music and Love For One’s Neighbor Bring Happiness
“A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Country, Do Good, Family Happiness, Happiness, Hope, Leo Tolstoy, Life, Love, Music, Nature, Neighbor, Quiet, Rest, Thought For the Day, Usefulness, Work
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