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On Outrunning Grief
You cannot outrun grief. On Outrunning Grief by Michael Romani It has been said And I assume it’s true Words from inside my head That same for me; the same for you You hide yours in a diary I keep … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Let Kindness, Beauty and Truth Light Your Way Giving Courage to Face Life Cheerfully
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.” – Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (14 Mar 1879-1955)
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Beauty, Courage, Ideal, Kindness, Life, Light, Thought For the Day, Time, Truth, Way
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To Harvest the Wind: School Daze
Part I in a series under development: To Harvest the Wind: School Daze by Michael Romani I. A breeze touches the savanna grass As the tribesmen dance in a pass Harvesting corn; some barely living This harsh life can be … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Advice, Africa, Brutal, Corn, Daze, Decision, Democracy, Dream, Education, Engrave, Fire, Fruit, Government, Harsh Life, Harvest, Headmaster, High Stakes, Jungle, Kindness, Know, Kuefesa, Legacy, Life, Morn, Opportunity, Peace, Photograph, Plant, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Prayer, Price, Rain, Savanna, School, School Clothes, Seeds, Sky, Sow, Struggle, Take, Tobacco, Tribe, Village, Water, Wind
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Who Do You Say That I am?
Based in part on Matthew 15:16: Who Do You Say That I Am? by Michael Romani Sometimes stigmatized by the visual Here in this age of consuming digital I see what my eyes choose to see Wondering if it’s with … Continue reading
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Tagged Acuity, Alone, Apart, Approval, Blind, Book of Matthew, Broken, Certainty, Clear, Confidence, Crack, Creativity, Deflection, Digital, Disguise, Distraction, Eye, Eyes, Fall, False Assumption, Foolishness, God, Gravity, Heart, Hide, Imperfection, Impression, Jacked Up, Jesus, Kindness, Knee Jerk Reaction, Levitate, Lost, Love, Measure, Mind, Mirror, Negativity, One Half, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presumption, Promise, Recall, Renew, Rust, Soul, Stigma, Stone, Strong, Toss, Treasure, Trouble, Trust, Visual, Warrior, Weak, Wisdom
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Patience In Action
I suppose that every creative thinker knows this. Maybe we all do? Patience In Action by Michael Romani Rodin says that patience is action I do believe I see this satisfaction No matter what direction that I turn It’s there … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Action, Blindness, Direction, Kindness, Learn, Patience, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Repentance, Rock, Rodin, Rule, Satisfaction, School, Shore, Splash, Time, Transform, Tyranny, Water, Wave, Wind
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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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Tagged Blind, Cheek, Covenant, Doubt, Find, Forgive, Frailty, Gifts, God, God's Whisper, Good, Gospel, Grace, Heal, Holy, Humanity, Jesus, Kindness, Lose, Love One Another, Loyal, Luke, Madness, Other-Centered, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praxis, Protect, Reliable, Sad, Servants, Serve, Stable, Steadfast, Sword, Tender Mercy, Turn, Vanity, Word
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Patience: A Virtue Not A Test
Based in part on the Book of Habakkuk 2:3: I sure needed this sermon today. Patience is the kindness that so many of us struggle with isn’t it? Patience: A Virtue Not A Test by Michael Romani God fills us with … Continue reading
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Tagged Fruit of the Spirit, God, Kindness, Patience, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Time, Understood, Virtue
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The Inhumanity of It All
If monsters had their say, what would they? The Inhumanity of It All by Michael Romani If monsters had their say, what would they? What are they but creatures of habit that obey The call of their natures feeding their … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, Affliction, Bleed, Bloodlust, Born, Creatures, Curse, Daylight, Discern, Dracula, Eden, Focus, Funeral Dirge, Gore, Habit, Halloween, History, Hunters, Inhumanity, Joy, Kindness, League, Lean, Loch Ness Monster, Love, Mark of Cain, Moan, Monsters, Moon Blindness, Mourn, North Star, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Political Ends, Primal Urge, Self Aflliction, Solitary, Survival, Wolfman, World War
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In Spiritual Growth
Based in part on: Galatians 5:22-23 New International Version (NIV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. In Spiritual Growth by Michael Romani … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Believe, Choice, Cultivate, Encourage, Faithfulness, Focus, Forbearance, Forgive, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, Gentleness, God's Family, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Language, Light, Live, Love, Maturity, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pratice, Praxis, Prayer, Preparation, Prune, Read, Self Control, Sin, Sincerity, Spiritual Growth, the Word, Transformation, Treatment, Wisdom
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Difficulty Is Just the Beginning
In this modern world, it’s not a question of what’s painless. Nor is it of not having choices. It’s about making the choice to be and make a chosen relationship work. Maybe it’s always been that way? Difficulty Is Just … Continue reading
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Tagged Absuridities, Acceptable Business, Acceptance, Aground, Beginning, Better, Choice, Closer, Complication, Contemplation, Contempt, Difficult, Emotion, Equilibrium, Explore, Failure, Fosters, Implication, Indignity, Keeping Faith, Keys to the Kingdom, Kindness, Life, Love, Managed Unhappiness, Miracles of Fate, Modern World, Narcissism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Relationship, Scold, Society, Steadfast, Time, Transformation, Truth, Wisdom, Work
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