Tag Archives: Kindness

First Principles: May He Be Blessed By the Lord, Whose Kindness Has Not Forsaken the Living Or the Dead

“May he be blessed by the LORD, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!”  – Ruth 2:20

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Distraction

Distractionby Michael DoyleI don’t mean this as a distraction.But for mostly open space, I feel attraction.Every time that you stand near,I hold your body, hoping it won’t disappear.I hold your body as something tangible,And kindness sometimes seems all we’re capable.Besides, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is the Language Which the Deaf Can Hear and the Blind Can See

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Kindness One Can Render To Any Man Consists In Leading Him From Error To Truth

“The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.” – Thomas Aquinas

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First Principles: I Shall Not Pass This Way Again

“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Life Is Mostly Froth and Bubble, Two Things Stand Like Stone, Kindness In Another’s Trouble, Courage In Your Own

“Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own.”– Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)

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Thought For the Day: A Single Act of Kindness Throws Out Roots In All Directions, and the Roots Spring Up and Make New Trees

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart

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Voice Sang Soft

Voice Sang Softby Michael DoyleYour voice sang softly like a melody.It’s hard to say what it did to me.Then and there from the very start,Your love was gentle, blooming in my heart.Your smile might be your special power,As it captivated … Continue reading

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Hoosier Rains

Hoosier Rainsby Michael DoyleIt has been over twenty years nowAnd it’s on my mind still somehow.I was driving, approaching the state lineOf Indiana, determined to make it mine.Shortly before the sight of the dunes, I had plannedTo visit like some … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is the Language Which the Deaf Can Hear and the Blind Can See

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

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