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Mad As A Hatter
Mad As A Hatter by Michael Romani Some people spend a lifetime Without ever really visiting the world I think this to be very nearly a crime And raise against this with flag unfurled Ready to do the impossible before … Continue reading
A Team Comes Together
On the third day of Christmas, my daughters and I have sat down with Write the Story to write our second story based on the theme of A Team Comes Together. For those writing along with us, the word prompts for … Continue reading
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Tagged Exercise, Learning, Rugby, Skillsets, Team, Teamwork, Word Prompts, Writing
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Thought For the Day: Writing Is the Great Invention of the World
“Writing—the art of communicating thoughts to the mind, through the eye—is the great invention of the world…—great, very great in enabling us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn, at all distances of time and of space.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Communication, Conversation, Learning, Thought, Writing
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First Principles: Limiting Information In A Republic Leads To Ignorance and Failed Government
“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Learning People Is As Important As Learning From Books
Learning is acquired by reading books; but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading man, and studying all the various editions of them. – Lord Chesterfield, statesman and writer (22 … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Continue
Despite stacks and stacks of dog-eared books Well principled gestures, words, even dirty looks The quest for this thing called wisdom goes on and on It sometimes leaves me thinking it’s a once upon A beginning of mankind’s most convincing … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Continue, Daily Prompt, Fairytale, Learning, Photograph, Searching, Wisdom, Wishing Well, Wordpress
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First Principles: Part of the Greatness of America Rests In Learning From Mistakes
“The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” – Alexis de Toqueville A classic example of this might currently be in how much latitude we … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis de Toqueville, America, Balance, First Principles, Greatness, Growing, Learning, Mistakes, Repair, Restore, Stronger
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Thought For the Day: There Are No Mistakes Only Lessons of Growth
“A mistake is the most beautiful thing in the world. It is the only way you can get to some place you’ve never been before. I try to make as many as I can. Making a mistake is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Courage, E W Wainwright, Growth, Learning, Lessons, Mistakes
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 