Tag Archives: Mind

Thought For the Day: Be Who You Are and Say What You Feel, Because Those Who Mind Don’t Matter and Those Who Matter Don’t Mind

“Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.” – Bernard Baruch

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Thought For the Day: Let the Consequences Be What They Would: I From This Time Determined That I Would Never Rest Until I Had Effected Its Abolition

“So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the [slave] trade’s wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for abolition. Let the consequences be what they would: I from this time determined that I would never rest until … Continue reading

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First Principles: Your First Great Duties, You Are Sensible, Are Those You Owe to Heaven, To Your Creator and Redeemer. Let These Be Ever Present To Your Minds

“Your first great duties, you are sensible, are those you owe to Heaven, to your Creator and Redeemer. Let these be ever present to your minds, and exemplified in your lives and conduct.” – William Samuel Johnson, one of the … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: And Into the Forest I Go, To Lose My Mind and Find My Soul

“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir

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In My Mind’s Desert

In My Mind’s Desertby Michael DoyleIn my mind’s eye, I seeThe battling guns that are yet to be.Cabin fever burns away the drudgery.It vanquishes every mystery.To dispel the ghosts takes mourning,Thorns and all, night must become morning.Burnt into my gaze … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Melody Is the Most Important Thing That Must Stay In the Minds of the People Who Listen To You

“The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can’t let them forget what the song is.” – George Benson

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Music and the Open Heart

Music and the Open Heartby Michael DoyleMusic flows in its vibrationFilling the human soul with inspiration.Whether received by rhythm or in harmony,Both are a gift, paired with the right melody.We trust and let that magic show.We close our eyes and … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Keep Your Mind On Your Objective, and Persist Until You Succeed. Study, Think, and Plan

“Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think, and plan.” – W. Clement Stone

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Thought For the Day: The Most Necessary Task of Civilization Is To Teach People How To Think. It Should Be the Primary Purpose of Our Public Schools

“The most necessary task of civilization is to teach people how to think. It should be the primary purpose of our public schools. The mind of a child is naturally active, it develops through exercise. Give a child plenty of … Continue reading

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Your Dad Was Our Hero

Your Dad Was Our Heroby Michael DoyleI was minding my business, Just standing there.I was resting on my crutches,Sipping on a beer.We had come to pay ourOur truest respects.Saying our goodbyesWithout any neglect. A soldier’s sonMarched up to his coffin.With … Continue reading

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