Tag Archives: Mistake

Making the World Better

Making the World Betterby Michael DoyleDon’t stand there silent like a rockWhen your feelings need you to talk.Give yourself permission to find a wayFor you to say what you need to say.Your feelings need to find a way out – … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Only Sure Way To Avoid Making Mistakes Is To Have No New Ideas

“The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.” – Albert Einstein

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Carrying On Past the Hurt

Carrying On Past the Hurtby Michael DoyleShe’s walked away, leaving only pain.Life feels drenched in the crushing rain.Life needs a little more of encouragement,Or you’ll get lost in waves of discouragement.Giving up to surrender is not an option to take.As … Continue reading

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Intricate In Arrangement

Intricate In Arrangementby Michael DoyleLoss of integral resplendenceBrothers of spiritual disciplineOff balance in our alchemyIt’s easy to get lost in the harmony.These are touches to the soulPlayed out in our rock ‘ n ‘ roll,It’s the music that moves the … Continue reading

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A Well-Traveled Confession

A Well-Traveled Confessionby Michael DoyleIt’s a resounding themeTo live this life and dream.Putting God into action,It brings the best of life’s satisfaction.Taking the drink of living water,In the name of the Son and the Father.It’s amazing what we filter through,In … Continue reading

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First Principles: It Is Better To Make A Mistake With Full Force of Your Being Than To Carefully Avoid Mistakes With A Trembling Spirit

“It is better to make a mistake with full force of your being than to carefully avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit.” – Socrates

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Humanity’s Eclipse

Humanity’s Eclipseby Michael DoyleIt seems worthy of recallThat none of us has a crystal ball.We might want to see what’s next,But the best we have is what connects.Will it be humanity’s eclipse – As we fall before a robot apocalypse?Or … Continue reading

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First Principles: All Courses of Action Are Risky, So Prudence Is Not In Avoiding Danger (It’s Impossible), But Calculating Risk and Acting Decisively

“All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength … Continue reading

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Our Valentine’s Biggest Mistake

Our Valentine’s Biggest Mistakeby Michael DoyleAs we lay around our houses like cantankerous catsIn the cold winter months, it’s easy to gain fatEach of us finding refrigerated delicacies late nightEntertained as we snuggle by the television lightIn our January resolutions … Continue reading

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To Know Love Actually

To Know Love Actuallyby Michael DoyleI was just saying helloWhen you started saying goodbyeI kept trying the best I know Being persistent in giving it my best tryLove can be and is so cruelAnd I am inevitably its foolStill, I … Continue reading

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