Tag Archives: Nature

The Blessing of the Monarch Butterfly Journey

The Blessing of the Monarch Butterfly Journeyby Michael DoyleLong may it be that we keep this blessed memoryof what it means to take a 3000 mile journeyFrom Canada to the Oyamel forests in the Mexican nationReminding us that borders are … Continue reading

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First Principles: There Exists In the Economy and Course of Nature, an Indissoluble Union Between Virtue and Happiness

“There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” – … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Latent Causes of Faction Are Thus Sown In the Nature of Man

“The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man.” – James Madison (1787)

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Thought For the Day: I Am In the Habit of Looking Not So Much To the Nature of A Gift As To the Spirit Which It Is Offered

“I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a gift as to the spirit in which it is offered.” -Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, essayist, and poet (13 Nov 1850-1894)

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Ungrateful

Ungratefulby Michael DoyleThere is in core functionalityAn awakened and new sense of realityIt’s another bit from our biologyThat we’re given over to our technologyWe all have our half-hidden flawsDecidedly difficult as nature’s lawsThat breaking our loops is difficultAnd when we … Continue reading

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First Principles: Nature Never Deceives Us; It Is Always We Who Deceive Ourselves

“Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

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Autumn Skies

Autumn Skiesby Michael DoyleTo sail on Autumn’s skyTo learn to love in fantasyTo love without questioning why To spend this love, just you and me…These are the moments that I cherishSpent in listening to your dreamsMemories of which will never … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: There Exists A Law…Inborn In Our Hearts…If Our Lives Are Endangered…Any and Every Method of Protecting Ourselves Is Morally Right

“There exists a law, not written down anywhere but inborn in our hearts; a law which comes to us not by training or custom or reading but by derivation and absorption and adoption from nature itself; a law which has … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Look Deep Into Nature, and Then You Will Understand Everything Better

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” -Albert Einstein

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Finding A Seat At the Table

Finding A Seat At the Tableby Michael DoyleFinding a seat at the tableSuch as it is and the best we’re ableBegins with a story of circumstanceIn which every effort acts to enhanceThe dreams that come in planting treesThe roots of … Continue reading

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