Tag Archives: Past

Fully Present In the Past

Fully Present In the Pastby Michael DoyleRage bait and other angry fillsHave long ceased being thrills.No one has asked for my tainted advice,But I think it’s long past time to offer mine.Let’s not be rattled by our every whim.Instead, let’s … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: We Are Made Wise Not By the Recollection of Our Past, But By the Responsibility For Our Future

“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” – George Bernard Shaw

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Thought For the Day: Let Us Learn From the Past To Profit By the Present, and From the Present, To Live Better In the Future

“Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.” – William Wordsworth

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It’s A Wonderful Wonder

It’s A Wonderful Wonderby Michael DoyleThe works at God’s handsAre a wonder to understand.I worship all that the Lord has made,And my love for this will never fade.It’s a wonderful wonderFilled with love and grace.There is no unforgiven blunder,Just an … Continue reading

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Verses of the Illuminati, Part IV: Leading From the Past

Verses of the Illuminati, Part IV: Leading From the Pastby Michael DoyleOur ruling elites are leading from the pastBelieving themselves worthy of power that will last.Stalking fear through capitalism for new technology,It’s the sweet path to shaping the future from … Continue reading

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First Principles: For Everything That Was Written In the Past Was Written To Teach Us, So That Through the Endurance Taught In the Scriptures and the Encouragement They Provide We Might Have Hope

“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” – Romans 15:4 NIV

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Laughing At Life

Laughing At Lifeby Michael DoyleHere I am, sitting on the floor.I’m lost in numbers, collating the score.I’m not saying that I need it easy.But wish for once it would even up to please me.We’re laughing at all of life’s dramady,But … Continue reading

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First Principles: Let Us Not Seek the Republican Answer Or the Democratic Answer, But the Right Answer. Let Us Not Seek To Fix the Blame For the Past. Let Us Accept Our Own Responsibility For the Future

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy

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I Want To Write A Praise Song

I Want To Write A Praise Songby Michael DoyleI know that the past is always present.It’s nothing to me that I will resent.The scars are a reminder of whereI fell down, and God was always there.I was struggling, unable to … Continue reading

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Real Without Regret

Real Without Regretby Michael DoyleYou started realAnd sold out for a mansion.It’s the corporate feel,Soulless suits were never in fashion.Life is raw,And only sometimes pretty.Singing about what you sawIn every man’s town and city.This world can be strongly frayed.You hear … Continue reading

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