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A Kind of Sonnet of Blindness
A Kind of Sonnet of Blindness by Michael Romani Observed as an adage calling for an eye for eye It’s the way of the world until this world is blind You may think this as justice, but I – I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blindness, Eye For An Eye, Justice, Peace, Poem, Poetry, Sonnet, Switch, War
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First Principles: Federal Government Grows In Times of War and Danger
“The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.” – James Madison With this in mind, I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Danger, Federal, Federalist Papers, James Madison, Operations, Peace, Security, State, Terrorism, War, Wise Governance
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A Stop At Willoughby
Season 1: Episode 30 A Stop At Willoughby by Michael Romani Even in a place as vast as space We all need to find our happy place There where even in that cracked pace A human can find escape from … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged A Stop At Willoughby, Competition, Currier and Ives, Dreams, Happy Place, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pressure, Promise, Push, Rat Race, Rod Serling, Serenity, Small Town, Snow, Twilight Zone
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First Principles: Be Just Friends and Brave Enemies
“I am ever unwilling that [peace] should be disturbed as long as the rights and interests of the nations can be preserved. But whensoever hostile aggressions require a resort to war, we must meet our duty and convince the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Aggression, Brave, Duty, Enemies, Friends, Hostile, Interests, Just, Peace, Resort, Rights, Thomas Jefferson, War
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Thought For the Day: Choose Positive Over Negative
“Believe in yourself. Believe you can be happy. Choose faith over doubt; choose love over hate; choose forgiveness over vengeance; choose honesty over deceit; choose positive thoughts over negative, and allow God to take control of things you can’t.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Faith, God, Happiness, Honesty, Peace, Positive Thinking, Self Confidence, Terry Mark, Thought For the Day
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Peace of God
Peace of God by Michael Romani Matthew 11:28-30 New International Version (NIV) 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Anxiety, Blessed, Bread of Life, Christianity, Cross, Damage, Fellowship, God, Grace, Matthew, Peace, Poetry, Rabbi, Rest, Teacher, Yoked
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First Principles: Honest Friendship With All, Entanglements With None
“Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations…entangling alliances with none” – Thomas Jefferson Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address can be read in its entirety here: http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres16.html
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Tagged Alliances, Commerce, Entangle, First Inaugural Address, First Principles, Foreign Policy, Friendship, Honest, Peace, Thomas Jefferson
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Elegy
The challenge by my eldest daughter, Angelique, goes on. In return for sharing the incomparable writing styles and lessons that might be garnered from an old television series called The Twilight Zone, she asked for one simple thing. “Daddy, write me … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study Tools, Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bible Study Tools, Elegy, Eternity, Home, Illusion, Peace, Photographs, Poetry, The Twilight Zone, Tomorrow, Writing
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Thought For The Day: Wishing For Peace Doesn’t Make It So
“It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.” – William R. Inge
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Tagged Peace, Sheep, William R Inge, Wolves
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Thought For the Day: We Can Each Change the World For the Better
“I should dearly love that the world should be ever so little better for my presence. Even on this small stage we have our two sides, and something might be done by throwing all one’s weight on the scale of … Continue reading
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Tagged Better, Change, Charity, Difference, Kindness, Peace, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World, Tolerance
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 