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Thought For the Day: The Possession of Knowledge Does Not Kill the Sense of Wonder and Mystery. There Is Always More Mystery
“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” – Anais Nin
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Tagged Anais Nin, Kill, Knowledge, Mystery, Possession, Sense, Thought For the Day, Wonder
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Thought For the Day: Freedom Is the Sure Possession of Those Alone Who Have the Courage To Defend It
“Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles
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Tagged Alone, Courage, Defend, Freedom, Pericles, Possession, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Our Peculiar Security Is In the Possession of A Written Constitution. Let Us Not Make It A Blank Paper By Construction
“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” – Thomas Jefferson (1803)
Poinsettia Day 2023
Poinsettia Day 2023by Michael DoyleUsually quiet and sometimes reservedSometimes death seems so undeservedIt’s hard to find the words to sayLike on this present Poinsettia DayLife is sad, yet interesting, in processionMoments like these reveal this is not a possessionBut a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, Abovee, Accept, Afrar, Angels, Aware, Borrow, Breakdown, Breathe, Bring, Christmas Tale, David, Death, December, Do My Best, Eyes, Family, Filled, First Noel, Flower, Forgiving, Fullness, Gift, Giving, Guitar, Hard, Healing Light, Heart, Heavens, Him, Important, Know, Laughter, Life, Lived, Love, Midnight, Moments, My Life, News, Openly Weep, Plucking Notes, Poetry and Poems, Poinsettia Day, Possession, Procession, Quiet, Remember, Resentment, Reserved, Reveal, Sad, Sad Day, Shepherd, Shining Bright, Sing, Smile, Sorrow, Star, Story, Turn Out Right, Undesvered, Up Close, Wise, Wish, Words
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First Principles: Our Peculiar Security Is In the Possession of A Written Constitution. Let Us Not Make It A Blank Paper By Construction
“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” – Thomas Jefferson (1803)
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Tagged Blank Paper, Construction, First Principles, Peculiar, Possession, Security, Thomas Jefferson, Written Constitution
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Burning Down Our Idols
Burning Down Our Idolsby Michael DoyleIn our desire for deepening connectionEach of us worships in our own directionFixated with our paths of our obsessionThe things we dwell on take their possessionThere is the compromise of our aspirationWhich becomes the conformity … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiration, Aspiration, Burning Down, Compromise, Confromity, Connection, Cultivation, Dedication, Direction, False Theolgoy, Ideology, Idols, Obsession, Poetry and Poems, Possession, Significance, Worship
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Thought For the Day: The Possession of Unlimited Power Will Make A Despot of Almost Any Man. There Is A Possible Nero In the Gentlest Human Creature That Walks
“The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There is a possible Nero in the gentlest human creature that walks.” – Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907)
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Tagged Any Man, Despot, Gentle, Human Creature, Nero, Possession, Possible, Thomas Bailey Aldirch, Thought For the Day, Unlimited Power, Walk
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First Principles: Our Peculiar Security Is In the Possession of A Written Constitution. Let Us Not Make It A Blank Paper By Construction
“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” – Thomas Jefferson (1803)
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Tagged Blank Paper, Construction, First Principles, Mak, Peculiar, Possession, Security, Thomas Jefferson, Written Constitution
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Thought For the Day: I Am Grateful For What I Am and Have. My Thanksgiving Is Perpetual.
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite – only a sense of existence. Well, anything for variety. I am ready to try this … Continue reading
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Tagged Am and Have, Bank, Breath, Content, Definite, Enjoyment, Existence, Grateful, Henry David Thoreau, Indefinite Riches, Laugh, Perpetual, Possession, Sweet, Thanksgiving, Think, Thought For the Day, Variety, Wealth
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First Principles: Our Peculiar Security Is In the Possession of A Written Constitution. Let Us Not Make It A Blank Paper By Construction.
“Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Wilson Nicholas, 1803
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Tagged Blank Paper, Constitution, Construction, First Principles, Peculiar Security, Possession, Thomas Jefferson, Written
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