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Thought For the Day: The Purpose of Life Is Not To Be Happy. It Is To Be Useful, To Be Honorable, To Be Compassionate, To Have It Make Some Difference That You Have Lived and Lived Well
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Tagged Compassionate, Difference, Happy, Honorable, Lfe, Live Well, Purpose, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thought For the Day, Useful
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Thought For the Day: Love Is the Will To Extend One’s Self For the Purpose of Nurturing One’s Own Or Another’s Spiritual Growth… Love Is Love Does
“Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth… Love is as love does. Love is an act of will — namely, both an intention and an action. Will also … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Choice, Extension, Intentionn, Love, M. Scott Peck, Nuture, Purpose, Self, Spiritual Growth, Thought For the Day, Will
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Across the Flickered Flames
Across the Flickering Flamesby Michael DoyleFollowing the path inside the shadow,Footsteps led to breathing shallow.The smoke filled the last hallway,Still, courage called along the way.To save the next life was what truly matteredThe rising heat causes windows to be shattered.Pushing … Continue reading
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Tagged Across, Assst, Battle, Cost, Courage, Embers, Fallen Brothers and Sisters, Flames, God, Hallway, Heat, Life, Love, Names, No Greater Lvve, Path, Persist, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Service, Shadow, Smoke
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Errors of Aaron
Errors of Aaronby Michael DoyleLife’s vision, filled with flaws.If only we might follow all of God’s laws.All of us are made in God’s true image.We know this from the Bible’s first page.We are God’s masterpiece of intention.All we need is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Bible, Christianity, Error, Faith, Flaw, Full Meanng, God, God's Laws, Intention, Jesus, Life Vision, Masterpiece, Moses, Purpose, Service, The Bible, Tomb, True Image, Womb, Woven
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First Principles: Live Your Life That the Fear of Death Can Never Enter Your Heart. Trouble No One About Their Religion; Respect Others In Their View, and Demand That They Respect Yours
“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautfy, Day, Fear of Death, First Principles, Great Divide, Heart, Life, Life Long, Live, Love, Noble Death Song, Prefect, Purpose, Religion, Seek, Service, Tecumseh, Trouble, You People
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Love and Mutuality
Love and Mutualityby Michael DoyleLove, respect, and mutualityAre words thrown around with meaning.They add up to the commonalityOf life relatable to human beings.Do we choose love on purpose?Or is love a beautiful accident?I don’t mean to do love a disserviceBut … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Better, Coming Together, Commonalty, Concident, Disservice, Heaven-Sent, Life, Love, Mage, Meanng, Mutuality, Poetry and Poems, Provident, Purpose, Relation, Respect, Romance
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Bonhoeffer, Part 7
Bonhoeffer, Part 7by Michael DoyleTime stands still with its lit fuse,We wonder why life makes us choose.We do our best to stop the evil in men,To give or take life feels a lesser sin.What would one give to save one’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Better, Bible, Choose, Christ's Blood, Christianity, Communio, Cordial Driink, Destiny, Die, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Doom, Evil, Face of Evil, Fail, Faith, Faithfully, Fuse, Gallow, Genocide, God, God's Love, Hate, Hello, Holy, Humanity, Jesus, Journey, Last Chance, Life, Live, Love of God, M, Mankind, Memory, Miracle, Mourn, Nation, News, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Purity, Purpose, Racism, Reality, Reputaton, Rescuue, Room, Salvatiion, Service, Shadow, Silence, Sin, The Gift, Time, Together, Unbroken, Vain Whispers, Will of God, Words of Love
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My Most Meaningful Bond
My Most Meaningful Bondby Michael DoyleIn this age where the hard Left seeks to divide,I know that I always want my daughters by my side.I read to them nightly while they were in the womb,And by my side, there will … Continue reading
A Short Story of Jesus, Part II
A Short Story of Jesus, Part IIby Michael DoyleIt came to pass as it was foretold,That Jesus grew into being about 30 years old.While in the wilderness, John called for repentanceKnowing that his cousin would be of great consequence.Shouting in … Continue reading
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Tagged Atone, Bible, Blind, Christianity, Consequence, Conversion, Faith, Fishers of Men, Full Authority, God, God's Kingdom, Holy Communiion, Holy Spirit, Immersion, Jesus, John the Baptist, Jordan River, Lamb of God, Mission, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Repetace, Short Story, Sin, Temptation, Walk, Word of God, World's Sin
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