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With Fresh Eyes

With Fresh Eyesby Michael DoyleAll of us have hurts with which we deal.We have to think and truly feel.Life comes with its share of drama.Each of us needs to recover from the trauma.We can’t just stuff it down under,Or it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Gain Strength, and Courage, and Confidence By Each Experience In Which We Really Stop To Look Fear In the Face…We Must Do That Which We Think We Cannot

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Thought For the Day: There Is No More Certain Sign of A Narrow Mind, of Stupidity, and of Arrogance Than To Stand Aloof From Those Who Think Differently From Us

“There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.” – Walter Savage Landor Regardless of political or other stance, there are only rare … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Let Us Tenderly and Kindly Cherish Therefore, the Means of Knowledge. Let Us Dare To Read, Think, Speak, and Write

“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write .” – John Adams

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A Time For Figs

Word Prompt: FigsA Time of Figs by Michael DoyleI didn’t have grapes but I had wine,As I set out in the world to make it mine.I couldn’t tell a joke, however funny.Life has turned out to be less about money.My … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Moment One Definitely Commits Oneself, Then Providence Moves Too. Whatever You Think You Can Do…Or Believe You Can Do, Begin It. Action Has Magic, Power, and Grace

“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thought For the Day: Keep Your Mind On Your Objective, and Persist Until You Succeed. Study, Think, and Plan

“Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think, and plan.” – W. Clement Stone

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Thought For the Day: The Most Necessary Task of Civilization Is To Teach People How To Think. It Should Be the Primary Purpose of Our Public Schools

“The most necessary task of civilization is to teach people how to think. It should be the primary purpose of our public schools. The mind of a child is naturally active, it develops through exercise. Give a child plenty of … Continue reading →

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In Need of Clarity

In Need of Clarityby Michael DoyleYou stumble toward your comfy bedFeeling dazed and abused in your head.It’s been a night of free-flow drinking,And you’re now incapable of thinkingYou dial her number, hoping it’s a mistake,Your last raw nerve feels it’s … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Think Before You Speak. Is It True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?

“THINK before you speak. Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind?” – Alan Redpath

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