Honest reporting: Calling Aces & Spades on Dishonest Media
Reflections: A Prayer
A Prayerful Reminder
Render Unto Caesar/Separation of Church and State
Misunderstood Passage explained
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Reflections: Smell the Roses
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that leave us breathless.”
~ unknown
In the day to dayness of everyday life, I think we forget to take in the amazing gift that God has given us - to live as fully and love as long as we can, for tomorrow is not promised. It’s about smelling the roses along the way; oh, and watch out for the thorns. They really aren’t that bad.
~ DaMarie
From my book Looking
In from Outside: Poetry & Prose, titled “Reflections.”
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Recommended Reading: One Second After
An
Honest Tale of Self-Preservation
It is said that months before publication, One
Second After, by William Forstchen, had already been cited on the floor of
Congress as a book all Americans should read. I concur.
As we spin ourselves into a frenzy over the upcoming election, other things are occurring in the world. Not seeing the forest for the trees can be detrimental and if we aren't careful, can catch us off guard at the very moment we should be paying attention.
Favorite Two Sentence Horror Stories
Halloween is here and I'm excited to share my favorite two sentence horror stories. You can find many of these online, but for me, these few are what keep me up at night. Enjoy!
Sunday Dinners at Grandmas
Whatever happened to: Sunday dinners at Grandmas?
Reflections: Answer Me With Silence
In the stillness of thought, a tribute to silence:
"Answer Me With Silence" by Laura Powers
Answer Me With Silence
When my search is fruitless
And my spirit pines for rest
Setting sun a frozen field
Answer me with silence
Fill with light my longing soul
As the chill of winter grows
Tell me what the wide moors know
Answer me with silence
Say not your thoughts
Say nothing at all
You, my love, you know me well
Touch me where my true heart dwells
Where there are no words to say
Answer me with silence
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Answer Me With Silence by Laura Powers - YouTube original
The Road Not Taken
Ah, Robert Frost and “The Road Not Taken.”
The most famous line, ‘…I took the one less traveled by…,’ or did he? David Orr, in The Paris Review (see link below), says it’s the most misread poem - really? After reading, click on the link to see why he says this. Then reread it and ask yourself, if this poem is about individual choice or not choosing.
Quotes to ponder: Nietzsche and Rand
~Friedrich Nietzsche~
~Ayn Rand~
"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike, than those who think differently."
~ Nietzsche
"The Smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities."
~Ayn Rand~
Recommended Reading: The Fountainhead
Acts of Non-Conformity
“Evil can only be perpetuated when good people do nothing.” This is one of the many phrases I’ve underlined in Ayn Rand’s book, The Fountainhead.
The Fountainhead is
full of lessons on the consequences of non-conformity. The sacrifices one faces
when going against the grain to forge a path for themselves are outlined very
deftly in the telling of Howard Roark (the protagonist) as he travels his own
path. A path that speaks to his soul despite the attempts of oligarchs or societal
pressures to get him to follow the established way of architectural innovations.
In other words, to conform.
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