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Keeping your Ears close to the Ground you can hear footsteps of Celestial Beings. Walking in thei’r footsteps will make your Soul Soar into the wild Blue yonder – A.D.
Meaning – If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.
Robert Louis Stephenson Quotes
‘There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it behooves us all not to talk about the rest of us’ (variant: ‘… that it hardly becomes any of us to talk about the rest of us’).
‘How to Be Happy’
1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.
2. Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything, and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears.
3. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t think that somehow you should be protected from misfortune that befalls other people.
4. You can’t please everybody. Don’t let criticism worry you.
5. Don’t let your neighbor set your standards. Be yourself.
6. Do the things you enjoy doing but stay outof debt.
7. Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than real ones.
8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish jealousy, enmity, grudges. Avoid people who make you unhappy.
9. Have many interests. If you can’t travel, read about new places.
10. Don’t hold post-mortems. Don’t spend your time brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don’t be one who never gets over things.
11. Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.
12. Keep busy at something. A busy person never has time to be unhappy.’
In Congress, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.–Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.
To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
I Thought I Heard You Cry
I’m finding Conviction stranger than Fiction
My Faith has been shaken by Division
My years of Apprehension has turned to Degradation
Leadership has Succumbed to Intimidation
There are no Shepherds among the Flocks
We desperately await the Parting of the Sea of Delusions, Deceit and Divisiveness
Selfies have shattered our Core Values, there is no I in Teamwork
Integrity is Defeated in the Twelfth Round
While Millions sings the Hungry Blues
Deception is the new Gospel preached on the highest Podiums
Democracy has been Slain by Goliath while David grapples with sour Grapes
The Intuitive Mind is a Gift and the Rational Mind is a Faithful Servant
We have created a Society that Honors the Servant and has forgotten the Gift – Einstein
Nearly all Men can stand Adversity but if you want to test a Man’s Character give him Power – A. Lincoln
Patriotism is Supporting your Country all the Time and your Government when it deserves it – Mark Twain
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant – Maximilien Robespierre
Most People are other People
Thei’r Thoughts are someone else’s opinion, thei’r Lives a mimicry
Thei’r Passion a Quotation – Oscar Wilde
The Energy of the Mind is the Essence of Life – Aristotle
Excellence is not a Gift, but a Skill that takes Practice.
We do not Act Rightly because we are Excellent
In fact we Achieve Excellence by acting Rightly – Plato
Wisdom is not a Product of Schooling, but of the Lifelong attempt to Acquire it – Einstein
A Religious Person will do what he is told no matter what is right
A Spiritual Person will do what is right no matter what he is told
Create like a God
Command like a King
Work like a Slave
Lord why have you forsaken your Beloved Indigenous America.
The Mayflower brought the first Immigrants, now we talk about Loving it or leaving it, my Home sweet Home.
Politics what have you done?
That’s me in the Corner.
Common Sense
Playing Partisan Politics during a Crisis is largely lacking of Common Sense, while watching Rome Burn. Playing Partisan Politics at any given Time is Playing the People who put you in Office.
Funeral Homes are turning away Business. Hospitals are being asked to store our Loved ones until the Funeral Homes can take new Customers. C.D.C. Prohibits Gathering at Gravesites, you can’t even get to see them off. Many Crematoriums have broken down from the overwhelming capacity that they have been working at. Front Lines workers are Dying, other than Dying they are stretched to thei’r limits with Stress and Grief. I recently watched a News Program where a Nurse who contracted the Virus” was now in Dire Straits. She needed the use of portable Oxygen so she could take care of the Nine members of her Family who were also infected, including her Two years old Child. A Fund me Charity was setup for her.
The U.S. Titanic’s Bow is submerged, there aren’t enough Life Jackets and there is no more room in any of the Dinghies that once were Hospitals. The first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States was confirmed on January 20, 2020, and reported to CDC on January 22, 2020. In March the Red Flag was Hoisted, while Partisan Politics waved the Red Cap. On it were the Words Make America Great again. Our Illustrious Leader told us that Covid19 was a Hoax. For Ten Months he Indoctrinated the Nation not to wear Masks. ” People wearing them are Stupid”. For Ten Months he Fiddled while Rome Burned. ” We are turning the Corner ” The Vaccine is just around the Corner. The Administration has been Lame Duck for Ten Months, while he Touted a Crooked Election Ten Months before the first Mail-in Ballot reached the Crooked Pooling Stations. I was no more than fifteen In the year Nineteen Sixty Nine, America was in Turmoil with Civil Unrest from constant Day to Day Protesting about Civil Rights and the Vietnamese War.
It was that long ago that I lost Faith in Governments and Politicians. During that time Russia was Ratcheting up its Brutality on Dissidents. I thought to myself that Communism was a Brutal form of Government. But how different was a Democracy that sent the National Guard to beat down Innocent Black People Asking for Equality, many were Killed, as they were in Russia. That was just to Illustrate how Inept Governments can be. Wheather dealing with discontent among its Citizens or a Pandemic of Tumultuous Proportions. Nero must be their Mentor ( Ineffectual and Procrastinating) Fifty years of paying Taxes leaves me feeling that I was Taken. Now I understand why Hillbillies don’t like to pay Taxes. When I worked for Solomon Brothers I met a young Man who Graduated College Phi beta Kappa. This Guy was Educated enough to learn Rocket Science, the Tragedy, he was as Stupid as Oliver Hardy, or for that matter Mo, Larry and Curly. He possessed not one Gram of Mother Witt( Common Sense)- ( Figurative Mind) -(Intuitivity)-(Rationality) in a Nutshell he had no Reasoning Power. Now can you imagine being Governed by a Congress, a Senate a House of Rep and a President all Phi Beta Kappas. All not knowing that Dead People don’t pay Taxes.
Common Sense Quotes
Top 15 Things Money Can’t Buy
Time. Happiness. Inner Peace. Integrity. Love. Character. Manners. Health. Respect. Morals. Trust. Patience. Class. (Common sense). Dignity.
Roy T. Bennett,
The Light in the Heart
Tags: character, class, (common-sense), dignity, happiness, health, inner-peace, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, integrity, life, life-quotes, love, manners, money, morals, patience, respect, time, trust
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Because you can’t argue with all the fools in the world. It’s easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they’re not paying attention.
Christopher Paolini
Tags: common-sense, humor, smart
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Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.
George Carlin
Tags: (common-sense), equality, feminism, humanism, humor, inspirational, men-and-women
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Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping (common sense), and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes.
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Tags: common-sense, mistakes, paradox, timidity, wisdom
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(Common sense) is not so common.
Voltaire, A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary
Tags: apothegm, common-sense
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(Common sense) in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Literary Remains, Vol. 1
Tags: common-sense, wisdom
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I mean, you could claim that anything’s real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody’s proved it doesn’t exist!
J.K. Rowling
Tags: (common-sense), hermione-granger, knowledge, logic, reason, skepticism
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Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and let others move forward with it.
Ray Bradbury
Tags: buddhism, (common-sense), life, zen
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Things do not change; we change.
henry david thoreau, Walden
Tags: (common-sense), inspirational, philosophy
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The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, (common sense).
Thomas A. Edison
Tags: (common-sense), enterprise, hard-work, inspirational, perseverance, persistence, success, thomas-edison
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The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.
Shannon L. Alder
Tags: acceptance, actions, beliefs, (common-sense), confusion, disbelief, evidence, faith, family, hoping, life-purpose, love, mixed-signals, obvious, outrage, proof, reality, religion, sorrow, timing, truth, unrequited-love
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Don’t be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of (common sense). Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel’s Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)
Tags: afraid, bravery, common-sense, fear, idiots, scared
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It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say ‘It’s as plain as the nose on your face.’ But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?
Isaac Asimov, I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
Tags: common-sense, perspective, philosophers
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Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain
Henry Ford
Tags: (common-sense), inspirational
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Common sense is what tells us the earth is flat.
Stuart Chase, Language in Thought and Action
Tags: (common-sense), misattributed-to-Einstein
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The Reason I dug all of this up is to Impress on the Ensuing Generation the great Importance of Enlightenment. Education is only a Tool to become Enlightened. One of my High School Teachers told me that I should never stop Learning. I chose not to go to College so I could join the Workforce, to keep my Mother from working Three Jobs to support me, while I sit in Dorms Smoking Weed and Drinking Booze while being Stupified and earning a Degree in Mindlessness. Fifty years out of High School and I never stopped learning for one Day. Some Days when I want to Perplex myself I read Shakespeare, some Days when I want to Overhaul the Suspension on my Overpriced Car, I read Chilton Books on Automotive Repairs. When I decided to start Blogging I began to read Books on Blogging.
When I wrote my first Blog, Three Hundred Words, I decided that each Blog would be better than the last. One should never waste thei’r Brainpower Settling for Mediocrity. Governments are Insulting your Intelligence. This Blog is Dedicated to Fifteen year olds, I was only Fifteen when I lost Confidence. You who are coming up don’t be like your Parents, Stretch your Minds, be the Lightforce of your Generation, don’t be a Sheep, be the Shepherd.A shepherd uses his experience, his know how, his guile and his devotion to successfully guide his flock. … We, as leaders, are responsible for guiding each of our team members, and our responsibility includes tending to their learning, growth and success, and to their wellbeing. Two Original Quotes by me, ” If you have Lived long enough to grow Old yet you have nothing to pass on to the next Generation in the form of Learning and Teaching, You have not Truly Lived, only Existed. The Reason why you can’t Teach an Old Dog to do New Tricks, it’s because they were too stupid When they were young to learn those same Tricks. Please go out there and be a Trailblazer, Governments all over the World are calling for your Uncommon, Common Sense. This is your World, I am only trying to live in it until the Lord calls me Home. Parting Words, Political Cronies aren’t Representatives of the People, only thei’r own selfish Gains. Am I the only One Eyed Monster who is King of my Own Mind?
Once again
Here are the Lyrics from my Favorite Song by my Favorite Group.
By Through The Roots
Where are we going
Look where we’ve been
Ignoring the signs
Blinding our eyes
Where will it end
We can live in the light
Or hide in the darknes
We continue to fight
Though we didn’t start this
And it’s killing me
See this world that we share
Painted by artists
Placing strokes without care
Think it’ll be easy to find some peace in a world but we’re are all just fighting each other
But a perfect pitch has a perfect plan and it’s not just a crushing of color
Can you hear my voice as I’m crying out
This is the movement, so move with me now, now
I believe that if we come together
We can get higher, higher, higher
I believe that if we stand together
We will rise higher, higher, higher
I believe that life is a canvas its all part of something bigger
Constantly changing with the times an ever evolving figure
What will it take to walk hand in hand change with the times and understand
Make harmony what’s unity
Erase the meaning of a foreign land
Now it’s a world with no borders
Demanding a new world order
Imagine that we never had to read another story of a life cut short by a murder
It should be easy to find some peace in a world since we all share this place with each other
Its up to us to spread the love around
We’ve got to support one another
Can you hear my voice as I’m crying out
This is the movement, so move with me now, now
I believe that if we come together
We can get higher, higher, higher
I believe that if we stand together
We will rise higher, higher, higher
I believe that if we come together
We can get higher, higher, higher
I believe that if we stand together
We can rise higher, higher, higher
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Dwight Duncan / Troy Barrington Mclean / R. Mcleod / Carl Mcleod / Dwight Marvin Duncan / Carlton Oliver Mcleod / Raymond Mcleod / Raymond Vincent Mcleod
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