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Today’s Poem: To Thine Own Self be True by Pakenham Thomas Beatty

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To Thine Own Self be True

Pakenham Thomas Beatty

By thine own soul’s law learn to live,
  And if men thwart thee take no heed,
And if men hate thee have no care;
  Sing thou thy song and do thy deed.
Hope thou thy hope and pray thy prayer,
  And claim no crown they will not give,
Nor bays they grudge thee for thy hair.

Keep thou thy soul-worn steadfast oath,
  And to thy heart be true thy heart;
What thy soul teaches learn to know,
  And play out thine appointed part,
And thou shalt reap as thou shalt sow,
  Nor helped nor hindered in thy growth,
To thy full stature thou shalt grow.

Fix on the future’s goal thy face,
  And let thy feet be lured to stray
Nowhither, but be swift to run,
  And nowhere tarry by the way,
Until at last the end is won
  And thou mayst look back from thy place
And see thy long day’s journey done.

Today’s Thought: Separating Truth from Fiction

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When I was a small kid my mom would me tales of a fictional character named Maurice Quinlin. All of the tales took place in the Maine woods. She was very good at it. I hung on to every word to find out if Maurice Quinlin escaped from the wolves or bears. Imagine my dreams those nights!! I looked forward to her telling me those stories. I outgrew Maurice Quinlin and knew the stories were all made up. These days we have to separate truth from fiction when we hear some politicians. It’s not too hard to do when the stories they tell are absurdly false. Be wise and discern.

Today’s Thought: Are You Nuts?

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I like to stream music as I do my early morning exercises. I was in the middle of stretching when a Willie Nelson song played. A phrase in the song stopped my stretching activity. I got up from the floor and put the phrase into my notes app on my iPhone. The phrase was, “There’s your side. There’s my side. Then there’s the truth.” I laughed out loud as I wrote and said, “That’s for sure.” How many times do we get locked into a debate believing we’ve got the truth and the other side is nuts because they can’t see the truth. They’re probably thinking the same thing about you and me. It’s always good to keep searching, to keep questioning.

Today’s Poem: Life’s Mirror by Madeline S. Bridges

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Life’s Mirror

Madeline S. Bridges

There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave,
There are souls that are pure and true;
Then give to the world the best that you have,
And the best will come back to you.

Give love, and love to your life will flow,
A strength in your utmost need;
Have faith, and a score of hearts will show
Their faith in your work and deed.

Give truth, and your gift will be paid in kind,
And honor will honor meet;
And the smile which is sweet will surely find
A smile that is just as sweet.

Give sorrow and pity to those who mourn;
You will gather in flowers again
The scattered seeds from your thought outborne
Though the sowing seemed but vain.

For life is the mirror of king and slave,
‘Tis just what we are and do;
Then give to the world the best that you have
And the best will come back to you.

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Today’s Poem: Truth by Carlos Drummond de Andrade

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Truth

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

The door of truth was open,
but only let pass
half of a person each time.
Thus, it was impossible to reach the whole truth,
for the half of a person who passed by
brought only the profile of half truth
and their own second half.
Carrying half profiles when leaving,
and the half profiles, did not match the truth.
They broke the door.
They knocked down the door.
Arrived at the bright place
where the truth sparkled its fires.
It was divided in halves,
two different parts.
There was a question, which one
was the prettiest.
None of the two was really beautiful
and it was necessary to choose.
And choices were made according their whims,
their illusions,
their myopia.

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Today’s Inspiring Quote: The Truth is Always Important

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When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.

Thomas Sowell

Who Am I? A Poem by Carl Sandburg

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Who Am I?

Carl Sandburg

My head knocks against the stars.

My feet are on the hilltops.

My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.

Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.

I have been to hell and back many times.

I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.

I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.

I know the passionate seizure of beauty

And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”

My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.

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Speak for Honesty, Truth, and Compassion

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So, never be afraid. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion, against injustice and lying and greed. . . . as individuals, men and women, you will change the earth.

William Faulkner

Today’s Inspiring Quote is About Unchanging Truth

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The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.

Flannery O’Connor

Inspiring Quote About Telling the Truth

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When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.

Thomas Sowell

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