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Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Thought For the Day: We Cannot Always Assure the Future of Our Friends; We Have A Better Chance of Assuring Our Future If We Remember Who Our Friends Are

Posted on March 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.” – Henry A. Kissinger

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Truths Inside A Marsh

Posted on March 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Truths Inside A Marshby Michael DoyleThe watershed exists as a space of lightThat becomes evermore magical at nightAs water evaporates into the skyWe sit here watching as the egrets flyIn true swampy marsh, the herons nestThey fly there at night … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Believe, Brutality, Children, Courage, Crawdads, Cruelty, Doubt, Egret, Explore, Guilt Or Innocence, Heart, Herons, Hide, Hurting Things, Incredible, Invincible, Jury, Learn, Life and Death, Listen, Live Without Love, Magical, Marsh, Mystery, Night, Poetry and Poems, Private Hells, Rumor, Seen, Shells, Sky, Space of Light, Town Folk, Treated, Trouble, Truths, Watershed | Leave a comment

First Principles: Promote, Then, As An Object of Primary Importance, Institutions For the General Diffusion of Knowledge…It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened

Posted on March 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Courage Is the Most Important of All the Virtues Because Without Courage, You Can’t Practice Any Other Virtue Consistently

Posted on March 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou

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In the Hope of Perseverance

Posted on March 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In the Hope of Perseveranceby Michael DoyleTo live and love as if ChristI’ll live in His promiseGod’s sacrifice is the gain of ChristThere is no compromiseThe little that I give, does not compareTo the gain in escaping the snareI know … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anchor, Bible, Christ, Consequence, Error, Eternity, Following, Forget, Foundation, Gain, Gift, His Grace, Hope, Live and Love, Momentum, No Compromise, Our Works, Perseverance, Poetry and Poems, Promise, Recompense, Sacrifice, Salvation, Snare, Witness | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Great Difficulties May Be Surmounted By Patience and Perseverance

Posted on March 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.” – Abigail Adams

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First Principles: We Also Glory In Our Sufferings, Because We Know That Suffering Produces Perseverance; Perseverance, Character; Character, Hope

Posted on March 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“(W)e also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” – Romans 5:3-4

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Merle Oberon

Posted on March 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Merle Oberonby Michael DoyleIt doesn’t matter what screen she’s onHere’s to the legendary Merle OberonIn 1935, she set eyes and minds reelingPlaying the heroine with thought and feelingSouth Asian, yet with Javanese eyesHer ascent had come with some surpriseAs Goldwyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alienation, Artistic Truth, Ascent, Asian, Cautionary Tales, Color-Blind Casting, Compassion, Confide, Creation, Dark Angel, Eyes, First "Colored" Actress, Goldwyn, Heroine, Hide, Hollywood, Hostility, India, Javanese Eyes, Kolkata, Legend, Listen, Merle Oberon, Minds, Mixed-Race, Plain Sight, Poetry and Poems, Present Time, Psychological Will, Reeling, Screen, Society's Torments, South Asian, Starry Eyes, Studio, Tantalize, Terms, Troubled Desires, Understood, Vision | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Supreme Art of War Is To Subdue the Enemy Without Fighting

Posted on March 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” – Sun Tzu

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Thought For the Day: The First Thing To Decide Before You Walk Into Any Negotiation Is What To Do If the Other Fellow Says ‘No’

Posted on March 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The first thing to decide before you walk into any negotiation is what to do if the other fellow says ‘no’.” – Ernest Bevin

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About alohapromisesforever

Thought For the Day: We Cannot Always Assure the Future of Our Friends; We Have A Better Chance of Assuring Our Future If We Remember Who Our Friends Are

Truths Inside A Marsh

First Principles: Promote, Then, As An Object of Primary Importance, Institutions For the General Diffusion of Knowledge…It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened

Thought For the Day: Courage Is the Most Important of All the Virtues Because Without Courage, You Can’t Practice Any Other Virtue Consistently

In the Hope of Perseverance

Thought For the Day: Great Difficulties May Be Surmounted By Patience and Perseverance

First Principles: We Also Glory In Our Sufferings, Because We Know That Suffering Produces Perseverance; Perseverance, Character; Character, Hope

Merle Oberon

First Principles: The Supreme Art of War Is To Subdue the Enemy Without Fighting

Thought For the Day: The First Thing To Decide Before You Walk Into Any Negotiation Is What To Do If the Other Fellow Says ‘No’

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