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About alohapromisesforever

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

My Living Prayer

My Living Prayerby Michael DoyleLooking on the mountainsDown to the seasLiving waters from the fountainsI live my life to pleaseThe God of generationsBringer of true venerationWe need you, here and nowBelieving in the somehowThat gets me day to dayAs I … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Responsibility, In Order To Be Reasonable, Must Be Limited To Objects Within the Power of the Responsible Party

“Responsibility, in order to be reasonable, must be limited to objects within the power of the responsible party, and in order to be effectual, must relate to operations of that power, of which a ready and proper judgment can be … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Music Is the Greatest Communication In the World

“Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don’t understand the language that you’re singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.” – Lou Rawls

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Of Space and Time

Of Space and Timeby Michael DoyleI sat back as the nurse checked my vitalsThinking of all the drama queens and teen idolsStarting there, as I sincerely try to explainAll that I have seen, and to try to make it plainWords … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Art Is An Infinitely Precious Good, A Draught Both Refreshing and Cheering Which Restores the Stomach and the Mind To the Natural Equilibrium of the Ideal

“Art is an infinitely precious good, a draught both refreshing and cheering which restores the stomach and the mind to the natural equilibrium of the ideal.” – Charles Baudelaire

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First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation Or Under Any Circumstances, It is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly

“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To First Principles

There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” —George Washington (1795) In the affirmative: Though the founding principles of the United States were drawn from another era, these principles remain essential to … Continue reading →

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Losing Light

Losing Lightby Michael DoyleIn modern life’s twistWhere nothing is missedWe earn by the momentFelt in every tormentExposing our inner soulTo continuously extolThat which wins the moneyFalse tears seem funnyReborn into a hard day’s nightIt’s the hurt exposed to lightWhen forced … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nature Intended Me For the Tranquil Pursuits of Science, By Rendering Them My Supreme Delight

“Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight. – Thomas Jefferson

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Thought For the Day: It Has Become Appallingly Obvious That Our Technology Has Exceeded Our Humanity

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” – Albert Einstein

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