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Author Archives: alohapromisesforever
Thought For the Day: I’m the One That’s Got To Die When It’s Time For Me To Die, So Let Me Live My Life the Way I Want To
“I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix
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Tagged Die, Jimi Hendrix, Life, Live, One, Thought For the Day, Time, Way
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To Preserve His Will
To Preserve His Willby Michael DoyleMy king is wonderfulAs merciful as He is powerfulI join the chorus to singHymns to the glory of my kingIn His glorious kingdomHe brings us liberty and freedomAs He shepherds our pathTo put the darkness … Continue reading
First Principles: As We Express Our Gratitude, We Must Never Forget That the Highest Appreciation Is Not To Utter Words, But To Live By Them
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy
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Tagged Appreciation, Express, First Principles, Forget, Gratitude, John F. Kennedy, Live, Words
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Thought For the Day: Man May Dismiss Compassion From His Heart, But God Never Will
“Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.” – William Cowper
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Tagged Compassion, Dismiss, God, Heart, Man, Thought For the Day, William Cowper
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Thanksgiving Contemplation
Thanksgiving Contemplationby Michael DoyleDig up the extra silverwareIt’s the time to take careAs we feast on our fareAnd forget the when and whereA claustrophobic proximityAdds to the instant complexityAs we fight over dinnertimeAnd what exactly rhymesWith the thoughts of gratitudeAs … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Able, Celebrate, Claustrophobic Proximity, Contemplation, Dead, Dinnertime, Eat, Even Better, Family, Fan, Fare, Feast, Fight, Fires Build, Fuss, Glory, Good As It Gets, Grand, Gratitude, Hold Dear, Instant Complexity, Leave A Mark, Lost, Meat, No Doubt, Poetry and Poems, Polarity, Really Matter, Rhymes, Right Attitnude, Rituals Matter, Shatter, Should Be Near, Silverware, Stolen Land, Story, Table, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Together, This Land, Thoughts, Turkey, Vegan, When and Where, Wonder
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First Principles: Justice In the Life and Conduct of the State Is Possible Only As First It Resides In the Souls of the Citizens
“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the souls of the citizens.” – Plato
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Tagged Citizen, Conduct, First Principles, Justice, Life, Plato, Possible, Soul, State
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Thought For the Day: We Cannot Choose Our External Circumstances, But We Can Always Choose How We Respond To Them
“We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.” – Epictetus
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Tagged Choose, Circumstances, Epictetus, External, Respond, Thought For the Day
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Seasons Lived
Seasons Livedby Michael DoyleLife comes and goesDefined in seasonsIt has its reasonsAs our life sowsThat which we reapComes with joy that we’ll keepKeeping goodness as our laneHoping all the others try to do the sameStepping forward into the greatnessWe know … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, All Due Appreciation, Belong, Biblical Stewardship, Blind, Blind Spots, Broken Feels, Cause and Effect, Certainty, Comes and Goes, Conversation, Correction, Correctly, Days, Destination, Direct, Discipline, Divinity, Every Sesnse, Eyes, Familiarity, Family, Filters of Pain, Forward, Genuine Community, God, Goodness, Greatness, Heal, Heresy, History, Intentional Prayer, Joy, Keep, Last Days, Lies, Life, Limit, Live Right, Logical Song, Long Road, Looking Ahead, Love, Manage, Mankind, Measure, Open Eyes, Open Minds, Optimism, Poetry and Poems, Polarity, Pressure, Question, Reap, Reasons, Rebuke, Recognize, Relationally, Schism, Seasons, See, Serve, Sexuality, Sin, Social Institutions, Sow, Stand Firm, Strong, Study God, Theology, Truth, Unblemished, Victory, Ways, Worldly Ways
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First Principles: For I Know the Plans I Have For You,” Declares the Lord, “Plans To Prosper You and Not To Harm You, Plans To Give You Hope and A Future
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.“ – Jeremiah 29:11
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Tagged Declare, First Principles, Future, Harm, Hope, Jeremiah 29:11, Know, Plans, Prosper, The Lord
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 