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

First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of Our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

Posted on April 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Corrupting, Destructive, Exercise, Feelings, Finest, First Principles, Nature, Noblest, Nothing, Unlimited Power, William Henry Harrison | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: My Mission In Life Is Not Merely To Survive, But To Thrive, and To Do So With Some Passion, Some Compassion, Some Humor, and Some Style

Posted on April 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style” – Maya Angelou

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Compassion, Humor, Life, Maya Angelou, Mission, Not Merely, Passion, Style, Survive, Thought For the Day, Thrive | Leave a comment

Weight To Words

Posted on April 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Weight To Wordsby Michael DoyleIn these, the end of daysI think of a million waysWe needed to attach weight to wordsAnd all of the misdeeds occurredLife’s constant motion gets the best of meWhen I think of all that might yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Butterfly Dreams, Caterpillar's Mind, Choices, Clear, Constant Motion, Curtain Falls, End of Days, Million Ways, Misdeeds Occurred, Necessity, Odd Set of Thoughts, Poetry and Poems, Trust, Truth, Voice, Weight, Weight To Words, Words, You and Me | Leave a comment

First Principles: If Duties Are Too High, They Lessen Consumption… This Forms A Complete Barrier Against Any Material Oppression of the Citizens By Taxes of This Class

Posted on April 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds. This forms a complete barrier against any … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Citizens, Class, Colection, Complete Barrier, Consumption, Duties, First Principles, Impose, Material Oppression, Moderate Bounds, Natural Limitation, Power, Product, Taxes, Treasury | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: That Government Is Best Which Governs the Least, Because Its People Discipline Themselves

Posted on April 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.” – Henry David Thoreau

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Best, Discipline, Govern, Government, Henry David Thoreau, Least, People, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Damaged Memories of An Indiana Tornado

Posted on April 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Damaged Memories of An Indiana Tornadoby Michael DoyleOminous clouds are captured in a photographThat suggests thunderclaps as the Devil’s laughAs lightning strikes down on a Hoosier cornfieldForked-tongued, it speaks of devastation revealedCracked wood is tossed across the creek’s bendAs a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Clouds, Cracked Wood, Damaging Winds, Debris, Devastation, Devil's Laugh, Fallen Trees, Flooded Road, Forked-Tongued, Fragments of lives, Hoosier Cornfield, Human Voice, Indiana, Lightning, Long Growl of Wind, Memories, Photograph, Poetry and Poems, Symphony of Survival, Thunder claps, Trapped, Wind | Leave a comment

First Principles: In the Discharge of Duties My Guide Will Be the Constitution, Which I This Day Swear To Preserve, Protect, and Defend

Posted on April 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.” – Zachary Taylor

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Defend, Discharge, Duties, First Principles, Guide, Preserve, Protect, The Constitution, Zachary Tayler | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: All the World’s A Stage, and All the Men and Women Merely Players

Posted on April 2, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” – William Shakespeare, in As You Like It

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged All, As You Like It, Men and Women, Players, Stage, Thought For the Day, William Shakespeare, World | Leave a comment

My Final Victory Won

Posted on April 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

My Final Victory Wonby Michael DoyleMy soul has no place to hideAs I face the night and rideRolling away that stoneWherever I am, I’m not aloneBurning ashes spread with the windBlown hot until the endPraying that things turn aroundMy feet … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Attitude, Blown Hot, Burning Ashes, Care, Complete, Done, Earthly Treasure, Face, Final Victory, Fixed, Forever, Freed, God, Gratitude, Greed, Heaven, Heavenly Treasure, His Control, Human Being, Jesus, No Place To Hide, Offer, Owe, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pray, Recall, Replete, Ride, Secure, Seen, Solid Ground, Songs, Soul, Stone, Tainted Soul, Thankful, The Night, True Pleasure, Wind, Won, Worth | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Tolerance Implies No Lack of Commitment To One’s Own Beliefs. Rather It Condemns the Oppression or Persecution of Others

Posted on April 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” – John F. Kennedy

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Commitment, Condemns, Imply, John F. Kennedy, Oppression, Own Beliefs, Persecution, Thought For the Day, Tolerance | Leave a comment

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First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of Our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

Thought For the Day: My Mission In Life Is Not Merely To Survive, But To Thrive, and To Do So With Some Passion, Some Compassion, Some Humor, and Some Style

Weight To Words

First Principles: If Duties Are Too High, They Lessen Consumption… This Forms A Complete Barrier Against Any Material Oppression of the Citizens By Taxes of This Class

Thought For the Day: That Government Is Best Which Governs the Least, Because Its People Discipline Themselves

Damaged Memories of An Indiana Tornado

First Principles: In the Discharge of Duties My Guide Will Be the Constitution, Which I This Day Swear To Preserve, Protect, and Defend

Thought For the Day: All the World’s A Stage, and All the Men and Women Merely Players

My Final Victory Won

Thought For the Day: Tolerance Implies No Lack of Commitment To One’s Own Beliefs. Rather It Condemns the Oppression or Persecution of Others

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