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

Thought For the Day: Forget Not That the Earth Delights To Feel Your Bare Feet and the Winds Long To Play With Your Hair

Posted on October 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”– Khalil Gibran

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Welcome To Our Church of Glory

Posted on October 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Welcome To Our Church of Gloryby Michael DoyleThe rock of agesIs spread across the pagesWe hear it in the harmonyWe see it in the world’s beautyIt’s for this, I singAll the glory to my kingJesus gives us all for our … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character and To the Advantages Annexed To It…Which Are Among the Chief Blessings of Civil Society

Posted on October 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.” – James … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Was Beauty That Killed the Beast

Posted on October 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It was beauty that killed the beast.” – Carl Denham, King Kong (1933)

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A Catch of Breath

Posted on October 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Catch of Breathby Michael DoyleLet’s admit that we’re born dyingIt’s time to stop our cryingLet these words be quietly spokenIt’s okay to be a little brokenWe’re connected by more than our headsWe have more meaning than our words saidIt … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Cutting Negative People From My Life Does Not Mean I Hate Them, It Simply Means I Respect Me

Posted on October 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.” – Marilyn Monroe

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First Principles: Blessed Are the Peacemakers, For They Will Be Called Children of God

Posted on October 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God…” – Matthew 5:9

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Nuclear Winter Hues

Posted on October 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

To those who guessed, this Halloween’s poetry theme for me is the monster that lays within far too much of humanity. Nuclear Winter Huesby Michael DoyleNuclear WinterBegins to splinterWith daylight undefinedTricks begin to play on the mindAnother day off the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Freedom Can Exist Only in the Society of Knowledge. Without Learning, Men Are Incapable of Knowing Their Rights

Posted on October 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.” – Benjamin Rush

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Thought For the Day: We Only Think That Our Opponents Are Dogmatic! We All Need Criticism. Criticism Is the Only Antidote To Error

Posted on October 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.” – David Brin

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Thought For the Day: Forget Not That the Earth Delights To Feel Your Bare Feet and the Winds Long To Play With Your Hair

Welcome To Our Church of Glory

First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character and To the Advantages Annexed To It…Which Are Among the Chief Blessings of Civil Society

Thought For the Day: It Was Beauty That Killed the Beast

A Catch of Breath

Thought For the Day: Cutting Negative People From My Life Does Not Mean I Hate Them, It Simply Means I Respect Me

First Principles: Blessed Are the Peacemakers, For They Will Be Called Children of God

Nuclear Winter Hues

First Principles: Freedom Can Exist Only in the Society of Knowledge. Without Learning, Men Are Incapable of Knowing Their Rights

Thought For the Day: We Only Think That Our Opponents Are Dogmatic! We All Need Criticism. Criticism Is the Only Antidote To Error

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