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About alohapromisesforever

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

Thought For the Day: We Cannot Seem To Escape the Desire To Feel Productive With Our Time. I’m Not Sure If That’s By Choice or Trauma

“We cannot seem to escape the desire to feel productive with our time. I’m Not Sure If That’s By Choice or Trauma.” – Jonny Sun

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First Principles: The Principle of Spending Money To Be Paid By Posterity, Under the Name of Funding, Is But Swindling Futurity On A Large Scale

“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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First Principles: They Define A Republic To Be A Government of Laws, and Not of Men

“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams (1775)

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Thought For the Day: Humans Think They Are Smarter Than Dolphins Because We Build Cars and Buildings and Start Wars…Dolphins Believe That They Are Smarter For Exactly the Same Reasons

“Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc., and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly … Continue reading

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With Uplifted Voice

With Uplifted Voiceby Michael DoyleWith uplifted voiceWe join in our praiseKeeping the spirit to rejoiceThroughout our daysAs long as the day has lengthThe Lord is my special strengthAs the days pass, once againWe end each prayer with AmenProtecting us as … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Strength Does Not Come From Winning. Your Struggles Develop Your Strengths. When You Go Through Hardships and Decide Not To Surrender, That Is Strength

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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First Principles: Naked I Came From My Mother’s Womb and Naked I will Depart. The Lord Gave and the Lord Has Taken Away; May the Name of the Lord Be Praised

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,    and naked I will depart.[a]The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;    may the name of the Lord be praised.” – Job 1:21

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A Void of Emptiness

A Void of Emptinessby Michael DoyleApproaching the study of the edges of space Has only begun as technology sets the paceFor the time, it must be studied in deferenceAs it is a humbling, character-building experienceThe stars we watch are like … Continue reading

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First Principles: Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

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Thought For the Day: The Best Way To Predict the Future Is To Create It

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

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