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About alohapromisesforever

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

The Something Better

The Something Betterby Michael DoyleWe all need our person we can go toIt’s the heart and soul of me and youSomeone to fit in with who we areThe seventh string on a six-string guitarWe share ourselves molded like clayTo find … Continue reading

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First Principles: Liberty Is A Word Which, According As It Is Used, Comprehends the Most Good and the Most Evil of Any In the World

“Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred next to those which we appropriate in divine adoration; but in the … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Don’t Ask Me Who’s Influenced Me. A Lion Is Made Up of the Lambs He’s Digested, and I’ve Been Reading All My Life

“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life”. – Giorgos Seferis, writer, diplomat, Nobel laureate (13 Mar 1900-1971)

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To Walk Like Job

To Walk Like Jobby Michael DoyleThere is nothing so much as we regretAs to have not leaned in toward the netFending off against all intimidationAnd fighting back with concentrationWe see the proof in the documentationBut not so much in its … Continue reading

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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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