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

Life Without Light

Posted on January 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Life Without Lightby Michael DoyleLife without lightIs the color they died inDarker than nightIs the least of their sinsI can’t say you’ll like thisBut we need to risk regretFor all the world cried amissAt the lost beauty, we must regretSabbath … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Amiss, Calm, Color, Crimes, Dark, Depravity, Die, Doubt, End, Ends of Our Ropes, Friends, Glow, Graves, Hatred, Hearts, Hell, Hide, History, Hope, Humane, Humanity, Inside, Least, Life, Light, Lost Beauty, Madness, Melt, Never Forget, Night, No Way Out, Pages, Poetry and Poems, Prisoners, Regret, Remember, Risk, Sabbath Candles, Shot, Sin, Someday, Taint, Tears, The Other, Undone, Unfelt, Unifnished, World | Leave a comment

Saturday At the Movies: Schindler’s List

Posted on January 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In this age of growing antisemiticsm, it is fitting that Better Together Forever is holding a viewing of the award winning Schindler’s List. This film serves as a stark reminder of the Holocaust and those who attempted their best to … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Academy Awards, Antisemiticsm, Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Better Together Forever, Blood of the Jewish People, Bookend, Color, Development, Film, Ghetto, Good and Evil, Historical Drama, History, Holocaust, Hop, Iconic, Innocence, Itzhak Perlman, John Williams, Library of Congress, Life Without Light, May We Never Forget, Morality, Oskar Schindler, Oyfn Pripetshik ((On the Cooking Stove), Red, Red Coat, Sabbath Candles, Saturday At the Movies, Schindler's Ark, Schindler's List, Shoah, Steven Spielberg, Symbolism, Thomas Keneally, Thought For the Day, United States National Film Registry, Violin | Leave a comment

First Principles: Nothing Is of More Importance For the Public Weal, Than To Form and Train Up Youth In Wisdom and Virtue

Posted on January 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“(N)othing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue…. I think also, general virtue is more probably to be expected and obtained from the education of youth, than from … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Adult Persons, Bad Habits, Benjamin Franklin, Body, Cure, Diseases, Education of Youth, Exhortation, Expect, First Principles, Form, General Virtue, Importance, Mind, Obtain, Prevent, Train, Vices, Virtue, Wisdom, Youth | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Wise Man Does Not Discriminate; He Gathers All the Shreds of Light, From Wherever They May Come

Posted on January 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The wise man does not discriminate; he gathers all the shreds of light, from wherever they may come.” – Umberto Eco

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Come, Discriminate, Gather, Light, Shreds, Thought For the Day, Umberto Eco, Wherever, Wise Man | Leave a comment

The Better Together Forever Gallery and Cultural Center

Posted on January 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Announcing our new location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Iokina/71/80/20 Come enjoy the art gallery, live music, poetry readings, digital art and a film study of the best movies of the last 100 years.

Posted in Bible Study Tools | Tagged Art gallery, Bible Study Tools, Cultural Center, Film Study, Invitation, Live Music, New Location, Poetry, SLURL, The Better Together Forever Gallery | Leave a comment

Ghost Story

Posted on January 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Ghost Storyby Michael DoyleRemember Remember meMy death Was cold miseryThere is no record At least officiallyBut my lynching Is part of historyI’m cold and alone Without a name on the stonePlease talk to me I need a sort of legacyI … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Built, Care, Cold and Alone, Connection, Death, Desperation, Division, End, Fate, Forget, Forgotten, Ghost Story, Glory, Heal, Hiding Place, History, Imaginary Friend, Laugh, Legacy, Longing, Lynching, Misery, Official, Pain, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Promise, Reach Out, Record, Regret, Remember, Right, Sacred, Sane, Scare, Sedate, Space, Spirituality, Survival, Talk | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: What We See Here Is An Example of the Final Corruption of Our Most Elite Institutions

Posted on January 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“What we see here is an example of the final corruption of our most elite institutions. Can Harvard recover? Yes. Will it recover? No. These problems are too ingrained.” – former Reagan Education Secretary Bill Bennett https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/harvard-claudine-gay-resignation-final-corruption-elite-institutions-william-bennett “Calling for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged 50 Exceprs, Academic Rigor, Acorn, Al Sharpton, Atrribution, Bari Obama, Bill Bennett, Billions of Dollars, claudine-gay, Code of Conduct, Committments, Context, Cultural Marxism, DEI, Disgrace, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Education, Education Secretary, Elise Stefink, Elite Institutions, Example, Extortion, Final Corruption, Frankfurt School, Gay, Genocide, Harvard, Harvard University, Jewish People, Marcuse, Martin Luther King Jr., Original Thought, plagiarism, Plagiarize, Post-Marism, Racism, See, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

First Principles: Systems of Education Should Be Adopted…Which…Implant…the Principles of Virtue and of Liberty

Posted on January 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a knowledge of the sciences but may implant in the minds of the American youth the principles of virtue … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Adopted, American Youth, Atachment, Country, Diffuse, First Principles, Government, Inspire, Just and Liberal Ideas, Liberty, Minds, Noah Webster, Object, Principles, Sciences, Systems of Education, Virtue | Leave a comment

Time Is A One Way Glass

Posted on January 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Time Is A One Way Glassby Michael DoyleSometimes time is a one way glassLooking in to take that passIt might be that you’re better than meI guess we’ll just have to wait and seeBut ain’t it sad to feel this … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bad, Better, Better Times, Devil Woman, Glass, Inaccuracy, Necromancy, One Way, Pass, Play, Poetry and Poems, Remember, Sad, See, Time, Truth, Wait, Where | Leave a comment

First Principles: Enlightened Statesmen Will Not Always Be At the Helm

Posted on January 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.” – James Madison (1787)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Adjust, Always, Enlightened, First Principles, Helm, Interests, James Madison, Statesmen | Leave a comment

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About alohapromisesforever

Life Without Light

Saturday At the Movies: Schindler’s List

First Principles: Nothing Is of More Importance For the Public Weal, Than To Form and Train Up Youth In Wisdom and Virtue

Thought For the Day: The Wise Man Does Not Discriminate; He Gathers All the Shreds of Light, From Wherever They May Come

The Better Together Forever Gallery and Cultural Center

Ghost Story

Thought For the Day: What We See Here Is An Example of the Final Corruption of Our Most Elite Institutions

First Principles: Systems of Education Should Be Adopted…Which…Implant…the Principles of Virtue and of Liberty

Time Is A One Way Glass

First Principles: Enlightened Statesmen Will Not Always Be At the Helm

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