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About alohapromisesforever

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

Never Look Back

Never Look Backby Michael DoyleA soldier’s life is to take life,Be it by bullet or by knife.The alleged purpose is to preserve life,In the middle of all of war’s strife.There are the quiet moments of observation,Of looking out into the … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Men, Their Rights, and Nothing More; Women, Their Rights, and Nothing Less

“Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” – Susan B. Anthony

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First Principles: Where An Excess of Power Prevails, Property of No Sort Is Duly Respected. No Man Is Safe In His Opinions, His Person, His Faculties, Or His Possessions

“Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.” – James Madison

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Facing Down Hell

Facing Down Hellby Michael DoyleFacing down the gates of Hell,I found a better place to dwell.My shame was provided healing,And now I’m blessed with a new feeling.My heritage from God is in my veinsAs I praise His, the holiest of … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Self-Actualizing People Are Those Who Have Come To A High Level of Maturation, Health, and Self-Fulfillment

“Self-actualizing people are those who have come to a high level of maturation, health and self-fulfillment… the values that self-actualizers appreciate include truth, creativity, beauty, goodness, wholeness, aliveness, uniqueness, justice, simplicity, and self-sufficiency.” – Abraham Maslow

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First Principles: Perpetuity Is Stamped Upon the Constitution By the Blood of Our Fathers

“Perpetuity is stamped upon the Constitution by the blood of our fathers.” – Andrew Jackson

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Ruth: A Love Story

Ruth: A Love Storyby Michael DoyleThe times of the Judges were a redemptive cycle of strife,Brutally reflective of that time’s strident life.In Ruth, Naomi is crushed and lost without pity.She was compelled by hunger to quit Israel’s Jewry.Crisis was averted … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Love Has Within It A Redemptive Power. And There Is A Power There That Eventually Transforms Individuals

“Love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. Just keep being friendly to that person. Just keep loving them, and they can’t stand it too long. Oh, they react in many … Continue reading

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First Principles: May He Be Blessed By the Lord, Whose Kindness Has Not Forsaken the Living Or the Dead

“May he be blessed by the LORD, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!”  – Ruth 2:20

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Walls That Sing

Walls That Singby Michael DoyleChords splash down the hallwaysReminding me of my earliest days.All the records with wings on,They don’t require another time zone.Leading the procession down the crosswalk,They were bent over in the doubletalk.Walking back into the places called … Continue reading

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